In Áltá, Finnmark, I organised a seminar and community meeting in collaboration with, and with the support of, the museum. The event took place on the museum premises as part of the duodjemiella–duodjilyst Wednesdays programme.

Approximately ten people attended the meeting. Since the event formed part of the Duodjemiella–duodjilyst programme, participants included both descendants of individuals portrayed in the photographs and local experts in duodji.

The presentation introduced my research on the photographic collections and Sámi dávvirat held in Florence, focusing particularly on the histories, identities, and journeys associated with the people photographed in Áltá (Bossekop and Elvebakken) in 1879 and 1885.

The discussion provided an opportunity to consider not only how Sámi individuals were represented in the nineteenth-century photographs, but also how Sámi dávvirat were removed from their original communities and sent to European collections such as that in Florence. The presence of descendants and local duodji experts was fundamental to this conversation, bringing knowledge and perspectives that challenge purely institutional or archival interpretations.