How can a 200-year-old painting say something about today’s environmental challenges?
A new research project at the National Museum funded by the explores the work of the artist Thomas Fearnley from an eco-critical perspective.
Topics: Architecture
Norway's National Museum presents its 2025 exhibition programme
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design 2025 exhibition programme includes an exhibition about the gothic influences on modern artist like Edvard Munch and Vincent van Gogh, solo presentations of artists A K Dolven and Anawana Haloba, and a survey of the New Nordic Cuisine movement and its connections with architecture, crafts, design, and art in the past two decades.
The National Museum of Norway announces bold new partnership, championing cutting-edge performance art in the region and beyond
The Norwegian National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design is delighted to announce a bold new partnership with prominent collector Lise M. Stolt-Nielsen and her children to present a dynamic decade-long performance programme, titled What is performance?
Anna-Eva Bergman's monumental paintings in new exhibition at the National Museum
The exhibition "Becoming Anna-Eva Bergman at the National Museum in Oslo, Norway, shows paintings by the Norwegian artist Anna-Eva Bergman (1909–1987) from the years 1950–75. During this period, Bergman developed a new idiom and gained international acclaim, marking a significant chapter in Norwegian art history.
Mark Rothko exhibition opens at the National Museum in Oslo
The first major Mark Rothko exhibition in the Nordic region shows a less familiar side of Rothko’s production: Paintings on paper.
Mark Rothko. Paintings on Paper
The National Museum, Light Hall
Oslo, Norway
16 May–22 September 2024
Press preview: Monday 13 May, 11.00–13.00
To attend, please write to mari.arntzen@nasjonalmuseet.no by 12.00 on Friday 10 May.
The
Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord: The Norwegian National Ballet in the National Museum
The iconic painting Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord is brought to life as a ballet in the Light Hall at the National Museum.
The textile artist Frida Hansen is the subject of the first of four university scholarships funded via the National Museum’s collaboration agreement with the Fredriksen Family Art Company (FFAC)
Frida Hansen (1855–1931) was a pioneer in Norwegian and European textile art and a major force behind the Norwegian textile renaissance of the 1890s. She is also celebrated for having developed the “transparency technique”, which involves an alternation between dense and translucent areas in a tapestry.
In her doctoral project “Frida Hansen: Weaver, Gardener, Artist, Woman”, Lexow will expl
Exhibition programme 2024
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Norway is pleased to announce its 2024 exhibition programme. The programme includes presentations of Britta Marakatt-Labba, Mark Rothko, Anna-Eva Bergman, and Wassily Kandinsky, as well as an exhibition about 19th-century Norwegian architecture.
New exhibition at the National Museum of Norway shows architectural drawings after the financial crisis
The exhibition "Hand and Machine. Architectural drawings" at Norway's National Museum showcases drawings by architects from 2008 to 2023.
Major exhibition presents the work of pioneering Norwegian painter Harriet Backer
The National Museum, Oslo and Kode Bergen Art Museum are pleased to present a major exhibition, accompanied by a publication, tracing the life and work of pioneering Norwegian painter Harriet Backer.
Le prix « Houen » 2023 décerné à trois lauréats
Mercredi 20 septembre 2023, trois instances ont reçu le prix du fonds Houen : l’Hôtel de ville d’Oslo, la société danoise « Vandkunsten » pour la conception du quartier Bjørvika à Oslo, et le Centre International de l’Art Pariétal, à Montignac, France.
Le prix du fonds Houen, l’une des principales distinctions norvégiennes dans le domaine de l’architecture et de la construction, est le fruit d’
"Oltre Terra. Why Wool Matters" by Formafantasma opens at the National Museum in Oslo
In the exhibition “Oltre Terra. Why Wool Matters” at Norway's National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design the multidisciplinary design studio Formafantasma investigates the history, ecology and global dynamics of the extraction and production of wool.
New exhibition puts Louise Bourgeois in dialogue with around 50 other artists
This major exhibition puts the work of Lousie Bourgeois in dialogue with artists like Edvard Munch, Marie Laurencin, Pablo Picasso, Senga Nengudi and Nan Goldin.
Carroll Dunham's graphic works at Norway's National Museum
The American artist Carroll Dunham is known internationally for his paintings, drawings, and prints. A new exhibition at Norway’s National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design shows a selection of his print portfolios from the mid-1980s up until today.
2023 exhibition programme at Norway's National Museum
The exhibition programme at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design includes major presentations of Louise Bourgeois, Anna-Eva Bergman and Harriet Backer, Formafantasma's exploration of the intertwined history of humans and sheep, drawings by Bruegel and Rubens, and a survey of contemporary craft.
International Library of Fashion Research opens at the National Museum in Oslo on 1 December
The International Library of Fashion Research has an ambition of becoming the world’s largest and most comprehensive repository of fashion publications and other documentation connected to the fashion industry. The library is open and accessible to everyone.
Climate activists targeting Edvard Munchs iconic The Scream at the National Museum in Oslo
On Friday morning, climate activists attempted to glue themselves to the frame of The Scream(1893) in the Munch room, at the National Museum in Oslo.
The activists were immediately taken care of by the museum guards. The police were informed, and the activists were apprehended.
Edvard Munch’s world-famous painting The Scream was not harmed in the attack. There were about twenty museum guest
Grayson Perry: One of the UK’s most renowned contemporary artists will be presented in his full range to a Norwegian audience
Grayson Perry’s first-ever solo exhibition in Norway opens on the 11th of November. The exhibition will allow visitors to become better acquainted with one of the UK’s most celebrated and internationally acclaimed artists
“Grayson Perry. Fitting In and Standing Out”
The National Museum, the Light Hall
11 November 2022–23 March 2023
Press preview: Tuesday, 8 November, 11:00
Artist G
LAURE PROUVOST TO PRESENT INAUGURAL COMMISSION FOR LIGHT HALL IN NORWAY’S NEW NATIONAL MUSEUM
Laure Prouvost, winner of the 2013 Turner Prize, presents the first site-specific installation for the Light Hall in Norway’s new National Museum. For this exhibition she has created a universe of contrasts.
Laure Prouvost – Above Front Tears Oui Float
5 November 2022–12 February 2023
The National Museum, Light Hall, Oslo, Norway.
Press viewing will be held November 2 at 12:00. Artist
Rare Artemisia Gentileschi painting acquired for Norway's National Museum
Rare painting by Artemisia Gentileschi now on display at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo.
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