The Museum Project 2014
A large renovation project has now been launched for the museum buildings. The aim of the project is to be able to offer modern exhibitions, exciting educational experiences and various types of science communication about culture and nature to the public - in a grand, renovated building, and to improve storage facilities.
The Directorate for Cultural Heritage in Norway refers to the Natural History Collections as a one of a kind as regards its cultural historical and antiquarian value. The building will house a state-of-the-art showcase centre for the cultural heritage and scientific collections, for science communication and research from other parts of the university, as well as premises suitable for meetings, conferences and large festivities.
The ambition is to turn this building of so much splendour into a meeting place for research communication and dialogue between the university and the city of Bergen, as was initially intended in 1865.
The Museum’s founder, Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie (1778-1849), was a leading, political figure and central in the building of a national identity after 1814. The planned re-opening of the University Museum will be a grand celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution in 2014.
The Directorate for Cultural Heritage in Norway praises the restoration plans and refers to the Natural History Collections as a one of a kind as regards its cultural historical and antiquarian value. The university director is very pleased.
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Soapstone lions shed new light on building history
In connection with work on the façade, new discoveries were made relating to the lion heads that adorn the entire façade.
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"New" Bergen Museum unveiled
The scaffolding on the north wing of the monumental building at Muséplass has now been removed. With that, the building now presents itself with a new colour, similar to the one it once had.
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Support for Museum plans
The large-scale rehabilitation of Bergen Museum has received special mention in Norway’s National Budget proposal. – ‘This is very positive’, says Rector at the University of Bergen, Sigmund Grønmo.