Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research

Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research

The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (Norwegian: Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning, NIKU) is a research institute based in Oslo, Norway.

It was created in 1994 as a split from the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.[1] It shared board of directors with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research until 1 January 2003.[2]

It has regional offices in Bergen, Trondheim and Tønsberg.[1] It consists of four research departments; archaeology, conservation, buildings and landscape.[3] The chair is Knut Grøholt, deputy chair is Elisabeth Platou, and board members are Arvid Blindheim, Else Grete Broderstad, Hans Jacob Hansteen, Anna Helena Petersén and Ole Risbøl.[4] The current director general is Carsten Paludan-Müller.

References

  1. ^ a b Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Norsk_institutt_for_kulturminneforskning. Retrieved 5 May 2009. 
  2. ^ "NINA og NIKU - to selvstendige forskningsstiftelser fra januar 2003" (in Norwegian). NINA-NIKU. http://www.ninaniku.no/ninaniku/arsmeldinger/2002/Dette_er_N_N.htm. Retrieved 5 May 2009. 
  3. ^ "Strategic planning and Organisation". Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research. http://www.niku.no/index.asp?strUrl=//applications/System/publish/view/showobject.asp?infoobjectid=1000206&menuid=1000457. Retrieved 5 May 2009. 
  4. ^ "Strategi og organisasjon" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research. http://www.niku.no/index.asp?strUrl=//applications/System/publish/view/showobject.asp?infoobjectid=1000206&menuid=1000457. Retrieved 5 May 2009. 

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