Coastal cultural history stories at Backes bu Wednesday 9 July

CL: 13.00  

Opening of Maritime local history museum ​​​seminars on The Cultural Center Backes 2025 

CL: 13.00 ​

Project Epoch: Cultural-historical narratives

Linda and Håkon Reinertsen present Epoke's visionis and current projects: where ultra-modern technology meets Agder's historical heritage. Synnøve Marie Kvam Strømsvåg tells about The Explorer Club and Epoke's membership in this venerable, worldwide the organization.

Local pirate history is bigger and more unknown than Captain Sabretooth, older and deeper than just the privateering era. Through lectures, Epoke will convey our common local history, which can be directly linked to the greater European political power game and the formation of national borders. How did the Agder coast and Lister become a central piece in this game? 

Epoke wants to dust off these cultural-historical stories that have been completely forgotten by most of us, now 500 years later!

TIME: 2:30 PM

500th anniversary of Klaus Kniphoff and his seaislandrislandHosted in Lister county in 1525

The year is 1525. Klaus Kniphof sets sail from the Netherlands with his two ships, the Gallion and the Flying Spirit. The course is set for Lista, where he gathers a crew and loads up with weapons and supplies – all ready for a brutal expedition that would go down in history. 

Linda and Håkon Reinertsen share this amazing saga with us.