Looking toward 2026, don’t expect a single breakthrough for museums and heritage institutions. Instead, there will be a set of pressures that will shape how decisions get made and how people work in a world that feels a little less predictable each year.

Bev/Art has embarked on a research journey with the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning or NIKU). Our mission? To unravel the mysteries of two medieval churches, Kinn and Andebu, by investigating the impact of challenging indoor climates on their priceless cultural artifacts.