International Forum Oslo
Kjell Magne Bondevik Monday, April 25 Mr Bondevik is a Norwegian Lutheran Minister and well-known politician. As leader of the Christian Democratic Party, he served as the Prime Minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000, and from 2001 to 2005, the longest tenure since World War II. Currently, Bondevik is President of the Oslo Center for […]
Hosted by the Ambassador of Croatia, H. E. Andrea Gustović-Ercegovac Sun, sea, salt and tender loving care make award-winning Croatian olive oils among the best in the world, and they are known as the ‘Liquid Mediterranean Gold’. One tradition that makes Croatian oils so special is the fact that the olives are ‘bathed’ in the […]
This year’s summer exhibition at the Astrup Fearnley Museum on May 31 will feature significant works by Synnøve Anker Aurdal (1908 – 2000), who was one of Norway’s most prominent textile artists. Her vast knowledge of both the Norwegian weaving tradition and the contemporary art discourse made her a true pioneer within the field. In […]
Keynote Speakers Anniken Huitfeldt, Foreign Minister of Norway Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister of Australia Achim Steiner, Head of UNDP Ayaan Adam, of the Africa Finance Corporation
AMBASSADORS ROUNDTABLE August 16 from 09:00 to 11:00 at Gamle Rådhus, Arendal De-globalisation A stocktaking of where we are headed: isolation, regionalisation or continued global integration Keynote Speakers: E. Amr Ahmed Ramadan, Ambassador of Egypt E. Nicolas de la Grandville, Ambassador of the European Union H.E. Deirdre Kent, Ambassador of Canada E. Kerin Ayyalaraju, Ambassador […]
The Monthly Meeting Committee is proud to announce the speaker for September, Dr Eystein Hoddevik, who is pathologist working at the University Hospital of Oslo. He holds a PhD in molecular biology and neuroscience. Dr Hoddevik has lived abroad – in France, Scotland, Germany and Sweden – and has experience from the Navy, emergency wards, […]
The Special Events Committee is pleased to invite our members on a tour of the farm at the Royal Estate at Bygdøy. As we walk around the farm, our guide Mari Bjørnsrud Gabrielsen will tell us about its history and daily operation. Since medieval times, the estate has mainly been a royal residence, but it […]
The 134th Annual Autumn Exhibition is organised by the Association of Norwegian Visual Artists at their exhibition hall. All artists living in Norway, as well as those living abroad, may apply to participate in this popular event. The primary prerequisite is that the works must be new; i.e. created within the last two years. All […]
Nuclear Weapons and their Humanitarian Consequences Since 2019, Dr Anja Lillegraven has been the managing director of Norske leger mot atomvåpen (Norwegian Physicians Against Atomic Weapons), the Norwegian branch of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. Dr Lillegraven holds an MA in Social Anthropology from the University of Oslo. Before engaging in […]
We are all interested in the weather! It is very often a topic of conversation, something we all talk about. The Special Events Committee invites you to join us on a visit to the Meteorological Institute at the University of Oslo in order to learn a bit more about ‘weather’. Meteorologists from the institute will […]
DIPLOMATIC SALON Día de Muertos - Day of the Dead This unique Mexican tradition is a UNESCO ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ November 2 at 11:00 Hosted by the Ambassador of Mexico, H. E. Ulises Canchola DATE: November 2 at 11:00
The Monthly Meeting Committee is proud to invite our members for a presentation by Dr Ross Wetherbee, researcher in ecology and natural resource management at the Faculty of Environmental Science and Nature Management at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) at Ås. Dr Wetherbee has a PhD in Ecology and Natural Resource Management from […]
November 17 The Special Events Committee is very pleased to invite you to a guided visit of the University’s Astronomical Observatory at Solli in Oslo. The observatory from 1833 is one of the oldest buildings built for the University. The architect, Christian Heinrich Grosch, cooperated closely with Professor of astronomy Christopher Hansteen. Parts of this neo-classical […]
Henie Onstad Art Centre November 24 The art committee invites you to join us on a guided tour at the Henie Onstad Art Centre for a retrospective of Niki de Saint Phalle. Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) made a name for herself on the international art scene during the late 1950s and early 1960s, developing […]
The Monthly Meeting Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to the traditional pre-Christmas meeting. According to tradition, we are planning a raffle this year, so we ask each member to please bring a small, wrapped gift. The raffle tickets will be sold at the door by VIPPS. The proceeds of the raffle this year […]
