Notodden Presents City’s Symbol for Blues – Microphone

Notodden has a new statue in the main roundabout of the city – Microphone. It should remind citizens and tourists about the city’s cultural identity of blues. The microphone symbol has been used as a logo during 20 years in Notodden’s blues festivals. Now it will also be a linking sign to the new city project – The House of Books and Blues.
The monument is a collaborative project in which several people and agencies have worked together. Financially project was supported by DNB Nord bank and the production of sculpture is carried out locally by Nopro AS.

Notodden city is known as the biggest blues city in Europe.