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Photo: Selection of Couture Houses Media Images. Collection: Diktats. Owner: Antoine Bucher and Nicolas Montagne

Discover another facet of fashion

The exhibition “Ephemeral Matters. Into the Fashion Archive” takes an unusual and surprising route through the history of fashion

“Ephemeral Matters. Into the Fashion Archive”
The National Museum, Prints and Drawings Gallery (2nd floor)
19 October 2024 – 23 March 2025
Press showing: Thursday 17 October, 13.00–15.00
To attend, please register in advance at mari.arntzen@nasjonalmu

Else Hagen, "Floral Priest Collar" (cropped), 1957 © Hagen, Else/BONO Photo: Nasjonalmuseet / Børre Høstland

The first retrospective exhibition of the work of Else Hagen

Else Hagen. Between People
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
11 October 2024–26 January 2025


Else Hagen (1914-2010) had a powerful impact in Norway in the years after World War II. Today, she is often remembered as one of the first women in Norway to create large works for public spaces.
Hagen is known for her visually rich artistic production. She worked with

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.

The

Vassily Kandinsky, “Green Women”, 1907, (C) Centre Pompidou, Paris, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI

A rare opportunity to see Vassily Kandinsky’s early prints and drawings

In a period of political and social upheaval, Kandinsky found fertile ground for his ideas about a new and more spiritual art. These works inspired by music, legends and folk art are exhibited throughout the summer, at the National Museum in Oslo.
Welcome to the press preview on Tuesday 30 April at 11.00.
To attend, please write to birgitte.lie@nasjonalmuseet.no by 12.00 on Monday 29 April.<

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

The National Museum in Oslo opens extensive exhibition on Sámi artist Britta Marakatt-Labba

“Britta Marakatt-Labba. Moving the Needle”
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo
15 March–25 August 2024
Press preview 12 March, 11 am. Please contact rannveigfa@nasjonalmuseet.no for attendance.
“Britta Marakatt-Labba. Moving the Needle” presents the work of one of the leading textile artists of Sápmi and the Nordics.
For half a century, Britta Marakatt-Labba (b

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Mari Grinde Arntzen

Mari Grinde Arntzen

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