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At its peak, the mine had 160 employees and was a major part of zinc exports from Norway. [1] In 2002, Peter Zumthor was commissioned by the Norwegian road administration to design a rest area, museum and cafe. After a long period with planning and design changes, the construction started in 2008.
Norwegian Mining Museum documents the history of the former Kongsberg Silver Mines (Kongsberg Sølvverk). The museum was established in 1938, and opened to the public in 1945. The museum documents the development of mining throughout the period the silver mines in Kongsberg were in operation. [2] [3] [4] As early as the 15th century, there was ...
The museum is housed in a building constructed in 1917, originally for storage. It was eventually converted into the town store in 1920. The museum was created long afterwards, in 1988, and the building has remained in use as such since. The exterior of the wooden structure has been largely preserved, due to its cultural heritage values. [3]
In 1993, the old cobalt mines opened as a tourist attraction, and the entire area now serves as a large open-air museum. [4] [5] Since the 1990s Blaafarveværket has been the largest and best preserved traditional mining museum in Europe, and one of Norway's most visited attractions. [1]
Their medals and equipment can be seen at the Kongsberg Skiing Museum (Kongsberg Skimuseum) which is co-located with the Norwegian Mining Museum (Norsk Bergverksmuseum) in central Kongsberg. Inventor of the modern ski binding , Norwegian-American skier and Olympic skiing coach Hjalmar Hvam , was born in Kongsberg in 1902.
Norge Mining said up to 70 billion tonnes of the non-renewable resource may have been uncovered in south-western Norway, alongside deposits of other strategic minerals like titanium and vanadium.
Holmenkollen Ski Museum; Høstutstillingen; Norwegian Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities; Ibsen Museum (Oslo) Jewish Museum in Oslo; Kon-Tiki Museum; Munch Museum; National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. National Gallery of Norway; Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art; Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and ...
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