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Drama rolls over collector’s art

Wealthy investor and businessman Stein Erik Hagen wants to share his vast private art collection with the public, and the state wants access to...

Sveaas donates Stradivarius

Wealthy Norwegian businessman and investor Christen Sveaas is sharing his fortune yet again. Now he's given away a violin and a cello, both made...

Historic landscapes impress the critics

This year's summer exhibit at the art center founded by legendary Norwegian ice skater Sonja Henie has won rave reviews and drawn an enthusiastic...

Royals lay down cornerstone for new National Museum

More than a year after construction finally began on Norway's new national art museum in Oslo, Queen Sonja and Crown Princess Mette-Marit laid down...

‘Viking Age Museum’ starts taking shape

A new safe harbour is rising around Norway's famed Viking ships, arguably the country's most precious national treasures. State officials unveiled the winning designs on Tuesday...

Coast celebrated, in politics and art

Norway is known for its mountains and fjords, but its long coastline has had perhaps the biggest impact on its people, culture, livelihoods, transport...

Museums report mixed attendance figures

Some of Norway's major museums are jubilant these days, after recording big increases in their numbers of visitors last year, while others are disappointed or...

Munch Museum’s fate back in doubt

New questions are flying around Oslo's major investment in a new museum to house the art of its most famous artist, Edvard Munch. Some...

Melgaard faces more opposition in Oslo

It's "artists vs. artists" in the latest protests to Bjarne Melgaard's controversial project A house to die in, in Oslo. Local photographer-artist Per Maning is...

Christmas markets draw big crowds

It's high season for Christmas markets in Norway, with Oslo alone offering dozens of them selling everything from handicrafts to moose burgers. They're not...
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