Hardangerfjorden Industrial heritage and hydro power in Odda and Tyssedal World Heritage tentative list (2009)

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1 Pre-conference tour - 21 to 22 September 2015 Hardangerfjorden Industrial heritage and hydro power in Odda and Tyssedal World Heritage tentative list (2009) Nordic World Heritage Conference th anniversary The Hardanger pre-conference tour will take you on a fjord cruise to Sørfjorden to visit a spectacular industrial heritage site that includes a pioneering, high pressure hydro power scheme and what once was the world s largest Nitrolime fertilizer factory. We will experience how the Norwegian Museum of Hydro Power and Industry is doing heritage interpretation and explore how the sites are presented. The tour includes a 30 minute climb, so participants are advised to bring appropriate gear, including good boots. The tour tickets will be free of charge. Accommodation and dinner at Hotel Ullensvang is not included and will be charged individually. The tour will have a maximum capacity of 45 participants - tour tickets are available on a first come, first served basis. Programme: Sunday : Accommodation in Bergen - individual booking Monday: Fjord Cruise: Boat from Bergen (Strandkaiterminalen) to Rosendal Bus to Tyssedal Lunch at Tyssedal Hotell Art Collection: Nils Bergslien Nature and Industry Interpretation and presentation: Norwegian Museum of Hydro Power and Industry

2 13.30 Bus to Skjeggedalen: Dam Ringedalvatnet reservoir, intake valve house Vetlevatn, tunnel system/rock waste dumps Workers footpath to Lilletopp - 30 min. climb - penstock valve house, distribution pool, surge chamber and tunnel system. Light meal Industrial heritage Odda: Ovn 3 Carbide furnace, Lindehuset Nitrogen plant and Cyanamiden Fertilizer plant Bus to Hotel Ullensvang - Dinner/Accommodation - individual booking Tuesday Breakfast Bus from Hotel Ullensvang to Voss Railway station Train from Voss Arrival at Bergen railway station Hotel check-in (luggage storage) 13:00 Conference registration, Bryggen Museum. Lunch in Schøtstuene.

3 Nordic World Heritage Conference th anniversary Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Bryggens museum, Bergen, Norway 22 to 24 September 2015 From the vast range of surviving material remains and intangible values of past communities and civilisations, the choice of what to preserve, how to preserve it, and how it is to be presented to the public are all elements of site interpretation. They represent every generation s vision of what is significant, what is important, and why material remains from the past should be passed on to generations yet to come. ICOMOS Charter for the interpretation and presentation of cultural heritage sites Ratified 4 October 2008) Interpretation and presentation has been recognized as an essential component of the overall process of cultural heritage conservation and management. Today World Heritage properties clearly act as flagships for conservation worldwide. The question is if our World Heritage sites also are showcasing best practice regarding interpretation and presentation? According to the World Heritage Convention each State Party has the primary duty of ensuring that its own natural and cultural heritage is presented and passed on to future generations. The Convention states that State Parties shall strengthen people s appreciation and respect of the World heritage, and keep the public broadly informed of the dangers threatening world heritage sites and of the activities that take place to fulfill the Convention. This conference will question how the State Parties can fulfil their obligations to communicate the story and motivation of the World Heritage convention and how the sites can contribute to implement the World Heritage convention. The conference will look at how are the World Heritage sites telling their stories today and what is the chosen content of the stories conveyed? Is there a conflict between traditional national or local stories and telling a broader, global story? What is best practice and how can we find new concepts for dissemination? Day 1 Tuesday :00 Registration at Bryggen Museum with possibility for luggage storage. Lunch in Schøtstuene. Conference Starts - Bryggens Museum 14:00 Welcome by the Site Coordinator and Bryggens Museum 14:10 Official Welcome by representative of Bergen municipality The global bridge 14:20 Moderator: Daniel Apollo, professor, UiB (not confirmed)

