How will BREXIT implicate british heritage policy and practice? New report with contributions from The Norwegian institute for cultural heritage research (NIKU).
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Viking ships come full circle?
Viking ships found in Iceland have decayed, with the “Saum”, or rivets, often the only parts of the famous boats still remaining. A group of scientists now believe we can learn a lot from the surviving pieces of iron and have brought them to Norway for examination.
Street Art as Heritage: Right to the City?
Street art and graffiti does not need to be managed by experts, according to Laima Nomeikaite in this essay on the Nuart-festival website.
Urban Living
Investigating medieval urbanisation through bioarchaeological reconstructions of human biographies
User-driven energy efficiency in historic buildings
What is the potential of user-driven energy efficiency in historic buildings?
Paint your house with cod liver oil!
Helgeland Museum and the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research at the painting conservator Tone Olstad in collaboration with Vel Bevart! Arranged recently a tran painting workshop at Vega.
Norway on the World Heritage Committee
What may international and Norwegian governmental archives tell us about Norway’s first term on the World Heritage Committee?
World Heritage and insider research
What happens when professionals in the international World Heritage bureaucracies become insider researchers?
Heritage Politics: Challenges for the 21st Century’s Heritage Management
We are accepting papers exploring future challenges for heritage managment
Kristin Bakken is the new director of NIKU
The board of the Norwegian Institute of Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) has employed Kristin Bakken as new CEO of the Institute.
More archaeology in Trondheim
When archaeologists in the autumn of 2016 found what is probably the remains of the church of St. Clement, it was a small sensation. The finding was made in Søndre gate in Trondheim city center, and in February this year, the archaeological investigations continued.
Røros and economic effect of cultural heritage
How to estimate the economic effects of cultural heritage?