Norwegian Year of Cultural Heritage 2009

Under the theme of Cultural Heritage in Everyday Life, the arrangements were intended to involve both ordinary citizens and professionals at local, regional and national levels.

The second priority was to enhance cultural heritage documentation by providing a basis for both small local projects and large institutional assignments.

The many activities in support of the Year included exhibitions, cultural tours, school projects and, especially at the local level, incentives for the creation of a wide variety of Wikipedia articles on local history and culture.

One of the special projects was centred on Bergensbanen, the Oslo to Bergen railway, which celebrated its centenary in 2009.

In collaboration with kulturnett.no an important aspect of tangible or intangible cultural memory was highlighted for special attention each week.