Date:
13 July 2009 23:00
Location: London
Category:
Lecture
A lecture to die for
A Norwegian expert on places of worship will give a lecture on funerary culture in Norway at London's St Olave's church on 14 July.
The lecture with Oddbjørn Sørmoen is hosted by the Mausolea and Monuments Trust in the City Church dedicated to Norway’s patron saint. Sørmoen is a senior adviser at the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage, currently on secondment in the UK as special adviser for places of worship at English Heritage. He has edited the series ‘Kirker i Norge’ (Churches in Norway) and published widely on Norwegian churches and the conservation of churchyards and funerary monuments. He is Magister Artium in Art History at the University of Oslo and studied architectural conservation at The Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm.
Funerary Culture in Norway: A Different Story
Lecture by Oddbjørn Sørmoen
St Olave’s, Hart Street, EC3R 7NB
Tuesday 14 July 2009
Drinks from 6.30pm; Lecture begins at 7pm
£6 MMT members / £10 non-members (includes wine)
Please email mausolea@btconnect.com or ring 020 7608 1441 to reserve a place