See pictures from the opening day
Andreas Wahl was the entertainer at the opening. His first project of the day: a homemade cloud. Photo: Tom-Rune Sæle/Sogn Avis
180 guests joined us for an opening ceremony full of flames and smoke.
November 11th we finally opened ViteMeir - this is what we have been waiting for. Present at the opening were politicians, partners, donors, businesses, schoolchildren and employees And with Rasmus Mo as host, Andreas Wahl with a science show and Gunn Marit Kvåle with a concert, it was a grand opening of the new science center.
From the stage, Wahl set off with various scientific experiments, to great excitement from the packed hall. Not least, county mayor Jon Askeland had the honor of “cutting the ribbon” in a slightly new way. We simply set his hands on fire, and with that the center was officially open.
– A great leader of the greats
The man who opened ViteMeir by “burning the cord”, county mayor Jon Askeland was clearly pleased with the opening:
– What opened today, the parishes can point to and say “look what we can do”. It has looked difficult many times along the way, but when parishes want something, they are not good at stopping. This is a great achievement, but I must be allowed to highlight Tor Arne Ness in particular. He has been the linchpin in this and got everyone on board. We all saw how strong this was for him today, Askeland told Sogn Avis .
Clearly proud
Initiator Tor Arne Ness was also clearly proud on opening day, and told Sogn Avis :
– We are more complex than most science centers. A good learning place for schools, a good meeting place for businesses, we are also open to all leisure visitors both day and evening. It should be a bit like a community center, but we need more legs to stand on.
Thanks to everyone who participated!
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