4 14:30 Stefan Wessman, Senior adviser, National Board of Antiquities: News from UNESCO - Report from the World Heritage Committee meeting 28/6-8/ in Bonn 15:00 Jukka Jokilehto: (not confirmed) Base-line perspectives on the World Heritage Convention, Conservation theory and Communication 15:40 Questions / coffee break How do we tell stories? 15:50 HOW: museum and on-site interpretation and presentation: Bryggen Guiding (Bergen City Museum and The Hanseatic Museum) Commercial guide: Bergen Guide Service Literary walk: Gunnar Stålesen On-site conservation work: Stiftelsen Bryggen /Bryggen visitor center Heritage management: Byantikvaren (Johanne Gillow) and Hordaland County Council (Erlend Hofstad) University of Bergen: Professor in History Geir Atle Ersland Local history - Jo Gjerstad 17:30 Free time (hotel check-in) Evening program Sandviken Dress code: casual 18:30 Departure by bus from Bryggens Museum for dinner at Norges Fiskerimuseum 19:00 Refreshments, mingling and time to explore Norges Fiskerimuseum 19:30 Welcome by Tom-Christer Nilsen (Not confirmed), County Mayor of Hordaland / Anne Beth Njærheim (Not confirmed), leader of the committee for Culture, Resources and Environmental issues, Hordaland County Council 22:00 Departure 1 by boat to Bryggen 22:30 Departure 2 by boat to Bryggen Day 2. Wednesday What stories should we tell? 08:30 Musical performance by Frank Rolland, Hordaland County Musician, Hardanger Fiddle 08:45 Introduction by Johanne Gillow: Setting the agenda!

5 09.00 Senior adviser Ingunn Kvisterøy, Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment: National goals for interpretation and presentation of World Heritage 09:20 John Bryde, Norges verdensarv: Presentation of the ongoing project on joint dissemination of our Norwegian World Heritage sites / World Heritage Centre. 09:40 Questions 09:50 Coffee and refreshments 10:30 Mike Robinson: Dissemination vs. research and management. What kind of knowledge reaches the audience? 11:10 Questions 11:15 Lunch Camilla Lugnet & Jennie Heling: Grimeton what stories do we tell Susanna Lindemann (Not confirmed): Kvarken what stories do we tell Questions and summery Coffee and cakes Teamwork based on day 1 guided tours Plenary discussion! Free time Evening program at Bergenhus Fortress Dresscode: Black tie/folk costume 19:00 Musical performance, Mariakirken (St Mary's Church) 19:20 Departure by foot to Haakon`s Hall 19:30 Reception / Banquet, Haakon`s Hall. Welcome by Bergen Municipality Day 3. Thurday Best practice 09:00 Introduction to this agenda by Per Morten Ekerhovd: Setting the agenda! 09:10 Franziska Rüttimann, Norsk kvernsteinsenter, Hyllestad: World Heritage in Young Hands

6 09:35 Questions 09:40 Elene Negussie (Not confirmed), WH Coordinator Visby: Interpretation as developed by Tilden and Veverka 10:20 Questions 10:25 Morten Nybo, poject manager Danish Agency for Culture & David Høyer, Roskilde Domkirke: New methods of presenting World Heritage 10:55 Questions Coffee 11:10 Debate (panel) with presentation of group work 12:30 Conclusion and moderator wrap-up 13:00 John Bryde, Nordic World Heritage News formalization of the Network and presentation of next year s meeting! 13:30 Lunch grab a sandwich Optional: National associations meetings / Free time 16:00 Post-conference tour: departure from Bergen

7 Post-conference tour 24 to 26 September 2015 Nærøyfjorden/Urnes/Hyllestad :00 Departure from Bergen 18:00 Arrival at Stalheim Hotel 19:30 Dinner :00 Departure from Stalheim 09:30 Exploring Nærøyfjorden Something to eat Departure Lunch at Kaupanger Hovedgård 15:00 Departure for Urnes - Here also included coffe/te and cakes 16:00 Guiding/exploring Urnes 20:00 Dinner at Walaker Hotel, alternatively Lægreid Hotel or Hofslund Hotel in Sogndal :30 Departure Hafslo 11:00 Coffe and snack at Kvikne Hotel Balestrand 12:00 Departure Balestrand 14:00 Arrival and lunsh in Hyllestad 15:30 Exploring and guiding in Hyllestad

8 18:00 Departure from Hyllestad 18:30 Boat from Rysjedalsvika, - refreshments on board 20:30 Arrival in Bergen