Tag: museums

Oslo’s developing waterfront, in a photo collage

Oslo has been undergoing massive waterfront redevelopment for years, and for better or worse. Some argue the city is being walled in with large...

Bogstad Gård… farm or palace?

MUSEUM GUIDE: Norway’s capital is full of museums, and they’re often in the news. We’re following that news, and aim to focus regularly on...

Munch battle not over

It's enough to make fans of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch scream in frustration. A political battle over where to place a new museum in...

Viking ship not just ceremonial

For years, it was widely believed that the ancient Tune ship on display at the Viking Ships Museum in Oslo was used mainly as...

New ‘Kon-Tiki’ film unveils cast

UPDATED: Work on a new film about legendary Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl is moving into high gear, 60 years after the first Kon-Tiki film...

New bridge to unite old and new

A bold new pedestrian bridge over the vast expanse of railroad tracks at Oslo's Central Station opened over the weekend, to literally bridge the...

One Chinese exhibit in Norway

MUSEUM GUIDE: Norway’s capital is full of museums, and they’re often in the news. We’re following that news, and aim to focus regularly on...

If you liked “Night at the Museum”…

MUSEUM GUIDE: Norway’s capital is full of museums, and they’re often in the news. We’re following that news, and aim to focus regularly on...

Munch Museum’s future uncertain

Norway's directorate for cultural heritage (Riksantikvar) has blocked plans, at least temporarily, to build a new Munch Museum near Oslo's waterfront Opera House at Bjørvika,...

Munch’s studio wanted as museum

Norwegian artist Edvard Munch's studio in Oslo has been suggested as yet another venue to display his famous art. A veteran art collector in...
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