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Norwegian Year of Cultural Heritage 2009
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The Norwegian Year of Cultural Heritage 2009 or (in Norwegian) Kulturminneåret 2009 is aimed at highlighting the diversity and importance of Norway's cultural heritage for all sectors of the community. Under the theme of Cultural Heritage in Everyday Life, the arrangements are intended to involve both ordinary citizens and professionals at local, regional and national levels.[1]
Two approaches
With a view to broadening the appreciation of cultural memory, two complementary approaches are envisaged. One will focus on the development of cultural heritage in Norway, building on existing cultural trends and processes, in order to provide a better understanding of how key aspects of today's heritage have evolved over the years. The second priority is to enhance cultural heritage documentation by providing a basis for both small local projects and large institutional assignments.
Activities
Among the many activities in support of the Year, there will be exhibitions, cultural tours, school projects and, especially at the local level, incentives for the creation of a wide variety of Wikipedia articles on local history and culture.
One of the special projects will be in connection with Bergensbanen, the Oslo to Bergen railway, which will be celebrating its centenary in 2009. Memory institutions will be working with railway enthusiasts and the Norwegian Railway Museum to provide opportunities for towns and villages along the line to investigate how the railway affected their communities.
In collaboration with Norway's culture net, each and every week in 2009 an important aspect of tangible or intangible cultural memory will be highlighted for special attention.
Account will also be taken of the results of Cultural Diversity 2008. In particular, Akershus County's schools and museums project will form the basis of further work in connection with cultural heritage and schools.
Coordination
The Norwegian Cultural Heritage Association[2], an umbrella organisation promoting the role of cultural heritage, is the central coordinator for implementing the Year of Cultural Heritage. They will ensure close collaboration with the ministries responsible for the environment and for cultural affairs as well as with the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities[3], the Directorate for Cultural Heritage[4], the Archive, Library and Museum Authority[5] and the Museum Association[6].
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