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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

Illustration by Helen & Hard

The Nordic Pavilion will be transformed into an experimental cohousing project for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale.

At the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021, the Nordic Pavilion will transform into a full scale cohousing project. With the exhibition What We Share. A model for cohousing, Norwegian architects Helen & Hard supported by a curatorial team from National Museum of Norway will present a framework for building communities based on participation and sharing.

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The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design

The National Museum holds, preserves, exhibits, and promotes public knowledge about, Norway's most extensive collections of art, architecture and design.

The National Museum of Norway

Pb. 7014 St. Olavs plass
N-0130 NORWAY Oslo
Norway

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