(Photo: Ingolf Kristnasen) Thanks to a frozen fish shoal, Ingolf Kristiansen from Lovund in Nordland will be among the audience at Sir Elton John’s concert in Oslo on November 15. The tickets he has received from the popular artist himself…. Read More ›
Art
Norway’s First Donald Duck Comic Book Sold for 18,560 Dollars
This is the first edition of Donald Duck & Co. in Norway. (Photo: Skanfil Auksjoner) The first edition of Donald Duck & Co. published in Norway was sold in December 1948 and did cost 50 øre (8 cents). This… Read More ›
Get Ready for Norwegian Beach (p)Art(y)
Spectacular: The Sandhorn Island is perhaps one of the most untouched places in Norway. (Photo: Marte Antonsen / Big Picture) The art project SALT, located on the Sandhorn Island in Gildeskål, Northern Norway, has become a hit among several international… Read More ›
Viking Age Art Styles
Timeline -Viking Age Art Styles (Graph: Stafan Bollmann / ThorNews) Researchers believe that the Vikings most likely wore tattoos and that they adorned their bodies with the same patterns and motifs used on weapons, jewelry and other items. Numerous discoveries… Read More ›
The Blind Photographer
Axel Røthe and in the background his assistant, Edvard Nyløvold – People who can see take pictures of what they see. Since I cannot see, I don’t know what I am photographing, says seventeen years old Axel Røthe. He got… Read More ›
Unique Swan Lake at The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet – A Must-See
Camilla Spidsøe as The White Swan and Melissa Hough as The Black Swan Swan Lake is one of the world’s most famous ballets. It premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in 1877, to the music by Tchaikovsky. What many… Read More ›
Oslo Open Art Festival 26-27 April
On Saturday and Sunday 26 and 27 April, Oslo Open 2014 is arranged. Between 12.00 pm and 6.00 pm you can participate and visit many different venues for free. 410 artists, open studios, concerts, performances, seminars, guided tours, crafts, BOO!… Read More ›
Recreates Oslo in Miniature
From their extensive archives, the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design found a unique 1930’s model of Oslo. The 356 square feet large capital was created by architect Harald Hals, and is now like a big puzzle waiting to be completed…. Read More ›
Exhibition: “National Montages – Norwegian Photographs Trough 200 Years”
Would you like to learn more about Norwegian history and experience the media technological development from 1814 until today? On 30 January, the National Library of Norway opened “National montages – Norwegian photographs trough 200 years” in Oslo. This year,… Read More ›
Oslo’s Oldest Photography
– This is the finest photographic jewel we have in our collection, and perhaps also in an national context. The photograph shows the city of Kristiania (today Oslo), says Wlodek Witek, curator of photography at the National Library. They believe… Read More ›