Researching abroad

The Reis og Ryk project:

 

This year I have taken part in the Reis og Ryk project. The main idea of this project is to exchange ideas and knowledge across borders in Europe, and to increase the networks of the organizations involved.

This program gives us the opportunity to meet other companies / institutions in  Europe through a two week work placement. 
Thanks to the project I had the opportunity to go to Denmark for two weeks to make a study of how two companies in the field of design and architecture work. 
My first week was spent at the Dansk Arkitektur Center (DAC) this center is internationally known for its good work in the field of communicating on architecture. Not only for architects, but also for the general public. During my week there I participated in workshops, exhibitions, but mainly on interviews with the heads of the various programs DAC offers. 
One interesting thing that happened was my gift to my host (my book Små Spor). He liked it so much that now I have a contract to sell it in their bookshop. This is the largest bookshop in the subject of Scandinavian architecture ... 


The second week of the project I spent  it at the Design Museum Danmark. The museum not only gives emphasis to communicating on the history of design but also focus on research and communication of present day design. Here I also participated in important business meetings and workshops. The director of the company also took me to meetings with other directors of cultural organizations to learn and expand my network.

Apart from this I also had the opportunity to get to know other interesting people within the field of design and architecture in Copenhagen.

I am very satisfied with my stay in Denmark. I feel I have learned a lot about how to run a center as the one I am planning to run in Tromsø. And I need people! are you one of them? give me a call!