Why are hytter (chalets or secondary homes) - so important to many Norwegians? And what may we learn about Norwegian kinship and Norwegian families from studying their beloved and contested secondary homes? Almost half of all Norwegians have access to at least one hytte, making secondary homes more common in Norway than in most other […]
Grayson Perry’s exhibition Fitting in and Standing Out The New National Museum in Oslo. Grayson Perry is one of Britain’s most celebrated and internationally acclaimed contemporary artists. This is his first-ever solo exhibition in Norway. An exhibition not to be missed! In 2003, Perry won the prestigious Turner Prize for his innovative pictorial stories and […]
The Special Events Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to a beautiful and historically interesting exhibition at Bymuseet, the Museum of Oslo at Frogner park. The exhibition illustrates, through paintings, how the city of Oslo/Christiania has changed and developed through the last three hundred years. Especially three periods are in focus: the time after […]
Tove Romsaas Wang, former Director General of Save the Children Norway and a registered nurse, has been a long-time NGO worker. She has a Master in International Health from John Hopkins University in 1982. After a short career at Rikshospitalet and a mission for the UN and WHO in Jemen in the 70s, she became […]
Flytårnet Kultursenter is located in the old workshops around the control tower of what was Oslo’s airport, Fornebu. There are nearly 100 studios and workshops for artists, wood carvers, ceramicists, sculpturers, glassworkers, frame makers and interior designers, in addition to four galleries: Volart, Galleri DC-3, Galleri Odonata and Bærum Kunsthall. The buildings are also home […]
The Special Events Committee has pleasure in inviting you to an interesting exhibition about engineer and boat designer Jan Herman Linge at the Norwegian Maritime Museum at Bygdøy. This exhibition features the thrilling life of Jan Herman Linge. Born in 1922, the son of First World War hero Martin Linge, Jan Herman joined the resistance […]
Dr Ingebjørg Tonne on Children and Multilingualism Dr Ingebjørg Tonne, Centre for Multilingualism at the University of Oslo, will speak about children and multilingualism. Her doctoral thesis (2001) is a contrastive linguistic analysis of specific features of Norwegian, Spanish and English. Dr Tonne teaches second language acquisition, in particular pupils’ text development, multilingual aspects of […]
March 14 Scenography or stage design is the practice of crafting an on-stage atmosphere that produces a sense of place in performance. At the opera or the theatre, we are often mesmerised by the magnificent stage design and costumes that give perspective to the unfolding story. Very rarely do we get a glimpse of or […]
At the Norwegian Space Agency ‘The Northern Lights – Aurora Borealis’ March 21 at 11:45 The Special Events Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to a fascinating lecture on the Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis, at the Norwegian Space Agency at Skøyen in Oslo. Many have wondered about the stars, planets and lights flashing across […]
The exhibition sheds light on a highly topical, but little-known side to Marc Chagall – his works from the 1930s and 40s, when his colourful palette took on a darker hue. Chagall is one of the most celebrated of the early European modernist artists: a distinguished painter, graphic artist, stage set designer and producer of […]
Fasting is deeply rooted in Egyptian culture from Ancient Egypt to Coptic and Islamic periods. The tradition became one set of habits for all Egyptians, regardless of their beliefs. Ancient Egyptians used to fast 30 days a year. How did they fast, what was the purpose of fasting, and what did they eat at the feasts that followed fasting? Was […]
Ms. Lisa Ann Cooper on her Work in Norway In 1987, when Lisa Ann Cooper was 25, she met with explicit racism for the first time in her life. With a new job in New York City, she needed a suitable apartment and asked a lodging rental agency to find one, only to be told […]
The Special Events Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to the exciting exhibition Craftmanship at the Royal Palace – 200 years of creations at Queen Sonja Art Stable. The exhibition displays a selection of beautiful, handcrafted objects from the Royal Collections. It emphasises the importance of traditional crafts and explains how the objects on […]
Edda Gimnes is a Norwegian womenswear designer who graduated from the London College of Fashion in 2015. Her aim is to continue combining fashion and the arts in new and unexpected way, focusing on naïve cuts and visually striking graphic prints. She draws a lot with her non-dominant hand, which adds an element of unaffected innocence to […]
