Going into the observatory is like entering a time warp. Buildings as well as the exterior remain nearly untouched and present themselves as they were when The University of Copenhagen established the facility in 1953-64.
Kvorning has taken part in making the beautiful buildings come alive and in the presentation of central, authentic stories of the observatory.
Mads and his dreams brings to life the tale of a person who is capable of dreaming, setting himself goals and accomplishing them. A narrative device with conscious dramatic art, light, sound and projections. The rooms of the farm create filmic backdrops to the anecdotes. A poetic and unconstrained layer that underpins the narrative.
Displays operate on sight-lines and axes, positioning central experiences and points de vues at the end of them, with one room thereby introducing the next. In parallel with Mads’s life story and Danfoss’s development, the rooms and the stories unfurl – ups and downs – joys and sorrows.
Both concepts and materials were developed in close collaboration with the staff and management at Harteværket, as well as NIRAS and Baumann Boe-Whitehorn Arkitekter.
Still producing electricity, Harteværket is indeed an authentic setting. In the magnificent old turbine hall and the fascinating basement with its huge, red pipes, both grownups and kids can observe how water is turned into electricity. The centre also features a water playground.
Kvorning designed the exhibition about Morten Smith Petersen’s significant influence on local, national and international matters. The setting being Hasseldalen in Grimstad, which Smith Petersen bought in 1848. Here, his ships were crafted and he built his shipping business.
As a ship-owner and businessman Smith Petersen was a keen advocate of modernizing and professionalizing the Norwegian shipping trade and as a politician he believed strongly in free trade and the “autonomy of the shipping companies”. Smith Petersen was also co-founder of Det norske Veritas in 1864.
In the beautiful setting of Taipei the three countries had their own exhibition space in which they presented major designs which have inspired and still inspire domestic as well as international audiences.
Design denmark, Kvorning, Thomas Dickson, Pil Bredahl and Troels Seidenfaden formed the exhibition of contemporary and classic Danish design masterpieces, REFLECTIONS of Danish design.
The permanent exhibition offers plenty of interaction and entertainment for everyone. Here, for example, visitors young and old can sculpt out a rock carving, go exploring in the history of Alta in the Landscape Game and generate luminescent rock carvings in the dark by lamplight. Trace in Stone offers experiences and activities that will wow, inform, generate debate and provide food for thought. The exhibition also includes a selfie booth with Northern Lights, buttons and infographics that conjure up and animate the magic of the spirit world of the past.
“With Trace in Stone we invite the public to enjoy experiences, participation and exploration, while at the same time encouraging their curiosity and engagement. The exhibition provides an altogether different experience to previous exhibitions, and visitors will learn about rock art by using both their hands and their heads. The museum has been working on the exhibition for many years, and we are extremely proud that we can now show it off to both the local population and all our visitors,” states Harriet Hagan, Manager of the World Heritage Rock Art Centre at Alta Museum.
At Hitra, on an island just off Trondheim, it’s all about salmon. Here, fish eggs are fertilized, matured and hatched in fresh water. Here young salmonids grow to full size in the floating fish-rearing cages of the sea. And here at the Coastal Museum’s Sandstad Department they are harvested. So this is the obvious location to convey the history of the Norwegian fish-farming industry, and to let 24 pioneers tell you about their contribution to the development of Norway’s second-largest export trade.
Kvorning and Vindfang’s concept conveys Norwegian fish-farming history from 1970 to the present day through three major narratives: The local history, with animation of Hitra and the area; the national history of the pioneers along the coast from Finnmark to Vestfold, and the history of the salmon and the industry as a reworked 360-degree show with moving pictures and natural sounds in Aegir’s Hall: the octagonal cinema. Silhouettes of the pioneers reflect the dynamics. Past and present.
As grown-ups and kids head down the stairs, or descend by the elevator, into the basement and the History Collection, they are welcomed by a 2 x 2 metre logotype. Here they explore their own childhood through the gems of the exhibition: LEGO products conveying the company’s long history though significant milestones, drawings and models. Everything a true Lego fan could possibly imagine. Also animations of kids playing in classic scenarios.
Halfway through the collection visitors will see a light which lures them into a room resembling the interior of a giant LEGO brick. An exhibition of original LEGO models and boxes through decades. Anyone can find a cherished LEGO box, either as a physical model or on the interactive table displaying more than 5,000 LEGO boxes. In big round showcases and along the walls are hundreds of original models and boxes on display to stir dear memories.
Deep Secrets is pure Jules Vernes! Exploration, activities and drama, lots of challenges for hearts and minds, analogue and digital attractions which stimulate collaboration, learning and play, the exhibition appeals to 12-year olds – and thus involves entire families.
The permanent exhibition was won in invited competition.