The paper is related to the cultural and environmental heritage, and also to the ways in which World heritages are interpreted in terms of time, space and aesthetic aspects.The theoretical framework is related to Paul Ricoeur’s hermeneutical way to reconstruct history and was used in my dissertation (2007). "Operation de configuration" is the term for a three level interpretation of the historical material, which leads to a re-description (Ricoeur 1984; 2005). The theory is based on the narrative and in this case the Musical salon in Falun as a narrative.The project is established at Luleå University of Technology and I also want it to be a part of the World heritage in Falun.The aim of the project is to examine the music salons as a part of the mining community. The study was introduced in spring 2009 and was directed to the musical salon at Grycksbo residential outside Falun. The proprietor Johan Henrik Munktell was connected to the early Uppsala-salons and his own salon included an economical, political and cultural elite.In his youth he was sent to the continent for two years. The purpose was to study the industrial way of producing paper for the progress of the paper mill in Grycksbo.J. H Munktell was a talented piano player and in Berlin he was introduced in several salons of great importance. Most interesting for this project is his acquaintance with the Mendelssohns and his friendship with Felix Mendelssohn. Inspired by F. Mendelssohn he started Falu music society in 1843.The project is based on Johan Henrik Munktells foreign travels. The source material is built on a letter collection from J.H Munktell to his father J.J Munktell in 1828-30. The letters can be looked at as a unique historical material which places the salons of Falun in a continental context of culture and industrial pretensions.