The purpose of Skulpturstopp is to contribute to increasing awareness and knowledge about art by placing works by accomplished contemporary artists in communities in Eastern Norway.
BACKGROUND
Skulpturstopp stems from an art-appreciation project carried out by the Lillehammer Art Museum in 2007 with support from The DNB Savings Bank Foundation. The project was called Kunst som finnes (Existing Art) and aimed to draw people’s attention to the art to be found in their local community and outside the realm of the traditional art institutions. As part of the project, Lillehammer Art Museum documented the artworks in public space in the Oppland and Hedmark counties.
One of the discoveries made by Kunst som finnes was that there was a limited scope of quality art at the local level. Inspired by the project Skulpturlandskap Nordland, The DNB Savings Bank Foundation wished to establish a similar initiative in Eastern Norway, which would showcase work by internationally established artists. They therefore formed a working group consisting of Svein Olav Hoff and Birthe M. Selvaag from Lillehammer Art Museum, Anders Bjørnsen and Sissel Karlsen from The DNB Savings Bank Foundation, and curator Maaretta Jaukkuri to develop Skulpturstopp.
Information from Visit Greater Oslo
The street art project "Adding Color to Lives" was carried out in 2016 through a collaboration between Ullensaker Municipality and the Park Inn by Radisson Oslo Airport hotel.
Park Inn by Radisson Oslo Airport had won an internal competition where the prize was a collaborative project between the renowned street artist Joel Bergner and local youth; art that would be visible to and benefit the entire local community.
The artwork can be seen at the youth center Huset in Kløfta.
To make one ton of salt, you needed 33 tons (cubic meters) of seawater and as much as 21 tons of wood. The wood often came from the farmers' own forest. The income was used to pay taxes and duties related to the farm activities.
Here at Sarbuvollen, one of the few places where black salt was boiled was boiled, the salt at that time was often gray and coarse. Sarbuvollen got its name from the smallholding Sarbuvollen under Nordre Høvik. The origin of the name comes from salt boiling, Salt-bu-volden.
Sarbuvollen was bought by Bærum municipality in 1901 to build boat berths and public baths. The latter had two descent pits for women and men, respectively. The entrance fee cost 5 øre. Sarbuvollen Sjøbad was closed down in the 1930s, when Torvøya took over as the major bathing offer and bathers were rowed over to the island from Strand, until regular ferry traffic took over until 1962 when a new runway was to be built at Fornebu.
At Sarbuvollen there was also a holiday resort for nuns.
Source: Asker og Bærum historielag og Lokalhistoriewiki
Innermost at the northern part of Semsvannet is the old smallholding Tømmervika, or Tømmervigen as it was known long ago. The cowshed has been moved, so only traces of the foundations remain here, but the actual farmhouse stands where it has always been. The last smallholder to live here was called Kristoffer Iversen. He lived here with his wife Maren, children, a foster son and “the lodgers”. When Iversen died in 1898, his wife remained here and became known as “Mother Tømmervika”. The smallholding is situated in idyllic surroundings on the banks of the Semsvannet.
For recreational routes: Nearest gateway NaKuHel.
Sourse: Asker Turlag
Løkenes Gård is one of the oldest settlements in Asker, and in the Middle Ages the name was Laukanes, which means 'the headland where onions grow'. A Stone Age settlement and four burial mounds have been registered at Løkenes. The farm had a lime kiln, the remains of which are well preserved. In 1751, 50 tons of lime were exported from the kiln.
Queen Maud and Crown Prince Olav were keen users of the tennis court at Konglungen in the early 20th century as friends of the Rustad family, and the farm was one of the first to start self-picking strawberries.
The entire peninsula from Vettre to the bridge to Konglungen is called Løkenes, but the place is often referred to as Konglungen.
"Kvinnemuseet" (The Women's Museum) will give the women history back
A few generations ago, women preferred not to take part in life outside the home. This has made women hardly visible in history books and in Norwegian museums.
The museum's collections consist of objects, books, photos and archive material. The museum has a well-stocked library that can be used by the public during the museum's opening hours. The museum's magazines contain a large collection of objects. Much is registered and available at Digitalt museum, and some selected objects can be seen in our permanent museum exhibitions "Play for life", "In all public" and "Din Dagny".
The Women's Museum also has some archival material and has recently begun cautiously registering this in the archive registration program Asta.
Exhibitions and events at the Women's Museum
Here you can experience three floors of information about women's lives and work – both nationally and internationally. In addition, the museum offers a number of events both at the museum and in the surrounding area. Entry ticket to the Women's Museum also gives free entry to the Kongsvinger Museum. (Does not apply to events)
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Opening hours
Winter and spring season 1 February – 18 May: Saturday and Sunday 12-16.
Summer season 20 May – 31 August: Tuesday to Sunday 11-17.
Autumn season 6 September – 30 November: Saturday and Sunday 12-16.
Open for school classes and groups by advance booking all year round.
More information here
Open all year round for groups
The Women's Museum closes for a few months in the winter, but is available to groups all year round on request. School classes can visit the museum for free both during and outside the museum's normal opening hours.
