The new MUNCH in Bjørvika, Oslo, is set to open on 22 October 2021. This week, the museum initiated the complex operations of moving Edvard Munch's artworks to their new home by the Oslofjord. Moving artworks with dimensions upwards of 5 x 11 metres is not a walk in the park.
It's one o'clock in the morning, and the Midnight Sun is shining. North of the Arctic Circle the summer days last for months and make both locals and visitors happy, energetic and light-hearted. Here are suggestions to some of the experiences visitors can enjoy in Northern Norway when it will be possible to travel again.
Live press conference from Bjørvika in Oslo, where Stein Olav Henrichsen, Director of MUNCH, and estudio Herreros will announce the new MUNCH's opening date and opening exhibitions. MUNCH will be a playful, innovative and eventful house, filled with new opportunities for engaging art experiences. MUNCH offers art and culture spread over 13 floors, topped with Oslo's best view over the Oslo fjord.
Visit Norway has launched a campaign called "Law of Nature" to put focus on responsible travel, safety in the nature and on reducing footprints. The social media campaign is geared towards both international and Norwegian travelers by presenting five funny and educational videos with talking animals, Visit Norway conveys relevant messages and reminders about regulations and recommendations.
The secret's out. For decades Norwegians have flocked to the country's ultimate summer destination - Sørlandet, or Southern Norway. Sørlandet is often referred to as the Norwegian riviera, mainly because of it's warm and sunny weather, beautiful beaches and charming towns and villages.
As plans to reopen tourism in Europe start to take shape, Visit Norway, with inputs the Norwegian travel industry, presented their new, ambitious national tourism strategy this week. The strategy was commissioned by the Norwegian government in January 2020, and it has now been handed over to the Minister of Trade and Industry, Iselin Nybø.
Johhny Trasti from Trasti & Trine restaurant in Alta, Northern Norway, explains his relationship with the landscape and the local produce. ”To me, Arctic cuisine is clean, close to the nature, wild and rough – it is Northern lights and Midnight sun.” Arctic cuisine is the sister cuisine of Nordic cuisine, but even wilder.
Close your eyes and imagine of waking up with the birds in the top of a tree. Sleeping in a comfortable bed surrounded by calmness in one of the many cool and cosy treetop cabins and tree houses spread all over Norway. Visit Norway presents great treetop cabins. Some of them are already well-known and popular, others have just opened up over the last couple of years or will open up in Summer 2021
St. Olav's Ways in Norway are the world's northernmost pilgrimage paths and are hikes with a deeper meaning. A walk along one of the pilgrimage routes gives space to think, with a landscape where to contemplate and heal. The story of Kes Blans from the Netherlands is emblematic. Kes had beaten cancer, but had lost his ability to trust life. A pilgrimage from Oslo to Trondheim changed everything.
Do you dream of falling asleep to the sound of ocean waves? Find peace of mind, new energy or adventures by calming waters? A night at a Norwegian lighthouse with views of the ocean, sunsets or might storms, could be what you are looking for, when it will be possible to travel again.
In the week leading into the Super Bowl and during the big event, General Motors has run ads showing American actor Will Ferrell apparently "hating" Norway with all the Olafs, vikings, mackerel, skiing and year-round sweater weather. The reason is electric cars, of course. Here are some other things Will can add to the list while also getting help from local fans with directions to get to Norway.
New, super cool saunas are popping up all around Norway. Here are some of the most exciting floating saunas in Norway right now, ready to be experienced once the travel restrictions are lifted.
