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  • Oslo's missing lion cub

    The Lioness and cubs is a sculpture that has graced the park at St. Hanshaugen in Oslo since 1892. One of the lion cubs was reported missing 18 years ago. The conservators and curators of the City of Oslo Art Collection are now asking the public for any information they may have about it.
    – This is one of the collection’s oldest sculptures. We are currently carrying out conservation work on the

  • See photos from the spectacular lift of Tracey Emin's gigantic sculpture «The Mother»

    See all photos of The Mother here

    Artist Tracey Emin was present at the lift, and it was with great enthusiasm she witnessed the spectacular lift of the biggest piece she has ever created.
    – This is pretty amazing. I might not have children and grandchildren, but I've got a legacy now. This will be here a long, long time. And I feel good, because it makes me realise that I'm here on this

  • On Saturday 4 June, the artwork The Mother will be completed

    At long last, the Tracey Emin sculpture will be installed at Inger Munch’s Pier in Bjørvika, Oslo. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be on Saturday 4 June, and from 6:30 PM, the public will be able to experience the sculpture up close. Oslo and Norway will have an impressive new art attraction that will stand to the end of time.
    What is happening before the opening?
    On Monday 30 May, there

  • Launch of the sculpture The Mother is postponed until June 2022

    The large bronze sculpture was scheduled to be unveiled at the new area outside of MUNCH during 2021, but the work has taken longer than planned. It has now been decided to postpone the transport of The Mother from London until the spring of 2022. The unveiling will therefore not take place until next summer.
    – It is very unfortunate that the production has taken longer than expected, and we ar

  • The large sculpture The Mother outside the new MUNCH will be installed towards the end of the year


    MUNCH opens in the autumn of 2021. Outside of the museum, facing the Oslo Fjord, Oslo will have a new large sculpture; The Mother, created by British artist Tracey Emin. The sculpture arrives from London to Oslo during the summer, where the parts will be assembled together by the artist’s production team. Towards the end of the year, The Mother will be lifted to the new area where it will be p

  • Pedro Gómez-Egaña to Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo

    Oslo's new main library is more than just books. It is also home to amazing artworks, including Lars Ramberg’s BRAINSTORM. This vast neon light installation was unveiled when the library was officially opened last summer. This coming autumn, visitors will be able to experience another spectacular work of art at the Deichman Library in Oslo's Bjørvika district; this time created by the Colombian ar

  • Sinnataggen, The Angry Boy, is now back in The Vigeland Park

    As is well known, Sinnataggen was damaged the night before Tuesday April 6th. Someone attempted to saw over the left ankle, and the sculpture was removed for preservation. The sculpture has now been restored and was placed back on the Bridge in The Vigeland Park today.
    - The art in The Vigeland Park belongs to Oslo's residents and visitors. We have received many inquiries from the public that

  • The Mother 2021 – a new artwork in Oslo

    What: The Mother, a 9-meter tall bronze sculpture by Tracey Emin.
    Where: Outside, on a new park area, next to the new Munch Museum in Bjørvika, Oslo, Norway
    When: Sculpture to be unveiled 2021. The area where the sculpture will stand, will be opened to the public in the spring of 2021.
    Tracey Emin’s The Mother, a nine-meter high bronze sculpture outside the new Munch Museum in Bjørvika wi

  • Call-out for artists to ØKERN! in Oslo

    Økern is one of Oslo’s most important industrial and transport hubs. Currently, the whole area is undergoing major development. In this connection, we are looking for art projects that take Økern as their starting point. Application deadline: 26 October 2020
    The ØKERN! call-out is part of the Public Art and Urban Development initiative. This collaboration between the City of Oslo’s Agency for C

  • ​#BRAINSTORM will light up Bjørvika in Oslo

    It’s here at last. The artwork BRAINSTORM by Lars Ø Ramberg has taken three years to produce. The result is a gigantic piece of conceptual art, comprising over 400 metres of handmade glass tubing in yellow and white. Europe’s largest neon artwork is the first thing you see when you enter Oslo’s new main public library, Deichman Bjørvika.
    BRAINSTORM – with the working title From Daring to Sharin

  • THE SCREAM: LIVE 24/7 AT MUNCH TØYEN

    Experience one of the world’s most famous paintings from your home in this 24/7 live stream from MUNCH Tøyen.
    The Scream is one of the world’s most famous motifs. In the newly opened exhibition «Yonder – Edvard Munch and Nature», visitors get to see the painting once again up close during the exhibition period.
    For those who cannot travel to the museum, MUNCH offer a 24 hour livestream of Th

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