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 Design (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.

KØNG is the conceptual title for the master plan and the frame narrative about Køng Factory, 1774-1924. The story of how society’s poorest wove the finest tablecloths for the Danish king’s table. KØNG contains the complete story, from flax flower to Køng Factory. Of how the Køng city developed and flourished.

Kvorning Design is responsible for the master plan and frame story about the New Køng Museum in Denmark with an interactive concept, which is based on the city, the flower, the textile production and the finished royal tablecloth. And not least the people behind it. Staged and brought to life as a total experience. The design has been created for Køng Museum’s Support Association, Denmark.

2022 marks 30 years of Kvorning Design 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 Design 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 Design 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

MuseumDesign on LinkedIn.com, a non-commercial networking group for museums, designers and companies specializing in museum design worldwide, is growing in popularity. Initiated in 2008 by Arne Kvorning, who is also its editor, the network surpassed 13,000 members on 21 September with the addition of new member Emma Dwan O’Reilly. She says –

“As an experiences and audiences professional experienced in working in the heritage and museum sector, working on interpretation and visitor experience development projects, and working across multi disciplinary teams to develop and deliver authentic and relevant audience experiences, I am delighted to have joined this community to network, be inspired and continue to learn. Hello all!”

Kvorning Design wins competition about brand and taglines for the new Hurtigruten Museum at Stokmarknes in Vesterålen, Norway.

Kvorning Design and Bright Norway revitalize Norway’s rich and proud coastal history with exhibition concept for the New Hurtigruten Museum at Stokmarknes in Vesterålen, Norway.

MS Finnmarken from 1956 – one of the world’s largest museum objects behind glass – stands as a monument to the lifeblood of transport along the Norwegian coast. Link arkitektur’s iconic building is a giant showcase on the harbour front, the birthplace of the Hurtigruten more than 100 years ago.

Norway’s Minister of Culture, Abid Raja, inaugurates the museum on August 28, 2021.

The exhibition is realised as turnkey and won in international competition.