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Anna-Eva Bergman, «N°11-1968 Grand rond», 1968 © Fondation Hartung Bergman/BONO

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, Untitled, 1958, private collection © 2023 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / BONO

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.

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Director Ingrid Røynesdal in conversation with Adine Lexow at the National Museums studio for textile conservation.

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

“Britta Marakatt-Labba (born 1951). Portrait of Honour 2022” © Marja Helander. Photo: Marja Helander

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.

Lascaux IV: Centre International de l´art pariétal. Photo: Jean-François Tremeg

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’

Carroll Dunham, "Places and Things (#4)" (cropped), The Grenfell Press, 1992 © Dunham, Carroll/BONO Photo: Nasjonalmuseet / Andreas Harvik

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.

Harriet Backer, "Christening in Tanum Church", 1892 Photo: National Museum / Børre Høstland

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.

Climate activists targeting Edvard Munchs iconic The Scream at the National Museum in Oslo

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: 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
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In the video installations, we meet Grandma who has fulfilled her dream, to soar in the air like a bird. (Laure Prouvost, Untitled (Above Front Tears Oui Float), 2022. © Laure Prouvost/BONO, 2022. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Alex Kachkaev).

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

The Drawbridge, Carceri d´invenzione VII / Imaginary Prisons VII (1761) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi.

A new exhibition traces the influence of 18th-century artist Piranesi

What do the Star Wars city of Coruscant, the architect Le Corbusier and the artist Robert Delaunay have in common? They were all inspired by the Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778). On 9 September, the exhibition ‘Piranesi and the Modern’ will open at the National Museum in Oslo.

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