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The world’s first slate symphony

It's not enough just to bang the big drum when we turn 150. We need a full percussion system, and preferably a slate percussion system! Over the past year, composer Terje Isungset has been digging for slate in the quarry above Otta, composing both commissioned works...

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Ottaskifer for “Water Art” in Bjørvika

From 2024 to 2026, stage two of the "Water Art" housing project in Bjørvika will be completed. The first buildings were ready in 2021, and the project consists of distinctive homes on the water's edge. With the fjord as a backdrop and a beautiful harbor promenade just...

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Ottaskifer at the new Museum of Viking Age

The roof of the new Museum of Viking Age on Bygdøy is covered with Otta slate. It has been an incredibly exciting project, not least because the roof is curved and double-curved, and the ridge has a height difference of 2.5 meters. The solution was therefore to lay...

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