Location: Kattegat Centre (Kattegatcenteret) Dates: 25 November 2014 – 27 March 2015 Description: The next host city was Grenå (population 14.601) and the location was the Kattegat Centre that has a shark aquarium. This was the only city on the eastern coast of Denmark, which is less affected by marine litter. 2 school classes were invited to the opening […]
Location: Varde High School (Varde Gymnasium og HF) Dates: 7 – 30 October 2014 Description: Varde High School hosted the exhibition in October 2014. The municipality of Varde has over 45 km of coastline which is mostly sandy beaches (city population 13.416). These teenagers have grown up with activities on the beaches and were a good audience. The exhibition […]
Location: Municipal building in Holstebro (Holstebro Rådhus) Dates: 22 September – 7 October 2014 Description: The MARLISCO exhibition was set up at the municipal building in Holstebro as a special feature for the annual KIMO conference held in Denmark in October 2014. The courtyard in the building has many visitors passing through or visiting the municipal offices and library. […]
Location: North Sea Oceanarium (Nørsøen Oceanarium) Dates: 8 – 31 July 2014 and 31 March 2014 – Summer 2015 Description: A visit to the top of Denmark was the next location. The North Sea Oceanarium is one of the top attractions of northern Denmark with 165.000 visitors in 2014. It hosts one of northern Europe’s largest aquariums. Hirtshals (population 5.959) […]
Location: Esbjerg Municipal Building (Esbjerg Rådhus) Dates: 6 – 15 May 2014 Description: This was the official launch of the exhibition in Denmark. Esbjerg is the largest city on the west coast of Denmark (population 115.100). The city traditionally had a large fishing fleet which has now been replaced by a traffic harbour and offshore oil industry. The […]
MARLISCO’s Exhibition in Denmark was prepared and manged by the project’s Danish partner, KIMO Denmark. Over the duration of the project, the Exhibition travelled to seven separate locations in Denmark, including schools, municipalities and oceanariums. Click on the map or use the sidebar on the left to find out more about the Exhibition in Denmark. […]
Location: Liskeard Hillfort Primary School Dates: 17 March 2015 – Description: The exhibition then travelled upstream to Liskeard Hillfort Primary School, where it was displayed in the reception entrance hall for children, parents, staff and visitors to see. The school ran related events on the issues of waste, plastic and marine litter to get children thinking about […]
Location: Living Coasts Zoo and Aquarium, Torquay Harbourside Dates: 15 August 2014 – 5 February 2015 Description: The exhibition then washed up at Living Coasts Zoo and Aquarium in Devon. It showcased all the collaborations with local artists and beach cleaning groups that we have made along the way. The exhibition was arranged as a trail around the Aquarium […]
Location: Mount Edgcumbe Country House and Country Park, Cornwall Dates: 12 July 2014 – 13 August 2014 Description: The next stop was in the South West of England at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park, on the coast of Cornwall. The venue was a lovely large space which allowed us to maximise our collaboration with the artists Lou McCurdy […]
Location: Birling Gap National Trust Visitor Centre Dates: 5 April 2014 – 5 June 2014 Description: The exhibition and Super-M-Art artist installation then travelled along the coast to Birling Gap. The visitor centre attracts an estimated 350,000 visitors a year, and so we expect the many members of the general public, particularly walkers and tourists, saw the exhibition over […]