Guided tour of the annual exhibition at Blaafarveværket The National Museum of Stockholm visits Blaafarveværket (The Kittelsen museum has an exhibition of Fredrik Skavlan) Blaafarveværket offers a very special event this summer showing 70 works of art from the Swedish National Museum. Some of the artists will be Carl Larsson, Anders Zorn, Bruno Liljefors and […]
ARENDALSUKA August 14, and 15, 2023 ‘Bridging a Fragmented World’ August 14 from 12:00 Kulturhuset, Arendal Global Outlook, one of the main inaugural events of Arendalsuka, will be opened by the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anniken Huitfeldt, as her predecessors have done in all the previous years. The event will be held at the main […]
AMBASSADORS ROUNDTABLE 2023 August 15 from 10:00 am to 11:30 Gamle Rådhus, Arendal ‘De-risking the Future: Meeting the challenges and concerns that lie ahead.’ War, inflation, global debt, and climate change are among the issues disrupting life across the world. Our speakers will examine how nations can meet these challenges and create opportunities for a […]
September 4 Odd Gunnar Skagestad Author and former Norwegian diplomat, Odd Gunnar Skagestad will give a talk on “Russia after Putin”. The talk is based on his new book with the same name where he discusses the question of what kind of country Russia will be once its authoritarian and warlike leader leaves the […]
‘Art and Resilience’ A repeat Diplomatic Salon due to popular demand at the Residence of the Ambassador of the United States to Norway September 20 at 11:45 (for 12:00) Jane Nathanson, wife of the American Ambassador in Norway, has graciously agreed to do a repeat Salon because the first one was fully booked within two […]
‘Why do women live longer than men?’ Professor emeritus Karen Helene Ørstavik from the Institute of Clinical Medicine at the University of Oslo will talk about this interesting and somewhat complicated topic.
Every Atom is Colour Harriet Backer at the National Museum October 19 The Art Committee invites you to rediscover the works of one of Norway’s most prominent painters, Harriet Backer. In this exhibition entitled Every Atom is Colour, we will be introduced to a large collection of her paintings which illustrate the life and times […]
October 26 1814 was a remarkable year in Norwegian history. In the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, Norway ceased to be a province of Denmark – after nearly 450 years – and was forced into a union with Sweden. Norway was allowed to have its own constitution, the world’s most liberal at the time. Peder […]
Located in the former Grønland prison in one of Oslo’s most culturally diverse district, the Intercultural Museum challenges visitors to evaluate their own prejudices and expand their understanding of other cultures, as well as reflect on important notions such as racism, xenophobia and bias in everyday life. We will be given a short introduction to […]
The Monthly Meeting Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to the traditional Christmas meeting. According to tradition, we are planning a raffle this year, so we ask each member to please bring a small, wrapped gift. The proceeds of the raffle this year will be donated to Fattighuset. Fattighuset is a charitable self-help organization […]
‘Animal spirits, Shamans and Monkey for dinner: Living with theChewong in the jungle of Malaysia’ Professor Emeritus and International Forum member Signe Howell will talk about her research with a small group of hunter-gatherers deep in the tropical rain forest of Malaysia. Her initial fieldwork lasted 18 months and she has subsequently visited them many […]
Major General Kristin Lund Monday, February 5 Differences in male and female leadership - Experiences from peace operations Major General Kristin Lund is our speaker at the February Monthly Meeting. She is a retired senior officer of the Norwegian Army, and she was the first woman to command a United Nations Peacekeeping Operation, serving as […]
International Politics - A View from the Inside The Monthly Meeting Committee is pleased to announce the March speaker, Christian Borch, one of Norway’s most well-known journalists and NRK news anchors. He has a degree in journalism from the University of Oslo and is a graduate from the London School of Economics (International Political History), […]
Leonard Rickhard Between Construction and Collapse Thursday, March 7 Astrup Fearnley Museum The museum’s first exhibition in 2024 is devoted to the Norwegian artist Leonard Rickhard. Over the years, Rickhard has cultivated a distinctive, easily recognisable artistic style in his body of work. His figurative paintings are inhabited by solitary figures in intimate interiors, or […]
