Tag: museums
Munch’s ‘Madonna’ revealed sketching
A new infrared examination of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch's famed Madonna has revealed how Munch did some sketching on the canvas before he started...
Viking ships sail out of public view
Norway's famed Viking Ships Museum was closing its doors on Thursday, and won't reopen until a new "Museum of the Viking Age" emerges in...
National Museum set to finally reopen
Norway's new consolidated National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design will finally open its doors on June 11, 2022, after repeated delays and snafus....
Billionaire art patron laid to rest
Tributes have been rolling in for weeks after Hans Rasmus Astrup, the shipping billionaire best known for being one of the world's leading art...
National Museum bought Gude painting
Norway's National Museum has emerged as the buyer of a rare and spectacular landscape painting by Norwegian artist Hans Fredrik Gude. The price set...
‘Sinnataggen’ back in place
Norway's cherished statue of an angry little boy called "Sinnataggen" is back in its place in the Vigelands Park section of Oslo's Frogner Park....
New ‘MUNCH’ ready to receive its art
The long-awaited moving process from Oslo's old Munch Museum to the brand-new museum simply called "MUNCH" is about to get underway. After lengthy delays,...
Famed sculpture vandalized again
Someone has tried once again to saw through the ankle of Norway's iconic bronze sculpture of an angry little boy in Oslo's Frogner Park....
Munch gave museum some welcome PR
Norwegian painter Edvard Munch and his most famous work The Scream provided some welcome publicity for Oslo's new but still-unopened National Museum last week....
Historic home finally gets some help
The elaborate and historic home of Norway's famed violinist Ole Bull has been suffering from a lack of serious maintenance for years. Finally, after...
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