FLUGT, a new museum dedicated to the history of Danish-bound refugees in the small West Jutland town of Oksbøl, opens for the first time on Wednesday, and gives visitors the opportunity to see new buildings designed by Bjarke Ingels Group.
On Friday, the inauguration of the building was attended by a large number of high-ranking figures, including Queen Margrethe II, BIG chief Bjarke Ingels, Robert Habeck, Germany’s vice chancellor and several prime ministers from Denmark and Germany.
Historic surroundings
The museum is located on the site of the Oksbølle refugee camp, which at one time housed 35,000 refugees – enough to make it Denmark’s fifth largest city in terms of population.
It consists of a new Corten steel-clad building with 110 glulam rafters, which helps to bring the refugees’ stories to life. Each rafter is unique, as are the stories that the refugees tell (see below).
Highly current
“The FLIGHT MUSEUM deals with a theme that is part of our history, which right now has become highly topical again with the refugee flows from the war in Ukraine,” Ingels commented.
“That is why we have created an architectural framework that connects the past with the present – where the new building bodies are directly shaped by their connection to the historic buildings. It has been a matter of the heart for the design studio and for myself to be part of this project, which must convey one of the biggest challenges the world faces today. ”
German-sourced too
Both Germany and the state of Schleswig-Holstein, together with Varde Municipality in West Jutland, contributed to the financing.
The Nordea Foundation, the Augustinus Foundation and the Jyllands-Posten Foundation co-financed the exhibitions.
read more on flugtmuseum.dk.
MPs support the bill banning the import of illegally removed foreign cultural objects
The Folketing has unanimously approved a new bill that will make it a criminal offense to import cultural objects illegally removed from their country of origin. The amendment to the Cultural Property Act was monitored by Minister of Culture Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen, who stated: “The illegal international trade in cultural objects is a serious threat to the world cultural heritage… as it is accompanied by destruction and looting and generates revenue for criminals and terrorist organizations. “Violators of the law may in future risk two years in prison. The new law will enter into force on 1 July.
Green light to broadcast orchestra-based comedy series after postponement
DR has confirmed that ‘The orchestra‘(‘ The Orchestra ‘), a new comedy series that was postponed in November last year due to its eerie similarities to the scandal that hit the DR Girls’ Choir last year, will make its debut on 1 July.The orchestra‘, which was written by’ Borgen ‘creator Adam Price, was supposed to debut on January 1, but it was thought it would be insensitive in light of a DR report that aired allegations of sexual harassment, bullying and booze by the girls’ choir between 1970 and 2010, which Kvinfo boss Henriette Laursen described as “the biggest #MeToo case that has hit this country”. ‘The orchestra‘s stars Frederik Cilius, Rasmus Bruun and JFK impersonator Caspar Phillipson, the actor sued by London Toast for lying about this availability for the production of Crazy Christmas Cabaret in 2016.
Lots of tickets for sale to Roskilde – and it’s mostly deals
The Blue Newspaper has stated that there are many more tickets for sale for the Roskilde Festival than usual. A search last week revealed that there were about 3,000 ads from people who wanted to sell their tickets – often at prices far below what they bought them for. In fact, there are some who try to sell the 2,250 kroner tickets for as little as 1,350! According to DBA’s customer service manager Lene Kristensen, the opposite is normal, where sellers label the tickets to make a profit. “There are significantly more tickets on sale this year, which is unusually so close to the festival,” she told DR. Some of the vendors are graduates who are required to celebrate elsewhere. Other excuses include pre-booked vacations and pregnancy! However, buyers are still warned to be careful when buying tickets as some of the deals can be scams.
Roskilde expects traffic chaos on the last day of the festival
The gates to the Roskilde Festival opened on Saturday and released tens of thousands to race to inhabit their desired campsites. Many came early to avoid traffic chaos, and the same will most likely apply next Saturday, July 2, as the festival’s last day coincides with the local city hosting the start of the second stage of the Tour de France. Not only that, but many will return to a capital city that is still cleaning up after hosting the opening day’s time trial on July 1st. Wednesday, June 29, is also expected to be busy as a new wave of festival goers arrive in time to catch the first four full days of music. To see updated traffic information, visit trafikinfo.dk.
Roskilde far from the desired number of volunteers
This year, Roskilde Festival has fought to recruit the necessary 30,000 volunteers needed to make the event run smoothly – a trend that is seen among most outdoor festivals this year. At the beginning of June, Skive Festival lacked 60 volunteers from its ideal number, while last weekend’s Thy Festival lacked over 200 volunteers. From last week, Roskilde was missing about 3,000 of the goal. While last-minute recruitment was considered likely, it is still believed that the festival will have fewer volunteers than usual.
British comedian wants to bring a spot of Salford to Copenhagen
The popular British comedian Jason Manford will perform at the Bremen Theater on March 8 next year. Originally from Salford, a city in Greater Manchester, Manford is well-suited to fans of comedians such as Peter Kay and Kevin Bridges.
New head of Copenhagen Contemporary
Marie Laurberg has been appointed new director of Copenhagen Contemporary. The outgoing art director at Kunstmuseum Brandts, who has given her extensive experience in arranging exhibitions at e.g. Louisiana and ARKEN, will take over the management of the gallery and art center on August 1st. Copenhagen Contemporary is located on Refshaleøen just around the corner from Reffen. .
Source: The Nordic Page