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 Art exhibit in Oslo displays how second-wave feminist ideas changed Norway’s contemporary art Denise Leland Seattle, Wash. Art Hall Oslo is currently host to an exhibition entitled, “Hold stenhårdt fast på greia di.” The exhibit focuses on Norwegian art and women’s rights from 1968 to 1989. The curators of this exhibit are two renowned [...]  Norwegian film and Best Foreign Language Film nominee “Kon-Tiki” leaves the Oscars empty handed Denise Leland Seattle, Wash. On Sunday, Feb. 24, the 85th Academy Awards were presented in Los Angeles, where the film “Kon-Tiki” represented Norway in the Best Foreign-Language Feature category. The two directors and best friends Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning [...] By Kelsey Larson Managing Editor Recently, the Norwegian American Weekly has been keeping up with the Østmarka wolves on the Norwegian news page (page 2), but it is time to bring this story to our English-speaking readers, with a little challenge involved. For those who may not have heard the story, it was recently discovered [...]  Anthony and Nicole Juvera bring American traditions to Norway with Cafe Fedora By Kelsey Larson Managing Editor Thanksgiving in Norway seems like a foreign concept, in more ways than one. This traditional American holiday is meant to bring families closer together over a table full of delicious food, and despite the fact that people [...]  Film festival favorite “Oslo, August 31” is coming to DVD to North America. Enter the Norwegian American Weekly drawing to win one of five free copies! Special Release On Sept. 18, the critically acclaimed film “Oslo, August 31” will be released on DVD in North America. From Joachim Trier, director of “Reprise,” the film [...]  An architecture tour of Oslo opens doors to Norway’s history and cultural heritage Heidi Håvan Grosch, Sparbu, Norway Architecture provides a three-dimensional history of a culture, and Norway’s buildings have many rich stories to tell. Imagine my surprise when, on a recent trip to Oslo, I discovered that one of Norway’s best-known architects shared [...]  Norgesskolen celebrates Norwegian language and culture for kids from all over the world By Anne C Wangberg Since the beginning in 2003, 620 children between the ages of 9 and 18 have attended Norgesskolen. This year, Nordmanns-Forbundet / Norwegians Worldwide’s school celebrates 10 years! Lisbeth Bø Håverstad has been the director of the school [...]  During the weekend of December 9-11, Oslo hosted the Nobel Peace Prize events. This year’s prize was awarded in equal parts to three different women from Yemen and Liberia: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman. The prizes were handed out in a ceremony that began at 1 p.m. in Oslo’s City Hall. Present [...]  “I was at Rihanna’s concert in Oslo on Sunday. After the concert I met her for the first time face to face. And when I told her who I was, she hugged me and said thank you, wrote Lene Marlin on her Facebook page. “I started laughing and said thank you to her! It is [...]  The fisherman thought he had a pike in the net, but in reality it was a sturgeon. The fish has hardly been observed in Norwegian waters since 1940. Per Arne Johansen from Fredrikstad caught the rare fish in a net in the Oslo Fjord just outside Son. The length of the fish is about [...] |
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