NIENDE APRIL
2027

A day for insight, reflection and updated understanding.

Democracy under pressure!

On April 9th every year, Mjøsvasen marks the events of 1940. It takes place in Hamar Theater and this year's event is titled: Democracy Under Pressure!

We have invited national and local resources and put together four events. 1: Business. 2: School. 3: The cultural and historically conscious. 4: The committed and socially conscious.

In Hamar, our democracy was put under the most pressure - both from outside and from within. In a crisis, leadership is needed. Who are you? What would you do? Who would you follow? Do you have trust?

PROGRAM - April 9, 2026

LUNCH SEMINAR

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Hamar Theatre

Mjøsvasen and the Hamar region business forum

MANAGEMENT UNDER PRESSURE

Professional seminar for members of HRNF. Former General Robert Mood. Former regional manager Sparebank1 Kjell Inge Bækken. Gjermund Rognved - specialist in emergency preparedness. Cultural educator Lage Thune Myrberget. Associate professor and author Kristian Olstad Walberg. + TBA.

PERFORMANCE

12:30 - 15:00

The theater hall
Mjøsvasen and StoryPhone

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PART 1: DEMOCRACY UNDER PRESSURE

In part one of this year's performance, Lage Thune Myrberget leads you through the dramatic events of April 9, 1940. Per Erik Olsen, Robert Mood, Hege Duckert and Kristian Olstad Walberg are guests.

PART 2: HAMAR THROUGH THE WAR
We give you a unique presentation of the material from Kristian Walberg's upcoming book about the war years in Hamar. New images and stories are presented for the first time.

LIVE POD

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Hamar Theatre
The Mjøs Vase

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THEN - AND NOW!

What happened in 1935 - 1940? And what has happened 2021 - 2026?

Lage Thune Myrberget and Kristian Olstad Walberg will, in conversation with Julie Wilhelmsen (NUPI), Robert Mood (defense), Jens Olai Jenssen (former editor of Oppland Arbeiderblad) and Per Erik Olsen (author and historian), shed light on the events leading up to 1940 and where we stand today.

Guests 2026

Defense. Research. History. Politics

At our three events throughout the day, you will meet a collection of professionals who, in various ways, shed light on Norway's history and our own contemporary times.

Former general

Robert Mood

Former general and social commentator

Robert is with us all day.

Researcher NUPI

Julie Wilhelmsen

Influence and propaganda in Eastern Europe.

Julie is with us on the LIVE podcast

Author

Hege Duckert

Author and specialist on Eva Kløvstad

Hege is with us at the performance.

Historian and author

Kjell Erik Olsen

Military history specialist, author and lecturer.

Per Erik is with us all day

Lecturer and author

Kristian Olstad Walberg

Author of the book about the war in Hamar and lecturer at Wang.

Kristian is with us all day

Cultural educator and podcaster

Create Thune Myrberget

Cultural educator, author and project manager

Lage is with us all day

Artistic team

The performance consists of a series of events throughout a dramatic day. To jump in time, we have a script and some actors who retell events. At the same time, several guests shed light on reflections and shed light on the responsibility that individuals were thrown into. Our democracy that was put under pressure!