Evening at Oscarsborg Fortress located to the left Just a short ferry ride from Oslo, you can experience the spectacular open-air opera “Elskovsdrikken” (The Elixir of Love) by Gaetano Donizetti at the bygone Oscarsborg Fortress. In brief, the opera is… Read More ›
Eastern Norway
The Controversial Ekeberg Park aka The ‘Female Park’
Have you ever dreamed of walking around in a park full of beautiful and lightly dressed women? From September 2013, you can explore over 80 delightful sculptures inside the ‘Female Park’ in Oslo. You may thank real-estate investor and art… Read More ›
Norwegians Love Classic American Cars
American Car Club of Norway (ACCN) is a member organization for classic American car fans. The association has over 90 affiliated local clubs and more than 16,500 enthusiastic members who have made their hobby into a lifestyle and way of… Read More ›
The OYA Festival 2013 Opens Today!
Norway’s most popular music festival starts today: The OYA Festival (Øyafestivalen) held in the historic Medieval Park in downtown Oslo. This will be the last time the festival is held in the park due to construction work in the city… Read More ›
Inspiring Exhibition with Norwegian Knitting Traditions
Layers of wool, knitted corsets, and advanced, sculptural dresses: This is how foreign design students have interpreted Norwegian fashion through history. ESMOD Fashion School in Oslo has recently collected the best knitted artworks in the exhibition Norwegian Spirit. Over 1000… Read More ›
“Livsløp” – Lifecourse Exhibition at the Oslo City Museum
The exhibition Lifecourse follows 22 residents from Paulus nursing home in Grünerløkka, Oslo. The nursing home is renowned for its creative atmosphere, and their goal is to provide cultural experiences and activities that suit each of their residents. (article continues… Read More ›
Lambda! New Munch Museum in Oslo!
Today, after a long waiting period a final decision has been made: The new Munch Museum – “Lambda” – will be built as originally planned in Bjørvika in Oslo. Munch-enthusiasts and Oslo citizens should celebrate this historical event by drinking… Read More ›
The Tom Waits Run: The Most Beautiful Adventure of the Year
First, to make things clear: The Tom Waits Run has nothing to do with Olympic marathon winner and World Champion Grete Waitz, even though she is still in our memories. This run is of a totally different caliber. Participants in… Read More ›
Oslo’s New Neighborhood by the Fjord
Bjørvika 2016 as seen from the air (Illustration by The Norwegian Public Roads Administration / Via Nova) Earlier it was a freeway and a closed container terminal. Now it is a huge construction site. But in three years from now,… Read More ›
Oslo Vegetarian Festival 2013
Are you in the Oslo area around May 4th? Then there is no reason not to stop by DogA (Norwegian Design and Architecture Centre) in downtown Oslo where this year’s Vegetarian Festival is arranged. Here you can experience a delicious… Read More ›