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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Rock Art of Alta' has mentioned 'Museum' in the following places:
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In April 2014 the World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta museum launched the website altarockart.no, a digital archive containing pictures of the rock art of Alta. | WIKI |
Contents 1 Cultural and historical background 2 Discovery and restoration 3 World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta Museum 4 Imagery and interpretations 4.1 Animals 4.1.1 Bears 4.2 Hunting and fishing scenes 4.3 Scenes of mundane life and scenes of rituals 4.4 Geometric symbols 5 See also 6 References 7 Other sources 8 External links | WIKI |
Alta's rock carvings were probably made using quartzite chisels that were probably driven by hammers made from some harder rocks; probable examples of chisels have been found throughout the area and are on display in Alta Museum. | WIKI |
A system of wooden walkways totaling about 3 kilometres was constructed in the Jiepmaluokta area during the second half of the 1980s, and Alta's museum was moved from its previous location in the town centre to the site of the rock carvings in 1991. | WIKI |
Although several other sites around Alta are known and new carvings are constantly discovered, only the Hjemmeluft locality is part of the official tour of the museum. | WIKI |
Museum building to the left, the carvings are along the walkpaths between the museum and the beach. | WIKI |
World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta Museum[edit] | WIKI |
World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta Museum features a display of objects found in the area thought to be related to the culture that created the carvings, a photographic documentation of the carvings, and displays on Sami culture, the phenomenon of Aurora Borealis and the area's history of slate mining. | WIKI |
The museum received the European Museum of the Year Award in 1993. | WIKI |
A cooperation group for the World Heritage property was established in 1998 with members from all administrative levels, the University of Tromsxc3xb8, Alta Museum and the Sxc3xa1mi Parliament in Norway. | UNESCO |
The day-to-day management is performed by Alta Museum in keeping with the outlines and principles of the Management Plan, which is revised at regular intervals. | UNESCO |