Cultural Centre Valve

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Cultural Centre Valve
Kulttuuritalo Valve
Valve Oulu 20131221.JPG
Former namesNuKu
General information
TypeCultural center
AddressHallituskatu 7
Town or cityOulu
CountryFinland
Coordinates 65°00′51″N025°28′14″E / 65.01417°N 25.47056°E / 65.01417; 25.47056 Coordinates: 65°00′51″N025°28′14″E / 65.01417°N 25.47056°E / 65.01417; 25.47056
Construction started1883
Completed1884
Renovated1894
OwnerCity of Oulu
Technical details
Floor area3,500 m2 (38,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectJohan Lybeck
Renovating team
ArchitectGrahn, Hedman & Wasastjerna
Website
www.kulttuurivalve.fi
References
[1] [2]

Cultural Centre Valve is a cultural center in the Pokkinen neighbourhood in Oulu, Finland.

A cultural center or cultural centre is an organization, building or complex that promotes culture and arts. Cultural centers can be neighborhood community arts organizations, private facilities, government-sponsored, or activist-run.

Pokkinen District of Oulu in Finland

Pokkinen is a district of the city centre area of Oulu, Finland. Together with districts of Vaara and Vanhatulli, Pokkinen forms the central business district of Oulu. It is bounded by the estuary of the Oulujoki river to the west, the Koskikeskus and Myllytulli districts to the north, the Vaara district to the east and the Vanhatulli district to the south.

Oulu City in North Ostrobothnia, Finland

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The cultural center provides spaces for variety of cultural activities. There are two theatre stages, a cinema, galleries, workshops and other spaces in the building. The Valve has got the second largest film library in Finland. [1] The film library [3] as well as the cinema Studio are operated by the Oulu Film Centre. [4] Northern Photographic Centre has got its office and galleries in the cultural center. [5]


The Oulu Film Centre is a Finnish cultural organization, founded on 1973. Its mission is to advance knowledge of film culture, history and research. They have many means to do that. For example they consult and advice, rent 16mm films and screen films in their film theatre called Studio. They have also library/archive which consists of press cuttings, posters, volumes and varying numbers of issues and volumes of periodicals. The film library and archives of the film centre are the second largest in Finland. The National Visual Archive is the biggest one. They also arrange seminars and other meetings.

History of the building

The Great Oulu Fire of 1882 destroyed the building located on the lot of the cultural center. A tradesman K.J. Granberg built the first two floors of the building after the fire in 1883–1884 according to the plans by architect Johan Lybeck. The city of Oulu bought the building after Granberg was declared bankrupt. The city hired the architect office Grahn, Hedman & Wasastjerna to plan an expansion of the building to be the new city hall. The building was widened and raised with one floor in 1893–1894. In addition to the municipal offices the building also hosted the Trade and Industry school of Oulu and the police station. In the 1950s prison cells were built near the building and from 1953 the building was entirely turned into police station. [2]

The police station was relocated in the 1980s. The building was renovated as a youth and cultural center called NuKu by the city of Oulu in 1987–1989. The prison cells were replaced with a new modern building in 1992. In 2007 the youth activities moved into the nearby buildings, and the center was renamed to Valve. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Spaces and Facilities at the Cultural Centre Valve". City of Oulu. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  2. 1 2 3 Kovalainen, Pasi; Passoja, Brita; Turpeinen, Juhani (2008). Viisikanta - Hyvää rakennussuojelua (in Finnish). Rakennustieto Oy. pp. 105–106. ISBN   978-951-682-899-5.
  3. ↑ "Library". Oulu Film Centre. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  4. ↑ "Operations". Oulu Film Centre. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  5. ↑ "Association". Northern Photographic Centre. Retrieved 2014-09-30.

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