Filmparken As (Film Park Studio) Thursday, April 18 The Film Park Studio in Bærum is inextricably linked to all Norwegian film history and offers unique facilities for all types of film, photo and TV production on approximately 26 acres at Jar outside Oslo. Having produced Norwegian films since 1935, it owns and manages the rights […]
Rooibos is South Africa’s miracle tea. Its secrets were known to its local Khoi and San people for centuries. From the leaves they made a cure-all tonic that helped people from cradle to grave – a remedy for all the wears and tears of life. Rooibos is not just a drink. It’s part of South […]
Monday, May 6 Christofer Unger Solheim Artificial Intelligence will transform the world as dramatically as Internet has done. Christofer Unger Solheim, Executive Chairman of Sigmai Limited, is a Norwegian serial entrepreneur and co-founder and former CEO of Sigma News Ventures. He started as a project manager in the oil and gas sector, developing models to predict expenditure, […]
NATIONAL MUSEUM Vasily Kandinsky: The Father of Western Abstraction The Art Committee invites you to an exhibition of the artist who is generally hailed as the founder of abstraction in western art. Born in Moscow on December 4, 1866, Kandinsky spent much of his early life in Odessa. Although fascinated with art from a young […]
webpage editing The Special Events Committee is pleased to welcome you to a guided tour through Norwegian ski history at the Ski Museum as well as a visit to the top of the Jump Tower at Holmenkollen National Ski Arena. The Ski Museum celebrated its centennial in December 2023. It boasts the world’s largest collection […]
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Vinderen Seniorsenter In accordance with the Statutes of International Forum, formal notification is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting to be held this year on Monday, June 3 at Vinderen Seniorsenter at 17:45 (for 18:00). We hope our members will enjoy this end-of-year social gathering, which includes a […]
Mark Rothko: Paintings On Paper August 22 Mark Rothko’s luminous paintings revitalised abstract art and made him one of the most important artists of the last century. With nearly 80 works, the exhibition at the National Museum is the first major presentation of Rothko’s work in the Nordic region. Mark Rothko, No Title, 1969, National Gallery […]
King Magnus the Law Menders National Law, 1274 – 2024 August 29 The Special Events Committee has the pleasure of inviting Forum members to a guided tour at the National Library with emphasis on the 750th anniversary of King Magnus Lagabøte’s National Law. In 1274, King Magnus VI (1238 - 1280) compiled and amended the […]
SEPTEMBER MONTHLY MEETING Monday, September 2 Justice Tore Schei The Norwegian Supreme Court Tore Schei is a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway and will talk about the Court and the way it functions. Justice Schei retired in 2016 after having served at the Supreme Court for 30 years. During his 13 […]
Anna Eva Bergman Visual and Graphic Artist and Painter Thursday, September 12 Anna Eva Bergman was born in Stockholm in 1909 but was raised in Norway. She studied at the National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Oslo. Light, poetry and landscape are central in Anna Eva Bergman’s art. Her pictures evoke a sense […]
The Special Events Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to a guided walking tour through one of the most central streets of Oslo: Akersgaten. The walk starts just below the oldest church in Oslo, the medieval Gamle Aker Kirke, and ends at the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget). Akersgaten reflects the capital’s multifaceted 400 years under […]
‘Medication Overuse in Modern Society: An innovative and inspiring perspective on health and medication’ Dr. Johannes Ørbeck-Nilssen focuses on improving human health and quality of life. As a health mentor, he has helped people of all ages solve big and small problems related to health and medication. Johannes Ørbeck-Nilssen is a physician, mentor, philosopher, author […]
Henie Onstad Art Centre Alia Farid: Bneid Al Gar Thursday, October 17 Alia Farid is a Kuwaiti-Puerto Rican artist born in 1985, who works with a range of media including textiles, drawing, film and sculpture. She is passionate about creating in a visual form the shared conversations among people and the ecologies they inhabit in […]
Space Scientist Pål Brekke ‘Solar Flares and Storms: Should Our Technology-Based Society be Concerned?’ The Norwegian Space Agency (Norsk Romsenter) Tuesday, October 22 The Special Events Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to the Norwegian Space Agency for a fascinating lecture on solar flares and storms and how they affect our technology-based society. The […]
