ART COMMITTEE
ART·HAND·WORK
The National Museum
Thursday, January 22
Art can be interpreted in many ways. Each art discipline has its own ways of being read, and each way of reading offers new meanings.
This exhibition is an opportunity to discover some of the ways crafts can be understood. With almost 100 works by a score of artists, contemporary crafts are presented with breadth and depth under a variety of headings. From large, immersive installations to small, intricate pieces of art – the exhibition offers both surprises and hidden stories.
In ART·HAND·WORK contemporary crafts are grouped under the titles of Materiality, Craft Traditions, Everyday Life, Decoration, Recycling, And Post-Industrialism. Here you will encounter a range of voices and perspectives, through audio stories, texts, activity spaces, and videos that show work processes.
In 2025, the artist organisation Norske Kunsthåndverkere (the Norwegian Association of Craft Artists) celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. To mark the occasion, Kode in Bergen, the National Museum in Oslo, and Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum (the National Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Trondheim) have joined forces to create an exhibition that presents crafts as an independent and important art form. The exhibition is mainly showcasing the collections of the three museums, with an emphasis on works from the past twenty-five years.
DATE/TIME: Thursday, January 22, at 11:45 (for 12:00)
SIGN UP: To Inger M. Ræder, by email as
soon as possible and no later than January 13.
PLACE: The National Museum, Brynjulf Bulls Plass 3, 0250 Oslo
PRICE: The entrance fee is NOK 200 to the Museum for adults (free
entry for National Museum members. Please be reminded that each member can bring a guest for free.) This fee should be paid at the Museum.
A fee for the guide is NOK 155.- Please make your payment preferably by banktransfer to the Forum account 1600 40 36631 or by VIPPS to 591747. Please state the event and your name in the transaction (in the dialogue box for VIPPS and inthe KID-number box for bank payments if there is no KID number).
No cash will be handled at the venue.
We need at least 15 participants for the guided tour to be held.
Maximum participants: 25
For those who have already seen this interesting exhibition, a guided visit will give you a deeper understanding of the objects of art exhibited here!
Cancellations and no-shows after the deadline will be charged.
For last-minute cancellations, please call Inger Ræder on
Mobile telephone.