Our story and thoughts

Utoopia No. 9 is a foundation that aims to create a brand new environment at the Kõrgessaare artificial silk factory to offer a new venue for a variety of cultural events. Cultural events are further divided into musical, cinema, theatrical, art, sport or educational events that can be short or long-term, or even permanent. There will also be space for the UNESCO Western Estonia islands biosphere region guest centre as well as an exhibition. When talking about creating an environment, we are referring to the reconstruction of the compound, renovation of the buildings, construction of infrastructure and parking facilities, as well as making the area user-friendly for organisers and guests alike. The compound has approximately 10,000 sq. m of indoor area that will be provided with the necessary quantity of electricity, water, toilets, pop-up cafes in addition to other equipment, such as sound and light equipment necessary for events. NGO Viscosa Kultuuritehas will be in charge of planning and organising events.

History

Silk factory

Talking about the history of this part of Hiiumaa, Kõrgessaare was first mentioned in 1532. Not much time had passed until a small manor was built and then gradually expanded.
1624. A harbour was built in 1624, and before long a regular maritime link with Sweden was established In the ensuing centuries, the manor had frequently changed owners. Historians claim that the grand building was owned by families such as De la Gardie, Stenbock, Ungern-Stenberg, Stackelberg, and Bodarevskaja.
In 1912, the Saint-Petersburg-based company AS Viscosa bought a part of the manor’s land. The company built an artificial silk factory, based on funding from Belgium, France, and England. However, times were tough. Only one trial batch had been produced before the First World War began.
Though the factory building stood silent in the following decades, the name Viscosa started to live its own life. Despite maps of the village still officially naming the area Kõrgessaare, the coastal area was now known as Viskoosa among the locals.

Fish factory

1952. A fish factory was established on the grounds of the old artificial silk factory in 1952, which in 1984 became a canning factory for the collective fishing farm “Hiiu Kalur”. In its golden age, the fish factory employed several hundred people. The first product made by the factory were the “Tallinn sprats”. The first batch of canned food was ready on 17 June 1961. . juunil. These were cans of fried Baltic herring in tomato sauce. Thanks to the tireless work of the employees, people were able to enjoy eel, mackerel, pike, bream, ide, scad, and other canned fish. Not to mention sprats!
The southwestern wing of the U-shaped compound was the Kõrgessaare workshop of the Tallinn Meat and Canning Factory, which was in operation until the early 1990s.
Grand plans were made, for example, to open a kefir spa but the plans have not progressed beyond initial demolition stages.
To conclude this, it is possible to say that the factory is a true industrial pearl that blends well with the surrounding environment. The more you know about the factory, the more questions you will have. One thing is clear – this is where our story begins.

Future events

Event archive

Viscosa Live: Jarek Kasar

2023-08-10 20:30
Jarek Kasar on mitmekülgne muusik, laulja, helilooja ning osav sõnadeseadja. Sel aastal täitub 20 aastat tema suurepärase debüütalbumi “Ühendatud inimesed” ilmumisest ning selle aja jooksul on Jarek meie muusikamaailma väga sügava jälje jätnud. Tema kontserdid on alati kaasahaaravad, heas mõttes kiiksuga ning pakuvad suurepärase elamuse.

Viscosa Live: Jaagup Kreem, Taavi Langi ja Tiit Kikas – Juhan Viidingu laulud

2023-08-03 20:30
Juhan Viidingu laulud on Jaagupit saatnud juba varasest lapsepõlvest peale ning koos Tiit Kikase ning Taavi Langiga on välja antud kaks albumit – “Eluaeg olen tahtnud õue” ning mõned aastad hiljem “Osa 2”. Kui originaalis laulis Juhan Viiding neid lugusid vaid klaverisaatega, siis nii plaatidel kui ka kontserdil kõlavad lisaks Jaagupi ja Taavi kitarridele veel ka Tiit Kikase poolt mängitud viiul, flööt, kannel, mandoliin, kalimba, parmupill, melodica ning veel mitmed muud instrumendid. Juhan Viidingu laule kuuleb Viscosa Kultuuritehases 3. augusti õhtul.

Viscosa Live: Kadri Voorand ja Mihkel Mälgand

2023-07-27 20:30
Teie ette astub Kadri Voorand koos armastatud Mihkel Mälgandiga. Sel õhtul kuulete Voorandi parimaid palasid, millest lõviosa moodustab materjal uuelt albumilt, mille küpsetamine neil tundidel just käib. Muusika on Voorandilikult ehe, päriseluline ja tunneteküllane. Kõlama saavad heakõlalised laulud, mida saadab vabalennuline esitus, duo hästitunnetatud kokkumäng ning mõnusat õhulisust lisavad elektroonilised efektid. Stiililisi piire endale ei seata, kokku sulatatakse popi, folgi, jazzi ja isegi roki elemente. Esile pääsevad emotsioon ja omapärased tekstid.

Viscosa Live: Rita Ray ja Johannes Laas

2023-07-26 20:30
Sinisilmset souli, klassikalist r’n’b-d ja vanakooli diskot viljelev Rita Ray on Põlvast pärit lauljatar ja helilooja. Soulitar sulatab oma fantastilise häälega kõik südamed ning on äärmiselt hea meel, et saame teda koos Johannes Laasiga sel suvel ka Viscosa Kultuuritehases kuulata.

Viscosa Live: Robert Linna ja Marten Kuningas

2023-07-20 20:30
Sõbrad Robert Linna (Elephants From Neptune, Lexsoul Dancemachine) ja Marten Kuningas (Miljardid) jõuavad sel suvel ka Viscosa Kultuuritehasesse esinema. Kontserdil kõlab nende mõlema eestikeelne looming, sekka mõningad hinge pugenud igihaljad klassikud muusikute lemmikartistidelt. Tule kuula, mis juhtub, kui nende teed ristuvad!

Team

Marco Pärtel

+372 56981765
partel.marco@gmail.com

Triinu Rannast

+372 56452496
triinurannast@gmail.com

Anne-Liis Salu

Info@liislusmagi.ee

Meeli Seermaa

+372 5093887
viscosa.event@gmail.com

Contact information

VISCOSA KULTUURITEHAS MTÜ​

Tööstuse tee 19, 92201 Kõrgessaare alevik, Hiiumaa vald​