v team wins commission for Tungtvannskjelleren museum at Vemork in Norway. The site of heavy water experiments during the Second World War.

NIA director Anna Hereid says:

‘In light of present day Europe, it is vital that we place great demands on the telling of Norwegian history. The concept tendered by KVORNING, Gagarin and Creative Technology was chosen for its comprehensive and innovative experience concept, which not only provides a range of spectacular, engaging and diverse modes of narration, but also makes the space an attractive arena for conferences or other gatherings.’

KVORNING and partners, Gagarin and Creative Technology, won the commission from the Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum, NIA, to develop and realise the conceptual narrative for Tungtvannskjelleren, the heavy water research site where the world-changing Norwegian sabotage action ‘Operation Gunnerside’ occurred.

KVORNING CEO Arne Kvorning says:

‘Tungtvannskjelleren has been a dream project for a number of years. I know the history very well and immediately invited myself for a visit once the cellar was accessible’.

Pre-realisation of H.C. Andersen Art Center project at Lerchenborg south of Kalundborg, Denmark, on the storyteller’s birthday, April 2.

The Krøderbanen line, Norway’s longest railway museum and one of Scandinavias largest museum railways, celebrates 150 years in 2022.

KVORNING creates concept for Loc 207, at the Krøderen Station on behalf of the Buskerud Museum in Hallingdal, Norway.

Bergen residents are to receive their very own Maritime Museum of the future. The place to meet, hang out and learn about themselves, each other and their own city together with family members spanning across different generations, while being present for and actively participating in a living debate put together by researchers, bloggers and Bergen locals.

The consortium of KVORNING (as lead partner), Gagarin and Creative Technology is responsible for the master plan for Bergen Maritime Museum 2.0, created for the Museum West Foundation in Bergen, Norway. The contract includes the development of an overall concept with visualisations, ideas and potential solutions for exhibitions (2500 m2) plus administration and forecourt, a new entrance and a new building in the museum’s inner courtyard. The project was won via competition

In November 1992, ‘Les Glaces Racontent – Frozen Archives’ put the story of Danish ice core research on the international agenda with a large-scale, European travel exhibition, which HRH Prince Joachim officially inaugurated at The House of Denmark; Denmark’s showcase situated on the Champs Elysées, Paris, France. A thrilling and interactive travelling story about the Greenland Ice Core Project (GRIP), which was funded by the Danish Ministry of Education, and administered by the Danish Polar Center. We were responsible for exhibition design.

Ice cores from the Greenland ice sheet capture extensive information about past climate conditions. They tell us how the Earth’s temperature has changed over more than 100,000 years. Layers of rain and snow effectively store a thermometer. This reveals the temperature of the cloud from which the precipitation fell. A discovery we can thank geophysicist Willi Dansgaard (1922-2011) and his research team for. In July 1992, they made climate research history by hitting the bedrock at a depth of 3029 metres with the ice core drill, ISTUK.

Building and exhibition in The Hamsun Centre, the national centre for author and Nobel Prize winning writer Knut Hamsun (1859-1952), in Steven Holl’s award-winning, iconic architecture from 2009 at Hamarøy, Norway, which will considerably increase its perception as a Gesamtkunstwerk.

KVORNING stands for the master plan, which contributes an entirely new perspective, rolled out over two stages. Our contract with the foundation The Nordland Museum, Bodø, Norway, includes an innovative concept and design for the building’s four floors of exhibits, and was won via competition.

KØNG is the title of an interactive concept and feasability study for Køng Factory, 1774-1924, Denmark.

The story of how society’s poorest wove the finest table linens for the Danish king’s table. KØNG unfolds the full journey, from flax flower to Køng Factory, and tells how the village of Køng developed and flourished. Both the concept and the feasability study were developed by KVORNING.

The concept is rooted in the village itself, the flax, the craftmanship, and the finished royal tablecloth. And not least, the people involved. It is staged and brought to life as a total, immersive experience on behalf of Køng Museum’s Support Association.

2022 marks 30 years of KVORNING on the international exhibitions stage.

Since 1992, architect and exhibition designer Arne Kvorning MAA MDD and his team have created magical settings and moments in over 50 countries worldwide. Covering every phase, from idea inception to delivery of turnkey installations. Concepts and exhibitions that combine storytelling, scenography, design and architecture. From a one-man band to one of the world’s top 10 most influential exhibition design companies.

Thank you, our wonderful clients, partners, and supporters for being an important part of our design journey so far, and we look forward to more exciting projects in the future.

Happy New Year!

See 30th anniversary animation here: 30 Years of International Exhibitions

KVORNING is launching a new, creative ­concept development forum, called MOMENT. Creative sparring from idea inception through to magical spaces and experiences. A platform for dialogue with museums, visitor ­centers, parks, and more in Denmark and abroad.

The Royal Danish Theatre’s new, interactive, mobile attraction for kids introducing families, kids and teachers to classical performing arts. Arranged in three large, expressive containers ready to tour all over Denmark the next years.

Do you want to be an actor at The Old Stage, a ballet dancer, play the harp in the orchestra pit or sing an aria in the opera? – Now you can try it all here…. and it’s free!

KVORNING won the task to further develop the Royal Danish Theatre and Henning Larsen Architects’ concepts, design the exhibitions and interactives, and finally produce and implement Postyrium’s adventurous world.

Photo: Camilla Winther