Happy Birthday, Bergen!
Seattle gave tribute to Bergen’s 950th birthday with a concert featuring Grieg and Grieg-inspired music at Seattle’s National Nordic Museum.
Category: Arts
Paintings from five Bergen neighborhoods
Dr. Mary Jo Thorsheim of Norway Art in Minneapolis offers her insights on Bergen paintings from five different neighborhoods there.
A pictorial journey in Bergen
Bergen-based artist Marianne Skjelbred takes the readers of The Norwegian American on a pictorial journey of her hometown.
Marit Fosse passionately plays with colors on canvas
Longtime contributor Marit Fosse is not only a writer covering the UN in Geneva, but in this interview, she reveals her artistic self.
Moisture, not light, explains why Munch’s “The Scream” is deteriorating
New studies show that moisture, not light, is the primary cause for deterioration in Edvard Munch’s renowned painting, “The Scream.”
Living a Norwegian-American dream
Inspired by her travels and time living in Norway, Seattleite Beth Kollé finally realized her dream of living in her own Sveitserhus.
A fisher boy’s story
Mary Jo Thorsheim of Norway Art discusses painter Isak Ræfsnes and how his youth as a fisher boy in Western Norway informed his work.
Norway Design: symbiosis with nature
New York City’s annual Design Pavilion, held virtually in 2020, included a three-part panel, “Norway Design,” with top Norwegian designers.
Architecture as art with a functional twist
The Kistefos Museum has pushed the envelope of form and function in its new structure, “The Twist,” by the Danish firm Bjarke Ingels Group.
Bringing Nordic culture to America
CEO of the National Nordic Museum Eric Nelson, named Swedish American of the Year in 2018, has worked hard to bring Nordic culture to America.
