The museum is owned and operated by the Nordland District of the Norwegian Red Cross. The exhibition shows the Narvik Campaign of 1940, and the daily life of the civil population during the war. The Narvik Campaign was fought at sea, on land and in the air with participating forces from many nations – including the French Foreign Legion. Especially moving is the exhibit showing the conditions that prisoners of war had to endure. There is a fine collection of vehicles, and an expansion of the museum is in the works.