om_konsthallen
Wood 2010

WOOD 2010 and Wood Summit Småland 2010 - the third major exhibition for the promotion of wood construction and architecture to be held at Virserum Art Museum

Virserum Art Museum has been arranging Sweden’s biggest exhibitions on wood and wood architecture since 2004. This year's exhibition is called WOOD 2010. The theme is the climate, sustainability / sustainable cities and the world's best wood architecture. The theme has resulted in the call for an Architecture of Necessity which was launched in September and has been disseminated via email.

Wood Summit 2010 is done in conjunction with WOOD 2010. The seminar intends to tackle issues of climate change, urban planning, sustainable development and the role of wood and architecture in society.

Please, find the program for Wood Summit in Swedish and English.

You will find the fees and more information on the application form.

This year's exhibition will showcase the world's best wood architecture. We are looking for suggestions for, and examples of this. They can be in the form of texts, drawings, pictures, details or models. Participation is free. The exhibition takes place between 9 May and 19 September 2010 in Virserum, Sweden, and will then go on a tour of Scandinavia and Europe for a period of approximately two years where it will been seen by an estimated 200,000 visitors. The exhibition will be presented in a bilingual catalogue that will accompany the tour.
For companies that wish to have a presence, there are many possibilities. as exhibiting outdoors on the Art Museum grounds or to advertise in our supplement to Sweden's biggest broadsheet daily Dagens Nyheter.
Please get in touch as soon as possible with your suggestions and ideas. The deadline for submitting your ideas is 1 March 2010.
Art and woodwork will also be exhibited.

Wood Summit Småland 2010
To make a booking for WOOD SUMMIT 2010, please download and fill out the application form (PDF).

If you are using a desktop-based email system such as Outlook or Mail, submit the form by using the 'submit via email' button found in the form. If you are using a web- based email system, such as Hotmail or Gmail, please complete and save the form and send as an attachment to info@virserumskonsthall.com. Alternatively, print out the form and send it via fax to +46 495 315 05.

Getting to Sweden:

1.Fly to one of Sweden's three major airports (Stockholm, Malmö and Gothenburg). Use transfer service from airport to main train station, and get a train for Nässjö.
2.Fly to Copenhagen airport (Kastrup) in Denmark. Take train from airport to Malmö and change accordingly. It is also possible to take a train from the airport directly to Nässjö. The total journey time from Copenhagen airport to Nässjö is just under 3 hours.
In order to take advantage of our complimentary transfer service from Nässjö to Virserum, please ensure that your chosen train arrives at Nässjö at one of the times listed in the application form.
If you are unsure of your travel options, please do not hesitate to contact us!

Please note the PDF form works best when using Adobe Reader version 8 or newer. Download Adobe Reader for free at http://get.adobe.com/reader/ The latest information on WOOD 2010, please!

WOOD 2010
Newsletter No 4
WOOD 2010 November 2009
Newsletter No 8
Newsletter No 9

Newsletter No 1/2010

Newsletter No 2/2010

Newsletter No 3/2010

tillbaka