Kjetil Tasker awarded King Olav V’s Cancer Research Award
On Monday, King Harald handed over the King Olav V’s Cancer Research Award 2016 to Professor Kjetil Tasker at the University of Oslo for his…
Culture
The Crown Prince couple celebrated Grimstad’s 200th anniversary
Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit planted a tree outside the Ibsen house and met both the youngest and oldest citizens in Grimstad when they took…
Exhibition by Queen Sonja opened in Sarpsborg
On Saturday Queen Sonja was attending the opening of an exhibition which she has contributed to in Soli Brug in Sarpsborg. An entire 70 works of…
The King and Queen gets new outdoor stage at Oscarshall for their anniversary
On Friday Parliamentary President olemic thommessen presented the new outdoor stage at Oscarshall Bygdøy to the press. The scene is a gift for the royal…
Vebjørn Sand opens da Vinci bridge in the artist’s garden in France
Artist Vebjørn Sand has made six Leonardo bridges. The last in the series opens on Friday in the artist and Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci’s…
The majority use the library for other things than borrowing books
Well over half of those who use the main libraries in major cities, are there to do other things than to borrow or return books…
Norwegian viking ship has reached North America
The Norwegian viking ship Draken Harald Hårfagre has for the first time crossed the Atlantic. Now it is in port in “Vinland” at about the…
Crown Princess inside in Bergen
When it is not comfortable to be outside, it is good to get inside. The Crown Princess Mette-Marit experienced this several ways when she visited…
Magnus Carlsen movie sold to 38 countries
The documentary about the chess world champion Magnus Carlsen has been sold to 38 countries and will be released in theaters in ten different cities…
Crown Princess visits language success in Bergen
Princess Mette-Marit will leave on her literary train from Bergen to Oslo this week. She is kicking off this year’s program with a visit to…
Miniøya – Children’s Festival
Miniøya is an annual music and culture festival for the whole family held at Tøyenparken, Oslo. The festival is both alcohol- and smoke-free and will…
Increasing digital use
The digital use of academic and special libraries continues to increase as the traditional use decreases. In 2015, about 26 million documents were downloaded. Downloads…
The Crown Princess read from the Bible
The Bible is read from cover to cover in connection with the Norwegian Bible Society’s commeration of being 200 years. Crown Princess Mette-Marit arrived Thursday…
Visit Bergen International Festival 2016
Two intense weeks with over 200 events in the fields of music, ballet, opera, theatre, dance and the performing arts. Bergen International Festival was founded…
Queen Sonja cast gloss over the opening of the Bergen International Festival
Queen Sonja casts luster over the opening of the Bergen International Festival. Queen Sonja was present when the Bergen International Festival was opened at the…
Gunhild Stordalen and Crown Prince couple will be at Dyrsku’n
In September the agricultural exhibition will celebrate its 150 years anniversary. The EAT-president Gunhild Stordalen and Crown Prince and Princess have agreed to come. Dyrsku’n…
Best ever placement for a Norwegian on US album chart for Kygo
Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (24), better known as Kygo, has now gone higher on the Billboard 200 chart of the United States than a-ha and Röyksopp. Kygo…
WELCOME TO TØNSBERG MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL
Tønsberg Medieval Festival takes place yearly on a hilltop in the middle of Norway’s oldest town. Below the ruins of a once majestic fortress, a medieval encampment…
Paul Simon to Oslo Spektrum
On Thursday 27 October the legendary singer-songwriter will be in Oslo to perform classics from his illustrious career and highlights from the new album Stranger…
Record number visitors at the Henie Onstad Art Centre
An entire crowd of 99,000 people redeemed their ticket to see the exhibition Yayoi Kusama – I Uendeligheten at Henie Onstad Art Centre. The exhibition…