In the exhibition, you can hear stories from some of the children who were affected by the Alexander L. Kielland accident in the North Sea almost 45 years ago.
The exhibition marks the end of a documentation project that has been carried out at the museum over a three-year period. The mandate for the project has been to collect documentation and knowledge about the Alexander L. Kielland accident. The project also aims to ensure that the relatives, survivors, and other affected people feel acknowledged and listened to.
The documentation project has been carried out in collaboration with the Kielland network. The project is funded by the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion.
The temporary exhibition presents a theme that has been less highlighted in what has been written and communicated about the accident previously. It is estimated that between 300 and 400 children were affected through the pages of their fathers. Many children lost their fathers, and some got their fathers back home – but saw how he changed after what had happened.
Minister of Energy Terje Aasland listens to a story in the exhibition. Photo: Rune Egenes/NOM
Those who were children at the time are now adults and can look back at their experiences and memories with an adult’s eye. Many survivors, survivors and others involved have shared their stories in the Alexander L Kielland memorial bank at the University of Stavanger.
In the exhibition, we share some of the children’s stories in the form of audio stories. The exhibition has six listening stations that tell the stories of eight children in total.
In addition to the children’s stories, the exhibition contains information about the documentation project, and you can see an animation of the course of the accident on the fateful evening of March 27, 1980. A richly illustrated memorial book is also available in the exhibition. It has been created as a traveling exhibition that will continue to other locations in Norway and abroad this summer.
The steering committee for the project was presented with flowers. From left: Tora Aasland, Anders Helliksen, Åse Kringlebotn, Leif Harald Halvorsen, project manager Else M. Tungland, Finn E. Krogh and Björn Lindberg. Gro Brækken has also been on the committee. (Photo: Rune Egenes/NOM)
Terje Aasland (center) studies the animation of the Alexander L. Kielland rig accident together with exhibition manager Leif Harald Halvorsen (left) and acting director Björn Lindberg (right). (Photo: Rune Egenes/NOM)
Anders Helliksen, head of the Kielland network, gave a greeting during the opening. (Photo: Rune Egenes/NOM)
Stavanger’s Mayor Tormod W. Losnedal listens to a story in the new exhibition. (Photo: Rune Egenes/NOM)