‘The Crisis of Trust Everywhere - and in Norway in Particular’ Nina Witoszek (Fitzpatrick) is a Polish-Irish-Norwegian writer and research professor at the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM) in Oslo. She grew up west of Krakow in Poland, where she as a student was involved in an oppositional group. She fled Poland in […]
THE ART COMMITTEE The Munch Museum Vanessa Baird: Go Down with Me Thursday, November 14 Vanessa Baird was born in Oslo in 1963. The exhibition illustrates how Baird's art has evolved through repetitions and variations of the same themes, but also how the themes are influenced by private and political events. In her early works […]
DECEMBER CHRISTMAS MEETING December 2 at 18:00 The Monthly Meeting Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to the traditional Christmas meeting. As is custom, we are planning a raffle, so we ask each member to please bring a small, wrapped gift. The proceeds of the raffle this year will be donated to Doctors Without […]
JANUARY MONTHLY MEETING Monday, January 6 Dr. Fanny Duckert: ‘The fabulous 50s’ Dr. Duckert is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oslo. She specialises in clinical adult psychology and organisational psychology. In addition to media exposure, her research fields include health and lifestyle, early treatment of alcohol addiction, as […]
Else Hagen: Between Humans Thursday, January 16 Else Hagen is known for her visually rich artistic production. She worked with painting, graphics and site-specific works in public buildings. She executed several large commissions, including the large mosaic Samfunn (‘Society’) in the stairwell of the Norwegian Parliament. Using a modern abstract idiom, her works challenge traditional […]
The Grand Hotel is 150 Years Old! The Special Events Committee invites you to join us on a guided tour of the Grand Hotel, which opened in 1874. The hotel comes into focus every year on December 10, as it hosts the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize award. The receiver of the prize, the […]
Monday, February 3 Lorelou Desjardins: ‘A Frog in the Fjord’ Paris is just a couple of hours from Oslo, but the distance in culture is greater than you would believe. So, what are the main differences between Norwegian and French culture? Lorelou Desjardins (b. 1983) is a French lawyer, blogger and author from Marseille. She […]
Henie Onstad Art Centre Christian Skredsvig Thursday, February 13 Christian Skredsvig (1854-1924) entered Norwegian art history through iconic images such as Seljefløyten (1889) and Sankthansaften (1886). One hundred years after his death, the Henie Onstad Art Centre highlights his modern ambitions in a new major exhibition. Few Norwegian artists are as popular and versatile as […]
The Supreme Court building (Høyesterett) was designed and built by architect Hans Jacob Sparre in 1903. Initially, the edifice housed the nation’s three levels of courts and was built in a monumental Italian new renaissance style. Behind the facade on Grubbegata, on the ground floor, the City Court had its chambers. The largest room on […]
Monday, March 3. Farida Ahmadi ‘What can be done with the ongoing globalization of pain, insecurity, radicalization, multiculturalism and war?’ Originally from Kabul, social anthropologist Farida Ahmadi has studied the complex tapestry of peace and conflict in Afghanistan. During the Soviet occupation, she was jailed twice. Since 1991, Norway has been her home. She writes […]
THE ART COMMITTEE Guided tour of Bærum Town Hall and Its Art Collection Thursday, March 13 Bærum Town Hall, built in 1895 by architect Hjalmar Welhaven, is a significant piece of Bærum’s architectural history. However, as the municipality grew in size and population, the building became too small for the expanding community. In response […]
The Special Events Committee has the pleasure of inviting our members for a presentation on the health benefits of Ayurveda. Mrs. Darshini Vimal, spouse of the Ambassador of India, has kindly agreed to host this event for the members of the International Forum. The event will showcase a small selection of the health benefits of […]
‘Should We Trust AI? Some challenges, hopes and ideas to assess the trustworthiness of AI.’ Dr. Lind’s answer to the question in the title is ‘Yes, but...’ First, he will argue that, because AI is focusing primarily on high performance, it is not only dangerous but also useless. Second, he will explain some ongoing activities […]
NATIONAL MUSEUM Thursday, May 8 A K Dolven A Retrospective Exhibition A K Dolven lives and works in Oslo and Lofoten and has been working internationally as an artist for over four decades. Now she invites us to undertake the sensory experience of exploring her work within and around the National Museum. In video installations and film projections, paintings […]
THE ART COMMITTEE ‘The Best of Kistefos’ American Artists Christina Quarles and Kathleen Ryan DATE/TIME: Thursday, June 12 at 09:15 (for 09:30) More information in the June Newsletter.
