Why are we so fascinated by models? In The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology 's new exhibition you will encounter models of all kinds – small and large, new and old, detailed and imaginative.
Models are used for teaching, research, testing, advertising and play. They can reduce or enlarge, simplify or beautify. Some models mimic reality as we know it, others attempt to show an imaginary reality. They are used when words, text, drawings or images fall short. Models speak a universal language and serve to visualize what is too complex to understand. We often allow ourselves to be fascinated by models, perhaps without fully understanding why. They are expressions of creativity and imagination.
The exhibition receives support from the Bergesen Foundation and the Sat Sapienti Foundation
What will you find in the exhibition?
Models have a long tradition at The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology . We find several models among the first objects from the establishment of the museum in 1914, and today the museum has hundreds of models in its collections.
In this exhibition you will find models of everything from steam engines to the body's organs, from operating instructions to cars. The models tell about how knowledge has been produced, practiced and communicated at our museum for more than a hundred years.
If you come by at the weekend, you can also take part in an adrenaline-filled car race!
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