Press screening of exhibitions on wooden house production and wooden house traditions

The project Unique historical Kalmar län welcomes the media to the press screening of the exhibitions "Spot on - Wooden house production in Kalmar län" (Oskarshamn) and "Spot on - Wooden house traditions in Kalmar län" (Högsby) before they open to the public.

Both exhibitions are inaugurated in connection with the Bomässan in Oskarshamn, when Unique historical Kalmar county in collaboration with companies and associations in Oskarshamn and Högsby municipalities organizes "Ta i trä-Träbyggandets helg" on 15-17 October. In addition to this, city and factory tours are also arranged in Fågelfors, Högsby and Oskarshamn with stories about the craftsmanship of wooden house building, the valuable forest and the development and renewal of the wooden house industry. Both exhibitions are on view until November 7, 2021.

Press screening of "Spot on Wooden house production in Kalmar county"

Date & Time

Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.

Place

Flanaden, Oskarshamn

Participating

Participating in the press screening are:

  • Johanna Wihl, head of business, Oskarshamn municipality
  • Emma-Kristina Stilje, Education Administration/Kulturhuset, Oskarshamn municipality
  • Maja Heuer, project manager, Unique historical Kalmar county, Kalmar county museum

Press screening of "Spot on Wooden house traditions in Kalmar county"

Date & Time

Friday 15 October 2021 at 10.30am.

Place

The library, Storgatan 17, Högsby

Participating

Participating in the press screening are:

  • William Vitikainen, head of the municipal management office, Högsby municipality
  • Maja Heuer, project manager, Unique historical Kalmar county, Kalmar county museum

About the exhibitions

In the fall of 2021, the Unique historical Kalmar county project has created two new exhibitions with the theme of forests and wooden house production in Kalmar county. The exhibition "Spot on - Wooden house traditions in Kalmar county" is shown at the library in Högsby and "Spot on - Wooden house production in Kalmar county" is shown in Flanaden in Oskarshamn.

- In the exhibitions, visitors can follow along on a unique journey about the craftsmanship of wooden house building, the valuable forest and the development and renewal of the wooden house industry, from the 19th century until now. The exhibitions also aim to increase the interest of companies and associations in how they can use that knowledge for their storytelling, says Maja Heuer.

Unique historical Kalmar county is a three-year collaborative project that aims to develop cultural environments in the region in cooperation with small businesses and associations. During the course of the project, clusters with different themes are created where companies and associations offer different products. In connection with that, various exhibitions are shown in the form of the recurring exhibition format "Spot on" which shines a light on these themes.

- With the exhibitions, together with local companies and associations, we want to inspire how local history can contribute to new collaborations between different players in the wood industry in Kalmar County, says Maja Heuer, project manager Unique Historic Kalmar County.

About the project Unique historical Kalmar county

Unique historical Kalmar County is a collaboration between the municipalities of Kalmar, Emmaboda, Hultsfred, Högsby, Mörbylånga, Nybro, Oskarshamn, Torsås, Vimmerby and Västervik, Kalmar County Museum, Region Kalmar County, County Administration in Kalmar County, Linnaeus University, Destination Kalmar, Kalmar County Home Association and the Öland Hembygdsverbund

A special thanks to the collaborative partner Virserum's art gallery.

Attached documents

Program sheet: Ta i trä–Träbyggandet's weekend 15-17 October 2021