The
Louis-Philippe Room contains the oldest interior furnishing in whole
Norway. You can find it in the cultural center in Bodø, which initiated
the
restauration process of the furniture and the mural paintings in 2009.
The room
is entitled after the French King Louis Philippe who came to Bodø in
1795 as a
refugee of the revolutionary government in Paris. In the time he stayed
in Bodø
he lived in the Bodin parsonage which was decorated and painted in the
rococo
style. The wall painting has been removed from its original room into a
smaller
one, so the paintings do not have their original size anymore. The first
restauration process has not been done very thoughtfully so that the
paintings
started to deform and got stained. That is why the second project to
preserve
this important cultural heritage started in 2010. Since there is barely
qualified staff in Norway they got help from Polish and German students
who
took over the process. Since the restauration process is very long the
room is
still not open for the public today but it is planned to reopen it for
visitors
for the 200-year-old anniversary of Bodø. The room itself was really
beautiful and I totally support to preserve such cultural heritage. The
effort to restaurate paintings like that is enormous and the students
working on it did a great job. Finding and reproducing the exact colors
that have been used originally takes a lot of time and research. The
atmosphere was great, like being in another time. All the details are
beautiful. I really hope that the room will last very long, since the
conditions to obtain the wall paintings are not perfect in Norway. The
humidity is quiet high in Bodø, which could cause another deformation. But removing it from its original location is not a possibility either.
Nice description of the Louis-Philippe room, the explanations are clear and interesting. :)
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SvarSlettI like your post about this room! But it's a shame a huge country like this doesn't have enough qualified staff to restore art-pieces like that. I couldn't have imagined they depend on students (cheap workers) from other countries.
SvarSlettVery good description about the room. I am very interested in what the locals say, when they see this room for the first time.
SvarSlettGood description of the room. It would also be interesting to get more information from the people who recreate this room.
SvarSlettFor me it is quite interesting how long such a restoration is lasting. I think you will need a lot of time and patience. :)
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