It is 22 meters from floor to ceiling. It has a total surface area of approximately 12,000 square meters and a volume of approximately 111,000 cubic meters. And it has space for 110,000 shelf meters of physical archive material. It may not be entirely easy to imagine the dimensions of the National Library’s new mountain hall in Mo i Rana. But at least it’s big. – The facility is so large that it can accommodate the entire Nidaros cathedral, says national archivist Inga Bolstad to news. In other words, there is good storage space. But there is also a need for that, says national librarian Aslak Sira Myhre. – The new hall ensures that paper archives, films, pictures, music, sound, books and other things that we Norwegians have produced throughout our history over the past thousand years can be preserved for the next thousand years so that they are not destroyed, he says to news. – Here we will digitize, scan, store and preserve the Norwegian common memory, he continues. The official opening will be made by Culture Minister Anette Trettebergstuen on Tuesday. – In Mo i Rana, we have a world-class high-tech facility in Norway, now with new, impressive mountain halls and safety magazines. Here, important parts of our cultural heritage and history will be preserved safely and rock-solid into eternity, she says. National Archivist Inga Bolstad shows off the gigantic mountain hall. – A gigantic robot The entrance to Norway’s cultural heritage is located in the mountains at Langneset just outside the center of Mo i Rana. This is where the National Library opened its first secure magazine in the 90s. In March 2010, Statsbygg was commissioned to investigate an extension of the existing mountain facility for the National Library. Eventually, the National Archives also got involved, and in 2018 blasting started in the mountain. Fact: The National Library’s first secure warehouse in Mofjellet was completed in 1993. In March 2010, Statsbygg was commissioned to investigate an extension of the mountain facility for the National Library. At the turn of the year 2015/2016, the National Archives entered the project. In 2017, Statsbygg received an assignment to carry out an overall project. In September 2018, blasting started in the mountain. The mountain facility’s total surface area is approx. 12,000 square meters The floor area is approx. 5,500 square meters. Measured from normal floors, this corresponds to approx. 15,500 square meters. The mountain facility’s volume is approx. 111,000 cubic meters. In the mountain facility, historical documents from the National Archives will be preserved under specially adapted conditions, together with the National Library’s collections of films, photographs, books, newspapers and periodicals. In the mountain facility, historical documents from the National Archives will be preserved under specially adapted conditions, together with the National Library’s collections of films, photographs, books, newspapers and periodicals. According to Aslak Sira Myhre, they can blow up all the way to Sweden if they want. National Archivist Inga Bolstad and National Librarian Aslak Sira Myhre. Photo: Frank Nygård / news In the coming decades, the mountain halls will be filled with historical material. Arranged logistics systems and automation in the new facility mean that the process of getting the material in and out of the mountain can take place safely and efficiently. This means that the availability of the material increases significantly. The low oxygen level prevents fire, and the even temperature ensures that the material is preserved in the best conditions. – This mountain is really just a giant robot, which takes material in and out. Everything is automated here, says Myhre. The Minister of Culture opens – This will be our most modern magazine, and is very important in our digitization work. The documents will be preserved here, but will also be digitally accessible and searchable, says national archivist Bolstad. – We will have greater capacity, but the most important thing is that future generations are guaranteed access to even more of the cultural heritage, says national librarian Myhre. In 2016, news was able to join Thomas Langvann into “the holiest of all” at the National Library in Mo i Rana.
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Norwegian cultural heritage is to be preserved here forever – news Nordland
