Network for Technology and Industrial History

The network's objective is to strengthen cooperation and professional exchange between Norwegian museums and other institutions that work with technology and industrial history. The purpose is to collect, manage, research, disseminate and renew Norwegian technological and industrial history, as well as document how technology and industry are constantly changing in society. Today there are around 15 active participating museums in the network. It is managed by The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology .

Publications and documentation

Since 2005, the museums have worked together to develop www.industrimuseum.no. This is an important publication channel for the work the museums have done locally. Texts and content about various projects are published here. Today Industrimuseum.no contains approx. 1,200 small and large company history articles linked to content for DigitaltMuseum and other relevant information sites. Now the network is working to find a solution to transfer the content from Industrimuseum.no to Digitaltmuseum.no.

The network meets for seminars twice a year. The network gatherings are important arenas for discussing academic topics and getting professional input from internal and external speakers. Since its inception, the network has collaborated with the National Network for Labor History and Worker Culture.

Current projects:

Nettverk for teknologi og industrihistorie leder i dag prosjektet Bærekraftige Energinarrativer.

The project puts the museums' historical and contemporary mandate at the center and examines how this can be used critically to develop new narratives about energy and industry.

Prosjektet tar utgangspunkt i at museene ikke er passive gjenfortellere av energi- og industrihistorien, men er aktivt med på å lage den. Målet er å øke forståelsen av hvordan energi og industri er blitt organisert, formidlet og gjort til allmenn kunnskap gjennom museenes fortellinger. Les mer om prosjektet her

The network participates in a larger research project "Part-time work in a Nordic perspective", led by the National Network for Labor History and Worker Culture.

The network also collaborates with SIKA (Norwegian Museums Association - section for industry, communication and facilities) with the various museums and agencies that work on this topic. The aim is to obtain an overview of all previous documentation within industry, communications and construction, which has not yet been registered, digitized and made available.

All institutions and museums that work with technology and industry are most welcome to join the network.

Industrial documentation and company archives in focus

Hvem dokumenterer og bevarer, og hvordan blir det tilgjengeliggjort og formidlet?

I 2017 og 2018 ble SIKA tildelt midler fra Norges museumsforbund til et prosjekt for å kartlegge hva som var gjort av industridokumentasjon og utarbeide en enkel veileder på området med tips og råd til hvordan dette kan gjennomføres. I samarbeid med SIKA (Seksjon for industri, kommunikasjon og anlegg i Norges museumsforbund) bidro også Teknologi og industrinettverket til dette arbeidet.

Her kan du lese rapporten som ble ferdig høsten 2019 og se en dokumentasjonsoversikt.