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Coastal culture in Risør – a living heritage

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September 25, 2024

Risør is a town where coastal culture and maritime history are strong. Through initiatives such as the Risør Coastal Culture Center, the Coastal Team, and the annual Wooden Boat Festival, this tradition is kept alive and passed on to future generations.

Risør Coastal Culture Center , established in 2015, has as its main task to collect, communicate and preserve Risør's boatbuilding traditions. The center, located on Moen, focuses specifically on the craft of wooden boatbuilding, an important part of the town's history. Here, visitors can experience the restoration of old boats and learn about the maritime heritage that Risør is so proud of.

Another important player is Risør Kystlag , a voluntary organization that is part of the KYSTEN Association. The coastal association works to preserve and disseminate seafaring traditions through the restoration of traditional boats, courses and practical activities. The coastal association's barn at Randvik serves as a workshop and gathering point, where both young and old can learn about and take part in the crafts of coastal culture.

No discussion of Risør's coastal culture is complete without mentioning the Risør Wooden Boat Festival , which is held annually and attracts thousands of visitors. This festival is an important hub for wooden boat enthusiasts and a celebration of the craftsmanship behind the boats. The festival is a folk festival with sailings, exhibitions and concerts, and provides an insight into the town's proud boatbuilding tradition.

The town's boat builders, together with the Coastal Culture Center and the Coastal Association, keep the wooden boat tradition alive, and help make Risør a unique hub for coastal culture in Norway.

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Risør Coastal Culture Center

The Risør Coastal Culture Center Foundation has been Risør Municipality's maritime museum initiative since 2015. The center operates in the rich wooden boatbuilding community in Risør. The region's traditions of boatbuilding as a profession and industry are carried on in the boatbuilding industries in Risør and on Moen. The Coastal Culture Center also makes current activities and history visible through events, exhibitions, open boatbuilding, archival work, teaching and publications.
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Risør Coastal Culture Center
Moensveien 38, Risør, Norway, 4950
The Risør Coastal Culture Center Foundation has been Risør Municipality's maritime museum initiative since 2015. The center operates in the rich wooden boatbuilding community in Risør. The region's traditions of boatbuilding as a profession and industry are carried on in the boatbuilding industries in Risør and on Moen. The Coastal Culture Center also makes current activities and history visible through events, exhibitions, open boatbuilding, archival work, teaching and publications.
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Risør Wooden Boat Building

Risør Wooden Boat Building is engaged in both the restoration of old vessels and the construction of new boats.
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Risør Wooden Boat Building
Buvikveien 23, 4950 Risør
Risør Wooden Boat Building is engaged in both the restoration of old vessels and the construction of new boats.
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Risør Wooden Boat Festival

Fantastic annual festival celebrating all things wooden boats and coastal culture
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Risør Wooden Boat Festival
Torvet 1, 4950 Risør
Fantastic annual festival celebrating all things wooden boats and coastal culture
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