Hanne Strager - Speaker

The Whale: Creating a Sustainable Attraction with Global Impact

Director of Exhibitions and Visitor Experience at The Whale

Abstract

As a new non-profit organization “The Whale” seeks to become a new educational destination attraction on the remote arctic peninsula of Andenes Norway with a global impact. A stunning building designed by Dorte Mandrup Architects of Copenhagen is conceived in harmony with the site perched on the edge of the arctic continental shelf - a fertile ocean feeding ground where countless whales have congregated for millennia. The design team of Ralph Appelbaum Associates and Hanne Strager (founder and exhibition project manager) will discuss how we are working with the local community, scientists, historians, multimedia designers (Tamschick Media+Space) and artists to design this unique attraction with the global ambition of inspiring empathy and to promote ocean awareness and conservation.

Hanne Strager, Director of Exhibitions, The Whale 

Hanne Strager is a Danish biologist, whale researcher and author. She co-founded the Andenes Whale Centre in Norway and has led numerous scientific and film expeditions to Northern Norway to study whales. She has served as Director of Exhibitions at the Natural History Museum of Denmark and is one of the key initiators of The Whale, a new museum in Norway set to begin construction in Andenes in 2025.

🎟 Join us at CTA Amsterdam 2025 to explore how The Whale is setting a new benchmark for education, conservation, and storytelling.
📅 17-19 June, 2025