Det Akademiske Kvarter (eng. The Academic Quarter), more commonly known as Kvarteret, is a student house in Bergen, Norway. The house is run by about 400 volunteer students. Kvarteret hosts a huge number of happenings each year, ranging from juggling

Juggling

Juggling is a skill involving moving objects for entertainment or sport. The most recognizable form of juggling is toss juggling, in which the juggler throws objects up to catch and toss up again. This may be one object or many objects, at the same time with one or many hands. Jugglers often refer...

 shows to concerts. In addition to hosting cultural events it offers the volunteers experience as sound technicians, bartenders, photographers and system administrators to mention a few. The students who work here primarily come from the University of Bergen

University of Bergen

The University of Bergen is located in Bergen, Norway. Although founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place at Bergen Museum as far back as 1825. The university today serves more than 14,500 students...

 but also from Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH)

NHH

The Norwegian School of Economics or NHH is a public business school situated in Bergen, Norway. Opened in 1936 by King Haakon VII, it is Norway's oldest business school and has since its foundation been the leading Norwegian teaching and research institution in the fields of economics and...

(Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration) and Høgskolen i Bergen (Bergen University College).

Kvarteret just opened after a 3 years closure while expanding.

History

Kvarteret has an old exterior, but the interior is roughly 10 years old. It is situated in the very centre of Bergen, within walking distance of both the main shopping areas and the University of Bergen. The house was formerly the property of the University, but was given over to the students to be the cultural centre of student activities in Bergen in 1995. At that time, the house's interior was completely rehabilitated. There are now several pubs, a small café, one large auditorium, once consert hall and several smaller rooms.

Affiliates

Though Kvarteret hosts a vast amount of cultural events, none of them are actually organized by Kvarteret itself. Numerous organizations use the building for their cultural activities. These include, but are not limited to ASF, RF, Samfunnet and Immaturus (student theatre), and the movie club Filmklubben.

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