Culture

C u l t u r a l V e n u e s a t L i l l e h a m m e r
T h e S a n d v i g
C o l l e c t i o n s ,
M a i h a u g e n
The Maihaugen Hall at the outdoormuseum
Maihaugen was the main
cultural venue during the Olympics.
The museum is located east of
downtown Lillehammer. The museum is a unique outdoors
museum featuring historic buildings and interiors from all of
Gudbrandsdalen. Maihaugen Hall was finished in February
1993. The latest in sound technology has given the hall unique
acoustics. The walls and ceiling of the hall are fitted with
reflectors which can be raised or lowered so that the sound
can be adapted to the specific event. The hall has a flat floor,
and most of the 750 seats have been placed on telescopic
stands which can be adjusted so that everyone can have an
equally good view of the stage. The side walls have been
covered with light, birch wood panels, while the floor of the
hall and the scene have been laid in smoked oak.
The Maihaugen Hall was the most used concert hall during
the Olympic Arts Festival. International stars, local and
national musicians in the fields of classical music, choir,
marching band and folk music performed at Maihaugen Hall
almost every day during the Arts Festival.
B a n k e n C u l t u r a l C e nt r e
In 1895, the Banken Cultural Centre was rehabilitated after
many years of decay. The halls in the Centre ones
reverberated from the sound of cultural activities. The
building was also one of the main cultural arenas during the
Winter Games in 1994 – almost one hundred years after the
official opening. During the Games, all of Norway’s television
audience became familiar with Banken Cultural Centre which
was the studio for NRK’s Olympic broadcasts. Curving
windows, columns and stucco work are some of the elements
which give the cultural centre an impressive look. At the back,
a mobile amphitheatre with a capacity of 250 has been
installed.