Oracle in the exhibition. Photo: Gorm Gaare
Etter en hektisk innspurt åpnet utstillingen ENERGI i klimakrisens tid 25. januar 2024. Som del av åpningsarrangementet fikk publikum blant annet overvære en paneldiskusjon med inviterte gjester om utfordringer knyttet til det grønne skiftet. Sametingspresident Silje Karine Muotka forestod/ledet den offisielle åpningen.
ENERGI i klimakrisens tid er en permanent utstilling som dekker et areal på om lag 750 kvadratmeter. Utstillingen inviterer publikum på en reise gjennom 200 år norsk energihistorie og består av to deler. En del dekker utviklingen fra omkring begynnelsen av 1800-tallet og fram til 1960-årene. Den andre delen fokuserer på utviklingen de siste 50 årene og inneholder også en interaktiv installasjon – Orakelet – som gir perspektiver på framtiden.
Energy can be described in technical and scientific terms, but is also related in the exhibition to broader societal contexts. Turnover and use of energy must be understood in light of political, social, economic and cultural conditions. The exhibition aims to combine the science center's focus on interactivity and specialized installations with the spacious and conceptual expressions of the classic museum exhibition. Our hope is that this "integrated model" creates a new type of museum experience.
The museum's collection of objects provides a unique opportunity to describe the development and use of various forms of energy in Norway, both fossil and renewable. Not least, this applies to the electrification of society in the industry and households from the late 1800s to the present. Although most objects are part of national stories, the exhibition also tries to highlight global perspectives. A common theme is how the emergence of today's fossil energy system worldwide has contributed to social and economic inequality that must be handled to lay the foundation for a more sustainable development.
Through the work on the exhibition, the museum has worked actively with participation from the audience and various external partners. In 2024, the museum, among other things, arranged debate meetings on nuclear power and energy use in connection with the development of artificial intelligence. The ambition is that the exhibition in the years to come will serve as a discussion platform in the public wording on energy and sustainability.
LPO architects have designed the exhibition, and it is realized with financial support from Equinor, Ocean Sun, Biogass Oslofjord, Biogass Norway, Gasum and Waste Norway.
Models and miniatures
The temporary exhibition models and thumbnails opened on November 23, 2024. The exhibition shows models used for research and teaching, design and construction, play and hobby. It contains models of the body, architectural models and model trains. The oldest models come from the Berg seminar at Kongsberg in the mid-18th century, the latest models are toys given by children this fall.
Models have always been central to the museum's exhibitions. This time they get to play the lead role. One basic idea has been that the exhibition should reflect the entire width of the museum and point to our other exhibitions, while at the same time thematizing models' different uses and significance.
The museum has about 750 models in the collection. Around 100 of them appear in the exhibition. In addition, we have lent some models from different model associations and partners. Central to the exhibition is a Lundby dollhouse of ten times the usual size, fully decorated and open to those who want to play. The exhibition also has its own play area with Brio and Lego. The car lane borrowed from the Trondheim Bilbane Center, and the large model railway is run regularly.
First get to the finish in the adrenaline -filled car race! Photo: Lars Opstad
Designer Ann Avranden has been responsible for the graphic work and contributed to the exhibition's design. The exhibition has received financial support from the Sapienti Foundation and the Bergesen Foundation.
From the exhibition opening The limits of privacy. Photo: Håkon Bergseth
Utstillingen Privatlivets grenser: Nye samvær - nye skillelinjer åpnet ved museet i 2023 og ble tatt ned i 2024. Den omhandlet temaer som privatliv og digital samhandling. Privatlivets grenser var et intimt og taktilt rom i rommet som utgjorde en kontrast til den faste hovedutstillingen I/O som kommuniserer gjennom KI og digitale løsninger. De besøkende ble invitert til en sanselig opplevelse og til å bruke egne erfaringer som digitale brukere. Utstillingen åpnet for refleksjon over nye sosiale skillelinjer, polarisering, ensomhet og hva kroppslig nærhet betyr for kommunikasjon. Utstillingen ga også innblikk i digitalisering i forholdet mellom mennesker og dyr, gjennom bruk av droner og GPS i reindrift.
The exhibition emerged from the research project Privatlivets Grenser: Sociability and belonging in digital everyday life at the Department of Social Anthropology, UiO and the Norwegian Institute for Natural Research. It was developed in collaboration with The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology and the Academy of Performing Arts at Østfold University College. The research was carried out by: Marianne E. Lien, Cecilia G. Salinas, Tuva Beyer Broch and Tom Bratrud. The exhibition design was by the three master's students in scenography: Lisa Birkenbach, Irina Kommissarova and Solveig Dagsdottir. The exhibition was funded by the Research Council of Norway under the SAMKUL program.
