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Carroll Dunham, "Places and Things (#4)" (cropped), The Grenfell Press, 1992 © Dunham, Carroll/BONO Photo: Nasjonalmuseet / Andreas Harvik

2 February 2023 15:31

Carroll Dunham's graphic works at Norway's National Museum

The American artist Carroll Dunham is known internationally for his paintings, drawings, and prints. A new exhibition at Norway’s National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design shows a selection of his print portfolios from the mid-1980s up until today.

Harriet Backer, "Christening in Tanum Church", 1892 Photo: National Museum / Børre Høstland

14 December 2022 09:01

2023 exhibition programme at Norway's National Museum

The exhibition programme at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design includes major presentations of Louise Bourgeois, Anna-Eva Bergman and Harriet Backer, Formafantasma's exploration of the intertwined history of humans and sheep, drawings by Bruegel and Rubens, and a survey of contemporary craft.

ILFR Director Elise By Olsen and Head of Communications Else Thorenfeldt looking through the archive. Photo: The National Museum/Ina Wesenberg

29 November 2022 12:52

International Library of Fashion Research opens at the National Museum in Oslo on 1 December

The International Library of Fashion Research has an ambition of becoming the world’s largest and most comprehensive repository of fashion publications and other documentation connected to the fashion industry. The library is open and accessible to everyone.

31 October 2022 11:36

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).

26 October 2022 11:41

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

"Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes" (1639 or 1640). Photo: The National Museum / Børre Høstland

28 September 2022 14:30

Rare Artemisia Gentileschi painting acquired for Norway's National Museum

Rare painting by Artemisia Gentileschi now on display at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo.

21 September 2022 14:19

A new exhibition at the National Museum – Architecture considers architecture through the queer gaze

The exhibition "Coming into community" at the National Museum - Architecture looks at architecture, urban planning, and ideas about community through a queer gaze.

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