Millions of sparks for narrow rotten cultural buildings – NRK Vestland

Abid Raja (V) shone with the sun as he met with cultural leaders on the stairs outside the National Stadium (DNS) on Saturday eve.

He gave the cultural life of the city the following good news from the government’s submission to the state budget for 2021 to be presented on Wednesday:

• NOK 10 million for a preliminary project for a new additional building for DNS outside the city center of Bergen
• NOK 9.5 million for emergency care to stop rot damage at Ole Bull’s village in Lysøen.
• 8 million to DNS and 6 million to code museums in corona support

The Korona grant is part of a total of NOK 200 million to be distributed to cultural institutions in Norway during the first half of 2021. Of this amount, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra receives NOK 3.1 million, the West Norwegian Theater NOK 3 million and the Byseet in Bergen NOK 1.6 million.

Fire hits Rosenborg

And not least: Sportsklubben Brann receives NOK 15.1 million in crown compensation for lost ticket revenue.

– It is the majority of football clubs in Norway. More than Rosenborg, and that has a certain meaning, Raja said.

– unworthy

The Minister of Culture pointed out that he has previously visited the top floor of the DNS, where the theater has its workshop.

– The way they have done it is beneath the dignity of the theater, Bergen and cultural life. It just doesn’t work, the culture minister said.

Raja says that neither an expansion in the theater’s protected park, nor that DNS will take over the nearby Ricks building, will be the solution to give the theater an additional new, bigger and better venue.

– Both alternatives from which we have moved away, confirms the theater director Stefan Larsson of DNS.

Therefore, it has now been decided that DNS will move parts of the functions out of the city center.

Workshops, rehearsal rooms, warehouses and offices can be located in a building up to 20 kilometers from the main building in art deco style in the city center.

– Give faith to the theater people

The 10 million license will be used for the appraisal of a new building and the rental of temporary premises.

– As soon as DNS makes its decisions, the government before our parliamentary elections will make our final decision, so that they get decent premises, says Raja.

Larsson is very pleased with the permits for the new building and the crown stand.

– This is a big and important topic. It makes my employees, the theater staff, feel threatened next year and the next, so it can’t get much better than this, Larsson says.

Rotting villa

– The Ole Bull villa in Lysøen is exceptionally beautiful and an important part of our cultural history. We must not let it rot. Future generations will benefit from the memory and history that are there, says Raja.

This summer it became clear that the village needs at least SEK 20 million for the necessary rehabilitation and improvement. For beetles, mice, moisture and rot have caused great damage to the 147-year-old artist’s home.

The Kode Art Museums and Composers’ Houses are responsible for running the Ole Bull Villa in Lysøen, but stopping decay requires additional medical permits.

Code Director Petter Snare is very pleased with the approvals in the government’s budget proposal.

– It’s really great to find out that now we can save Ole Bull’s village. This is one of the most important houses in Norway. 9.5 million crowns is a good start, says Snare.