NewsPablo Picasso
Saga of Picasso murals ripped from Oslo building continues as heirs head to court
Family of artist Carl Nesjar—who collaborated on the works with Picasso—say they have a copyright claim and should help decide where the pieces are relocated
NewsNorway
Where no one can hear him Scream—Norway buries digital copies of Munch and other treasures in Arctic shelter
The Norwegian National Museum is "futureproofing" its entire collection from natural disasters, hackers and war
NewsAntiquities & Archaeology
Incredible 1,000-year-old Viking burial site found in Norway belonged to 'Iron Age elite'
Using radar technology, archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 19m-long ship beneath a farmer's fields
NewsControversies
Picasso murals ripped from Oslo building as legal battle intensifies
Daughter of the works' co-creator Carl Nesjar says safeguarding the sandblasted works is imperative
InterviewControversies
With demolition of Oslo's Picasso-Nesjar murals imminent, Norwegian sculptor’s daughter speaks out
Carl Nesjar’s daughter talks about the Norwegian sculptor’s long collaboration with the Modern master and shares exclusive images of the pair
NewsHeritage
Battle to save concrete Picasso murals in Oslo intensifies after MoMA steps in
“Workers at the Y-Block site have started drilling, but it’s worrying as once they start moving the mural, it will crack,” says co-creator’s daughter
NewsMuseums
Opening of Oslo's new Munch Museum delayed until autumn
Tracey Emin says she is now “working out the logistics” for the inaugural exhibition which pairs her work with that of Munch
NewsVincent Van Gogh
Not a fake: Van Gogh self-portrait is his only work painted while suffering psychosis, experts say
The newly attributed work is quite unlike Van Gogh’s other 35 self-portraits and reveals an intriguing insight into his mutilated ear
NewsBiennials & festivals
Work of art advertised on Airbnb lets visitors stay for free in the Arctic Circle—but there’s a twist
The installation by Czech artist Kateřina Šedá is part of the Lofoten International Art Festival in Norway
NewsOpenings
Norwegian sculpture park does the Twist with Bjarke Ingels extension
Kistefos's dramatic new exhibition gallery also functions as a panoramic bridge
NewsExhibitions
Tracey Emin and Edvard Munch joint show on its way to London’s Royal Academy of Arts
Exhibition first opens at Norway’s new Munch Museum, where Emin’s giant bronze The Mother will be permanently installed outside
NewsMuseums & Heritage
How to future-proof a work of art that will not be completed for 100 years
As Katie Paterson's sand castle project goes on tour, we look at how her Future Library is being made to outlive the artist
News
The Munch Museum in Oslo publishes more than 7,600 drawings online for free
Digital catalogue raisonné of the artist's works on paper expected to continue into other media
NewsBiennials & festivals
Oslo joins the biennial crowd: inaugural citywide exhibition to open in 2019
Event in Norwegian capital—launching the same month as the next Venice Biennale—will unfold in public spaces
NewsCity of Oslo Art Collection
Oslo looks to track down 1,600 missing works of art
Works are from City of Oslo Art Collection, which has pieces displayed in around 1,000 locations throughout the Norwegian capital
News
Four years on and Norway is still divided on massacre memorial
Swedish artist Jonas Dahlberg's monument, which calls for a slice of the Sørbråten peninsula to be cut out like “an open wound”, was due for completion in July
ArchiveEdvard Munch
Peter Olsen to sell version of The Scream to open private Munch museum in Oslo
The collector hopes the sale will pay for the design of his proposed museum, which will be located not far from a building in which Munch used to work
ArchiveCollectors
Oslo collector Martin Schøyen sells 60 manuscripts
He blames Norway’s tax system for his decision
ArchiveMarch 2012
Memorials to Norway massacre victims prove divisive
Artist Nico Widerberg’s sculptures welcomed by many, but the way an anonymous donor is funding them upsets others
ArchivePrivate Museums
Artipelag, Astrup Fearnley and co: why once-rare private museums are on the increase in Scandinavia
Private spaces show that tall poppies can grow in a Nordic climate
ArchiveNorway
We need Leonardos and Van Goghs, says Norwegian politician Carl Hagen
He suggests using Norway’s oil and gas billions to buy the best for the national gallery
ArchiveWomen in art
Fewer women lead museum boards in Norway
Museum mergers have cut numbers
ArchiveCollectors
Christen Sveaas is showing part of his collection at his Oslo restaurant
Collector hangs his art by the hors d’oeuvres
ArchiveSculpture
Collector plans sculpture park to “celebrate women”
Sense of embarrassment about real estate investor’s concept
ArchiveCollectors
Norwegian dealer's estate to benefit charity
Médecins Sans Frontières will get millions from the sale
ArchivePrivate Museums
Munch collector to open private museum
Petter Olsen plans cultural complex outside Oslo
ArchiveLawsuits
Artist Bjarne Melgaard is suing his former backer
Sculptor says collector made too many editions
ArchiveEthics
Oslo: Buddhism’s “Dead Sea Scrolls” for sale to Norway
Saved from Afghanistan by top collector, the manuscripts pose an ethical problem