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In 1842, Drøbak was the first place to receive city status in Akershus. Ever since the Ice Age, people have lived at the narrowest point of the Oslofjord. The Vikings came with longships along the fjord and one of the courts was at Husvik. Settlement has taken place despite the steep slopes which made the work of transporting the materials up and down to the water hard and demanding. There have been several theories about Drøbak's origin and what it means. But that "Drugbakir" or "Drugibakki" comes from quite a hill is the most likely theory.
In the beginning, Drøbak was a modest beach town with fishermen's huts clinging to the rocks. At the beginning of the 18th century, business increased in Drøbak through the export of "Dutch beams" which were used in the large damming work in Holland. The timber was exported as beams because there was a lack of sawmill capacity in the area. The Dutch brought with them goods such as grain, groats, cheese, butter, fabrics, roof tiles and bricks. The city's greatness came with the merchants and sailing ships and the number of inhabitants eventually increased to 7-800 "souls" at the beginning of the 19th century. Drøbak had the designation "loading station" in the same way as Son and Hølen. Navigating large sailing ships in narrow waters was not easy, nor was sailing all the way to Christiania. Therefore, the skippers chose to unload and load in Drøbak.
Merchant Niels Carlsen was a very rich man, and a large sailing ship owner who owned 10 ships. In addition to the shipping business, he ran a timber trade and banking business.He selected one of his best plots of land and built Drøbak's first church with timber from his own forest. The church has had a central place in the city ever since. In 1787, the bishop's daughter Anna Pauludan (widow of Christen Carlsen) donated the property to support poor widows of the bourgeoisie and build a house for them. The house is the current "Hospital", which is also today a center for the elderly, and is a great neighbor to the church.
Two people were of great importance to Drøbak's development. One was magistrate Hans Peter Ellefsen who bought the property on the square known as "Skrivergården". The other was Frederik Ring who was a loyal man and adventurous person who had spent many years in South America. He established a trading business with the import of textiles. Ellefsen and Ring joined forces to establish Follo Sparebank in 1843.
The Drøbak strait strategic location meant that King Christian Frederik decided in 1814 that 3 cannon batteries should be built along the fjord. The fortifications were constantly expanded from 1846 and completed in 1853. During King Oscar the First's visit on 23 August 1855, the fortress was named Oscarsborg. Drøbak became a garrison town, and the relationship with the State and the military has been of great importance to the local community throughout the years. "Borgen" became a large and safe workplace for all kinds of craftsmen and professionals, and military personnel became visible elements in the Drøbak environment.
The first stage of construction of the town hall was built in 1927 with the east wing and the bell tower, and in the period 1958–62 the wings facing the sea and the Sandvik river were built around the courtyard, which has a municipal council hall, chairman's hall, wedding room and banquet hall. It was a challenge for the architects of the time to create functional symbolic buildings with a modern Norwegian expression, and Poulsson drew inspiration on a trip to northern Italy.
The town hall is built of whitewashed brick with ornaments in finely hewn stone and wrought iron. The ornamentation has its models in medieval Gothic, has bell towers in neo-Gothic style. The carillon in the City Hall was built in 1974 and consists of 25 bells. The theme song is written by the composer Geirr Tveit and is played every hour.
Outside the town hall are the fountain The Elements (1959-64) and the equestrian statue Friheten (1949-53), both by Arnold Haukeland.
Architect Magnus Poulsson (1881-1958)
Magnus Poulsson is considered one of the country's most prominent architects in the first half of the 1900s. Several major assignments such as Oslo City Hall were carried out together with his friend Arnstein Arneberg. His work ranges from simple workers' homes and grand villas to commercial buildings and churches. At Lysaker and Fornebu you will find several of Poulsson's villas as well as Oksenøen Bruk.
Source: Bærum Municipality
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Before the stairwell saw was introduced, you could only get two boards from each log by splitting it with an axe. With the rise saw, many planks could be cut from one log, which increased efficiency considerably. This was especially important for exports, as there was a great demand for planks and boards in Europe.
The saw by the Gjersjø river is a reconstructed version that shows how hydropower was used to power the saw blade. This saga is a great example of how technology from the Middle Ages was used to make efficient use of natural resources. Visitors can watch demonstrations of the saw each spring and fall, and learn about its importance to local industry and trade.
The boom saw played a crucial role in the development of the Norwegian timber trade and contributed to the growth of several small towns along the coast. It made it possible to produce lumber faster and more efficiently, which led to increased exports and economic growth. At the end of the 1800s, the boom saw was gradually replaced by circular saws, which had simpler mechanics and a higher cutting speed.
The boom saw we see here provides a fascinating insight into historical technology and industry. It shows how innovation and the use of natural resources have shaped society and the economy over time and is part of Norway's industrial heritage that helped build the country.
There is also a Lokomobile sawmill on the site, a portable steam engine for operating a sawmill. In 1850, the first Norwegian steam engine was produced at Myrens Verksted in Christiania. At Ljansbruket, the first locomobile came in 1900 and it employed 20 men and the owners continued to expand the business and at its peak had 16 locomobiles. The locomobile is on loan from Follo Museum.