https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norway’s National Museum has preserved some of the country’s most treasured artefacts digitally and stored them in a former mine on Arctic archipelago Svalbard. https://www.thelocal.no/20201111/norway-digitally-freezes-national-treasures-and-stores-them-in-arctic-archive Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:58:39 +0100 norway-digitally-freezes-national-treasures-and-stores-them-in-arctic-archive A Norwegian social media campaign has challenged young artists to find new ways to draw and look at the work of the country’s famous sculptor Gustav Vigeland. https://www.thelocal.no/20190524/why-are-norwegians-making-toast-versions-of-vigelands-art Fri, 24 May 2019 17:17:43 +0200 why-are-norwegians-making-toast-versions-of-vigelands-art A popular recreation area with a vibrant history, the Akerselva River is a great place to explore on a hot summer day, says our travel editor Marie Peyre. https://www.thelocal.no/20180716/exploring-the-akerselva-river-in-oslo Mon, 16 Jul 2018 16:56:09 +0200 exploring-the-akerselva-river-in-oslo A four-metre tall sculpture made entirely of recycled plastic litter has been causing a bit of a stir in Oslo in recent days. https://www.thelocal.no/20180613/meet-plastozilla-oslos-newest-attraction Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:22:07 +0200 meet-plastozilla-oslos-newest-attraction An original Gustav Vigeland miniature of the famous Sinnataggen (Spitfire or Angry Boy) sculpture was auctioned in Oslo on Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20171205/miniature-of-norways-sinnataggen-sells-for-16-million-kroner Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:25:07 +0100 miniature-of-norways-sinnataggen-sells-for-16-million-kroner Oslo’s famous Sinnataggen (Spitfire or Angry Boy) and Monolitten (Monolith) monuments are free to be copied for profit, after the city’s municipality lost a bid to reserve rights to Gustav Vigeland’s sculptures. https://www.thelocal.no/20171115/norways-sinnataggen-and-monolitten-to-become-fair-game-for-copycat-artists Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:00:31 +0100 norways-sinnataggen-and-monolitten-to-become-fair-game-for-copycat-artists Whether you are travelling to Bergen for the very first time, or have visited before - Norway's second largest city has something to enchant and surprise everyone. By our travel editor Marie Peyre. https://www.thelocal.no/20170803/bergen-for-first-timers-and-return-visitors Thu, 03 Aug 2017 21:33:30 +0200 bergen-for-first-timers-and-return-visitors So bad you might just want to go back, and take your friends next time! Check out Misfornøyelsesbar (Dissatisfaction Bar) in Oslo's Storgata, for an evening truly out of the ordinary, says our travel editor Marie Peyre. https://www.thelocal.no/20170629/recently-opened-oslos-worst-bar Thu, 29 Jun 2017 23:01:33 +0200 recently-opened-oslos-worst-bar Norwegians have come out en masse to raise nearly 20,000 euros to repair an eye-catching penis-shaped rock formation apparently knocked down by vandals, an online collection showed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20170627/trolls-penis-to-be-re-erected-in-norway Tue, 27 Jun 2017 11:19:32 +0200 trolls-penis-to-be-re-erected-in-norway Interested in Norwegian art and history? Blaafarveværket and the Cobalt Mines at Modum make for a great day trip from Oslo, says our travel editor Marie Peyre. https://www.thelocal.no/20170606/a-trip-back-in-time-blaafarvevrket-and-the-cobalt-mines Tue, 06 Jun 2017 10:26:53 +0200 a-trip-back-in-time-blaafarvevrket-and-the-cobalt-mines The psychedelic clouds in Edvard Munch's iconic "The Scream" have alternatively been interpreted as a metaphor for mental anguish or a literal depiction of volcanic fallout. https://www.thelocal.no/20170424/weird-clouds-may-have-inspired-norwegian-the-scream-scientists Mon, 24 Apr 2017 17:18:42 +0200 weird-clouds-may-have-inspired-norwegian-the-scream-scientists Check out these unusual, larger-than-life attractions on your next trip to Norway, and find fun selfie spots in the bargain. By our travel editor Marie Peyre. https://www.thelocal.no/20170328/big-bold-and-a-bit-bonkers-large-scale-sculptures-in-norway Tue, 28 Mar 2017 09:55:37 +0200 big-bold-and-a-bit-bonkers-large-scale-sculptures-in-norway The dilapidated wooden house that appeared last month on the square outside Norway's parliament has delighted Oslo residents and visitors alike. Is it art? "No", says Marianne Heske, the conceptual artist behind it. "It's just a house" https://www.thelocal.no/20151108/its-not-art-its-a-house Sun, 08 Nov 2015 10:21:40 +0100 its-not-art-its-a-house French artist duo Ella & Pitr, and a small army of volunteers, have created what they claim to be the world's largest mural covering the 21,000 square meter rooftop of an industrial estate. https://www.thelocal.no/20150828/worlds-largest-outdoor-unveiled-in-norway Sat, 29 Aug 2015 00:02:46 +0200 worlds-largest-outdoor-unveiled-in-norway A Norwegian artist who called on his local village to stand naked on a beach to greet Norwegian TV's touring 'Summer Boat' failed to draw a single other participant. https://www.thelocal.no/20150804/norway-artists-naked-art-stunt-backfires Wed, 05 Aug 2015 01:48:45 +0200 norway-artists-naked-art-stunt-backfires A-ha keyboardist Magne ‘Mags’ Furuholmen has been commissioned to create a giant ceramics sculpture park that he refers to as “the most comprehensive single mission in my artistic career”. https://www.thelocal.no/20150626/a-has-mags-making-gigantic-oslo-sculpture-park Fri, 26 Jun 2015 02:06:22 +0200 a-has-mags-making-gigantic-oslo-sculpture-park A Norwegian conceptual artist boiled his own hip bone on "a whim" and then ate the flesh with some potato gratin and a glass of wine. According to the artist, the meat tasted like "wild sheep". https://www.thelocal.no/20140523/norway-artist-ate-own-hip-with-mashed-potatoes Fri, 23 May 2014 16:29:00 +0200 norway-artist-ate-own-hip-with-mashed-potatoes With both neo-Nazis and anti-racists apparently threatening to burn down his planned recreation of a 1914 Oslo 'human zoo', the Norwegian-Sudanese artist Mohamed Ali Fadlabi is now more convinced than ever of his idea. https://www.thelocal.no/20140423/both-nazis-and-anti-racists-threaten-congo-village Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:18:00 +0200 both-nazis-and-anti-racists-threaten-congo-village A Norwegian art museum on Friday returned a precious Matisse painting looted by the Nazis in the Second World War to the American heirs of the French art dealer Paul Rosenberg. https://www.thelocal.no/20140321/norway-gallery-returns-matisse-nazi-seized-in-war Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:59:00 +0100 norway-gallery-returns-matisse-nazi-seized-in-war Police seized a self-portrait by the Scream artist Edvard Munch when they raided the flat of alleged drugs kingpin Gjermund Cappelen in December, Norway's VG newspaper has reported. https://www.thelocal.no/20140306/munch-portrait-seized-in-drug-smugglers-flat Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:41:27 +0100 munch-portrait-seized-in-drug-smugglers-flat