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“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

Director Ingrid Røynesdal in conversation with Adine Lexow at the National Museums studio for textile conservation.

The textile artist Frida Hansen is the subject of the first of four university scholarships funded via the National Museum’s collaboration agreement with the Fredriksen Family Art Company (FFAC)

Frida Hansen (1855–1931) was a pioneer in Norwegian and European textile art and a major force behind the Norwegian textile renaissance of the 1890s. She is also celebrated for having developed the “transparency technique”, which involves an alternation between dense and translucent areas in a tapestry.

In her doctoral project “Frida Hansen: Weaver, Gardener, Artist, Woman”, Lexow will expl

Climate activists targeting Edvard Munchs iconic The Scream at the National Museum in Oslo

Climate activists targeting Edvard Munchs iconic The Scream at the National Museum in Oslo

On Friday morning, climate activists attempted to glue themselves to the frame of The Scream(1893) in the Munch room, at the National Museum in Oslo.
The activists were immediately taken care of by the museum guards. The police were informed, and the activists were apprehended.
Edvard Munch’s world-famous painting The Scream was not harmed in the attack. There were about twenty museum guest

Grayson Perry: One of the UK’s most renowned contemporary artists will be presented in his full range to a Norwegian audience

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).

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

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