SPRING BUS TRIP TO JARLSBERG MANOR (near Tønsberg) and ÅSGÅRDSTRAND Tuesday, May 20 The Special Events Committee invites you to join us on a bus tour to the Vestfold area, i.e. the countryside on the west side of the Oslo fjord. We shall first visit the stately Jarlsberg Manor near the town of Tønsberg. The […]
THE ART COMMITTEE ‘The Best of Kistefos’ and American Artists Christina Quarles and Kathleen Ryan Thursday, June 12 The Art Committee invites you to the Kistefos Museum in Jevnaker for a guided tour of the ‘Best of Kistefos’. After lunch, you may visit The Twist, containing an exhibition of Christina Quarles, and/or the Wood Pulp […]
SEPTEMBER MONTHLY MEETING Nils Ragnar Kamsvåg “INDIA- culture and traditions seen through Norwegian eyes ». Nils Ragnar Kamsvåg is a Norwegian diplomat and has been affiliated with the Foreign Service since 1981. From 2015 to 2019 he was Norway's ambassador to India. DATE /TIME: Monday, September 1 at 17:45 (for 18:00) SIGN UP: To G. Anita […]
Ekeberg Sculpture Park Thursday, September 11 The Art Committee invites you to join us for a self-guided walk at the Ekeberg Sculpture Park for our September event. Several new sculptures have been added to the collection since we were there last and a fresh look at older sculptures is not to be sneezed at. […]
A Guided Walk Along Akersgaten Tuesday, September 23 The Special Events Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to a guided walking tour of Norway’s most dramatic street. Akersgaten is one of the most central streets of Oslo, and we shall start our tour right below the oldest church in Oslo, Gamle Aker Kirke […]
Linken Apall-Olsen from Oslo City Museum ‘Modernism in Oslo, a New Lifestyle in a Green City’ Monday, October 6 Linken Apall-Olsen from the Oslo City Museum (Bymuseet) will explain how the city of Oslo has evolved in the last century or so. Ms. Apall-Olsen will start with a short introduction to the city’s history from […]
Ludvig Karsten (1876–1926) was a restless artist both in life and on the canvas. He was almost always on the move, travelling regularly between Norway, Denmark, Spain, Paris and otherEuropean cities. His restless pictorial style can be seen in the free, energetic brushwork that characterises much of his work. The exhibition Restless shows how Karsten […]
NOVEMBER MONTHLY MEETING Speech Therapist Karen Greve ‘The Power of the Voice’ Monday, November 3 Ms. Karen Greve will focus on the very important part that our voice plays in life, health and communication, what it tells us about other people, and what it can reveal about ourselves. She will include some practical tasks that […]
Fabulous Norwegian Design Jewellery! Tuesday, November 25 The Special Events Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to the Sugar Shop Gallery at Briskeby. This gallery workshop is all about the handcraft and skills needed in jewellery making. Sugar Shop is owned by Elisabeth L. Due. Her goal is to encourage young people to become […]
Henie Onstad Art Centre Tom Sandberg: The World Vibrates Thursday, November 20 The Art Committee invites you to a guided tour of the first major retrospective exhibition of his career. Tom Sandberg – one of Norway’s most significant and prolific art photographers, whose work has gained international recognition – is celebrated for his atmospheric black-and-white […]
The Monthly Meeting Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to the traditional Christmas meeting. As is custom, we are planning a raffle, so we ask each member to please bring a small, wrapped gift. The raffle sticks are NOK 50 each (10 numbers on each stick). You can pay by VIPPS. The proceeds of […]
Dr. Marte Roa Syvertsen is a research physician at the Department of Neurology at Drammen Hospital. Through more than ten years of dedicated research, she has explored the mysteries of the brain. She is the author of books such as The Human Brain – Dangerous and Fantastic and The Adolescent Brain – Wild and Visionary […]
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 […]
Tuesday, January 27 The Special Events Committee organised a similar tour in January this year. It was so popular that we had a long waiting list. Hotel Manager Toril Flåskjer, who guided us around the hotel, has very kindly agreed to do another tour on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. We hope that those of you […]
