Welcome to a talk by Terje Bratberg about the copper mills and mining industry in Trondheim in the 1700s.
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“A living encyclopaedia of the town’s cultural history and prominence through the ages.”
– Hilde Øst Moe, Adressa 2015
With a keen eye for detail and heartfelt enthusiasm for our town, historian and author Terje Bratberg (b. 1955) has given his audiences new knowledge about Trondheim’s recent and distant history. He is the author of the town encyclopaedia of Trondheim, and has published a number of books, articles and works on historical topics – including the town, heraldry, farms and families. Terje Bratberg works as a conservator at Sverresborg Trøndelag Folk Museum.
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The talk is part of a wider educational programme about the history of mining at Kunsthall Trondheim in the autumn of 2018, and is part of the events programme for the exhibition, Rivers of Emotion, Bodies of Ore. The exhibition is on the topic of mining, with Trondheim’s history of copper mining as a starting point. The exhibition raises important questions about the connection between mining industry and culture, within a contemporary context.