Lillehammer
The cultural centre Banken in Lillehammer was built in 1895 as premises for Lillehammer Sparebank. The architect was Ove Ekman, and the building is inspired by the Italian Renaissance. Kulturhuset Banken has a concert hall and several smaller halls that are used for cultural purposes, as well as rented out for private gatherings, and on the building's ground floor there is a restaurant. Furthermore, Lillehammer Cultural School is located in the building.
The cultural centre Banken in Lillehammer was built in 1895 as premises for Lillehammer Sparebank. The architect was Ove Ekman, and the building is inspired by the Italian Renaissance. Kulturhuset Banken has a concert hall and several smaller halls that are used for cultural purposes, as well as rented out for private gatherings, and on the building's ground floor there is a restaurant. Furthermore, Lillehammer Cultural School is located in the building.
The large hall, Festsalen, has ceiling paintings from the construction period by theatre painter Wilhelm Krogh. In the smaller hall, Holbøsalen, murals made by Kristen Holbø have now been installed. They were originally made for Einar Lunde in 1912–17, and adorned the spiese room in Lundegården. The motifs are taken from Sigurd Favnesbane and Villemann and Magnhild. In the Bank Café's small hall hang paintings made by Rudolf Thygesen. They were originally made for the dining room at Victoria Hotel in Lillehammer in 1924.
The concert hall was used as a TV studio in connection with NRK's entertainment offer during the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Source: Hafjell Hotel & Apartments AS