FEBRUARY MONTHLY MEETING Monday, February 2 Mr. Hajime Matsumura Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Japan in Oslo. ‘Cultural Relations Between Japan and Norway, and Difference of Tasks as Diplomat in the countries of posting.’ Mr. Hajime Matsumura Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Japan in Oslo. Educated in Waseda University […]
THE ART COMMITEE. Deviant Objects. The National Museum. February 12 Queer sexuality in art is nothing new. Through everything from historical manuscripts to contemporary works, this exhibition shows the abundance and complexity of queer expressions from the Islamic world. What histories have we been told, and how do they shape how we interpret what we […]
SPECIAL EVENTS Den Gamle Krigsskolen (The Old Military Academy) Tuesday, February 24 The Special Events Committee has the pleasure of inviting Forum members to a guided tour of the Old Military Academy. The building was originally built in the 1630s. But after extensive changes it was considered a new building from 1760. It had several […]
March 2 ‘Europe at a crossroads: The EU and the changing global order.’ Øyvind Svendsen is Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Research group on global order and diplomacy at NUPI. The core themes in his research are foreign policy, diplomacy, and security and defence policy. Svendsen primarily studies these questions in a European context. His PhD is from […]
The Art Committee invites you to a guided tour of the exhibition Ann Lislegaard – ANIMOID at the Henie Onstad Art Centre. Ann Lislegaard is a pioneer in feminist futurism and in the use of digital technology in art. She creates immersive works that explore space, gender, time travel, and interspecies communication. This will be […]
The Special Events Committee invites you to a guided tour of Queen Sonja’s Art Stable. This truly splendid exhibition presents a selection of the national tapestries from the Royal Collectionand private collectors, as well as the Royal Tapestry itself, which depicts moments of King Haakon VII’s reign. Two enormous tapestries in the riding hall depict […]
The Art Committee invites you to a guided tour of the first large-scale exhibition in the Nordic countries of the Portuguese British artist Paula Rego (1935-2022), influential artist and feminist icon. Rego grew up under the Salazar dictatorship in Portugal, an era in which women’s freedom and rights were severely limited. It was not until […]
SAVE THE DATE May 4 At the May Monthly Meeting, Dr. Kari Hempel will give a lecture on ‘Norwegian Immigrants to the U.S. c. 1850, and How Some of the Different Parishes and Settlements Succeeded and Others Not.’ More information in the April Newsletter. The Monthly Meeting Committee
The Special Events Committee has the pleasure to invite you to a guided tour at Oscarshall Castle at Bygdøy. This charming hall was built as a private summer palace, dedicated to the celebration of art, music, and poetry. It was constructed around the same time as the Royal Palace in central Oslo and was completed […]
Experience Edvard Munch’s historic decoration for the Freia chocolate factory for the first time in an exhibition that connects his interest in creating art for public spaces with themes of cacao, workers’rights and women’s emancipation. Edvard Munch’s large-scale paintings for the Freia chocolate factory in 1923 were the first everdecorative artworks to be commissioned by […]
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Majorstuen Seriorarena June 8 In accordance with the Statutes of the International Forum, formal notification is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting to be held this year on Monday, June 8 at Majorstuen Seniorarena at 18:00. We hope our members will enjoy this end-of-year social gathering, which includes a plentiful buffet, […]
THE ART COMMITTEE June 11 Our Final Summer Event Vestfossen Kunstlaboratory Ida Lorentzen: The Silence Afterwards (N.B.!!! We are privileged to have Ida Lorentzen as our guide) VESTFOSSEN is a three-story gallery which offers 3 different exhibitions (there is a lift to all floors). The third floor is devoted to Ida Lorentzen and Michael O’Donnell’s […]
