Inspiring study tour!

Røros, Sleggveien.

Inspiring study trip to the building conservation center in Trøndelag and Hardanger!

Last week in a gray and wet month of January, Verdsarvparken joined us on a trip to learn about the organization and activity of various building conservation centres. The Fjordkysten Regional and Geopark and Jensbua were the organizers of the trip, as was the Historical Heritage Association Sogn og Fjordane and took part.

The background for the study tour is the plans that Vestland county has for the establishment of a building protection advisory service in old Sogn og Fjordane county and the analysis of possible models for this. With this in mind, we visited the Building Conservation Center at Prestegårdslåna in Melhus, the Building Conservation Center at the Røros Museum and the Hardanger Ship Protection Centre, who all welcomed us with great hospitality, varied, professional programs and good conversations. Thank you for a pleasant and educational trip! We are looking forward to the continuation of the work with building protection!

Kristine Kaasa Moe, day-to-day manager of Stiftelesen Prestegårdslåna, an ardent soul and a source of knowledge and stories.

The large angular barn at Prestegårdslåna will be used for courses and other cultural events.

BVS classroom development step by step in authentic surroundings.

The approximately 300-year-old Prestegårdslåna is preserved.

Prestegårdslåna is the source of many building historical investigations.

Good meal and discussions with Kristine and chairman Johan S. Helberg.

The old general store in Hovin.

Owner and driving force in Hovin landhandel, Siri Nordhus.

The baking room in the basement of the general store was restored and put into use.

The Building Conservation Center in Røros has its activities linked to some of the historic buildings.

Berit Bakosgjelden gave us thorough information about the Building Conservation Center.

Manager of antiquarian workshop, Olaf Piekarski.

Window that has been fully restored and freshly painted.

Building antiques Kolbjørn Vegar Os showed us exhibitions in the museum.

Cultural heritage adviser Sigdrid Hvidsten took us on a tour of the city and informed us about the outbuilding project.

We finished the round in Røros with a walk in the iconic Sleggvegen in a team with Kolbjørn.

On the last day, I visited Hardanger Fartøyvernsenter in Norheimsund.

Director Åsmund Kristiansen took us around.

The wood workshop at the ship protection center is an important learning arena for students.

Large investments have been made in tools at the vessel protection centre.

Forge.

Mathilde.

Lifeboat Tafjord under restoration.

Small boats are also being restored and built.

The gang on tour! From left: Trude Søilen, Espen Slinning, Alexander Rauboti, Ove Losnegård, Gry Mørk.