The colorful mural by Norwegian artist Per Krogh features prominently in the UN Security Council chamber. It depicts a phoenix rising from its ashes, as a symbol of the world being rebuilt after the Second World War. (Photo: UN Photo/DN)… Read More ›
(Photo: Ella & Pitr / VG) According to experts, it is “the world’s largest figurative mural”. In just four days, artist duo Ella & Pitr painted “Lilith and Olaf”. “If you happen to be traveling by plane over the Norwegian… Read More ›
In Latin: «LAURENSIUS CELVI ANUS PETRI» is carved on the Nidaros Cathedral. (Photo: Asbjørn Svarstad/Dagbladet) Trondheim historian reveals Norway’s oldest “gay graffiti” on the Nidaros Cathedral. – Look! Here it is, laughs historian Terje Bratberg while pointing at a carved inscription… Read More ›
Childhood hero: Kjetil Nordin spent six years crocheting Super Mario Bros 3. (Photo: Kjetil Nordin / NRK) NRK: Kjetil Nordin (31) is finally done. He has spent 800 hours and hundred balls of yarn crocheting the world of his childhood… Read More ›
Gerhard Munthe, “Helhesten”, 1892. (Photo: The National Gallery) The exhibition is the first to establish a dialogue between Norwegian and Finnish art. Historical and political parallels make the juxtaposition of turn-of-the-century art from Norway and Finland a pertinent theme. Cultural… Read More ›
Norway – the Land of the Midnight Sun, for NSB by Torolf Holmboe, 1905. (Photo: National Library of Norway) The first poster that presented Norway as a tourist destination came in 1905, the same year as the dissolution of the… Read More ›
Will this huge bull moose increase traffic safety? (Photo illustration: Linda Bakke) There are thousands of moose in Stor-Elvdal municipality in the Østerdalen valley and no attractions when driving through the dark, monotone forests. What is more natural than to… Read More ›
Angels, 1955. (Artist: Harald Damslett) Tomorrow is December 1 and there are only twenty four days left until Christmas Eve. What about sending a handwritten greeting to family and friends to get you and them into the Spirit of… Read More ›
Trollfjord, Northern Norway. (Photo: Thomasz Furmanek/ Instagram) In his spare time, Thomasz Furmanek loves to explore nature from the kayak – and with nearly 30,000 followers on Instagram, his photographs fascinate people from all over the world. – What I… Read More ›
(Photo: Jakob Granqvist/ Nordica Photography) Sirena from Texas and Eric from Germany met in Argentina, and married in Lofoten this autumn. Is there a more beautiful and romantic place on the planet? When American Sirena LaBurn from Texas met German… Read More ›
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