“The exhibitions focus on the production of Norwegian sardines from their first appearance in 1879 until the mid-1950s.” Say hello, or hallo, to the Norsk Hermetikkmuseum, the Norwegian Canning Museum. With a café, a gift shop, a recreated cannery, and 40,000 sardine labels.
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Friday, August 10, 2018
Norsk Hermetikkmuseum
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I love it that "hermetikk" is apparently the Norwegian word for "can" or "canning." The museum sounds like it might be worth a trip to Norway. That and the stavkirker.
ReplyDeleteI had to look that one up — beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHere's a cannery-related story you might be interested in:
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Thanks, Chris. Strange to read this story while reading Sebald’s The Rings of Saturn, which has much to say about the herring fisheries of southeast England.
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