Permanenten
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Permanenten (), formerly the West Norway Museum of Decorative Art, also referred to as KODE 1, is a museum in Bergen, Norway. The museum is part of the KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes and was originally established in 1887 at the initiative of Johan Bøgh. In 1896 the museum moved into a permanent exhibition building, a Renaissance Revival structure designed by Henry Bucher (1864–1944). The building caught fire during the 1916 Bergen Fire but was saved.
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- Official name
- Permanenten
- Official website
- www.kodebergen.no/museene/permanenten
- Image
- Vestlandske kunstindustrimuseum - panoramio.jpg
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- Commons category
- KODE 1, Bergen
- date of official opening
- 1896-00-00
- inception
- 2006-10-24
- endowment
- 1449478
- total equity
- 1483577
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Permanenten (), formerly the West Norway Museum of Decorative Art, also referred to as KODE 1, is a museum in Bergen, Norway. The museum is part of the KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes and was originally established in 1887 at the initiative of Johan Bøgh. In 1896 the museum moved into a permanent exhibition building, a Renaissance Revival structure designed by Henry Bucher (1864–1944). The building caught fire during the 1916 Bergen Fire but was saved.
The collections include older local works in silver, furniture, glass, porcelain, and textiles. Upon its opening, the museum received substantial donations from the merchant Christian Sundt.
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