Høylandsbygd shipping mural

[1][2][3] The mural was originally conceived by shipping magnate Johannes Eide in 2008, when he imagined the walls of a former shipbuilding hall being covered by paintings of old boats and images from the shipping industry.

[2] Construction of the mural was begun in late April 2009 when the entire hall was coloured white.

[1] Painting of the main wall began a few days later, but stopped in August and was postponed due to bad weather.

The boats displayed on the paintings are vessels built at the old Eide shipping plant, which was situated 100 metres west of the hall.

On 2 July 2010 it was reported that a Polish TV channel is producing a special on the mural and its painters.