Opening weekend
All tickets for the opening weekend are now reserved. You are still welcome at the Museum Square or to watch the broadcast of the opening event at 12. You can now buy tickets for the rest of the summer.
The opening will be streaming here from 11.45 on June 11 (in Norwegian)
After the opening ceremony we will be streaming a video tour including among others The Baldishol Tapstry, Edvard Munch, The Sverre Fehn room, Vibeke Tandberg's Undo and the painting who was voted "Norway's national painting" Winter Night in the Mountains by Harald Sohlberg.
Welcome to the official opening of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design!
The opening weekend kicks off with a big celebration at the museum plaza at noon on Saturday 11 June to which everyone is welcome. There will be music, speeches and an official ribbon cutting ceremony. The event is free and open to as many people as can fit in the plaza outside the museum. The event will be also broadcast live.
Admission to the National Museum is free during the opening weekend, but you must reserve tickets and book the time of your visit. The time shown on your ticket tells you when you must show up at the entrance to be admitted.
The opening weekend is now fully booked.
Tickets for the rest of the summer is for sale here.
Programme for the opening weekend:
Saturday
- 11:00 Public admitted to the museum plaza
- 12:00 Opening event with music, speaches and cutting of the ribbon
- 13:00 Doors to the museum opens for those who have bought tickets
- 14.00 Francesca Grilli's performance Family is performed inside the museum
- 17.00 Francesca Grilli's performance Family is performed inside the museum
- 20.30 Francesca Grilli's performance Family is performed inside the museum
- 23:00 Museum closes 11.30
On Sunday, the museum is open from 10:00 to 23:00.
The shops in the National Museum and in Stasjonsmesterboligen, the café, Bollebar and the library will be open to everyone during the opening weekend.
List of works
Máret Ánne Sara, “Pile o’Sápmi Supreme”, 2017
Unidentified artist, “The Baldishol Tapestry”, 1040–1190
Vernon, Silkehuset, “Coronation Dress for Queen Maud”, 1906
Archive photo: DigitaltMuseum
Archive photo: Nasjonalbiblioteket
Peter Dundas, “Ciaras dress for The Met Gala 2019. Camp: Notes on Fashion”, 2019
Peter Dundas, Emilio Pucci, “Poppy Delevingne’s Dress”, 2014
Peter Dundas, Emilio Pucci, “Gala Dress for H.R.H. Crown Princess Mette-Marit”, 2012
Peter Dundas, Roberto Cavalli, “Kim Kardashian‘s Gala Dress”, 2015
Peter Dundas, “Emily Ratajkowski’s jumpsuit”, 2017
Peter Dundas, “Emily Blunt’s gold outfit”, 2018
Sol LeWitt, “Wall Drawing #839”, 1998/2021
Theodor Kittelsen, “Far, far away Soria Moria Palace shimmered like Gold”, 1900
Theodor Kittelsen, “The Water Sprite”, 1904
Hanna Pauli, “The Princess”, 1896
Theodor Kittelsen, “The Sea Monster”, 1881
Dyre Kristofer Vaa, “The Fairy Tale”, 1931
Theodor Kittelsen, “Illustration for ‘The Bear and the Fox’”, 1884
Sverre Fehn, “Norwegian Pavilion for the World Exposition in Brussels”, 1956–58
Sverre Fehn, “Nordic Pavilion for the Venice Biennale”, 1962
Pavilion in Venice, 1962. Foto: Ferruzzi
Pavilion in Brussels, 1958. Foto: Lucien Hervé
Sverre Fehn, “Venice Chair”, 1963
Enrico Ciuti, Marco Del Corno, “Decima Triennale di Milano”, 1954
Arne Korsmo, Grete Prytz Kittelsen, “The Herring Table”, 1954
Arne Korsmo, Grete Prytz Kittelsen, prod. J. Tostrup, Server, “Lazy Susan”, 1954
Prod. PLUS, Table runner, ca. 1970
Terje Ekstrøm, prod. Tandbergs radiofabrikk, Speaker, “Fasett, serie 2”, 1975
Hans Ehrich og Tom Ahlström, prod. Checkpoint Systems Inc., Queue ticket dispenser, “D 80”, 1976
Jac. Jacobsen, prod. Luxo ASA, Desk lamp, “Luxo L-1P”, 1961
Mathias Molden, Safety light, “Bluss”, 2018
Emil Gustafsson, Brooch, “Social Distance Alert”, 2015
Prod. Earin AB, Wireless earbuds, “Earin M-1”, 2015
Christian Lockenwitz, prod. Oticon Medical, Hearing aid, “Neuro 2”, 2017
Snø Designstudio AS, No Isolation AS, Robot, “AV1”, 2016
Vibeke Tandberg, “Undo # 4”, 2003
Vibeke Tandberg, “Undo # 7”, 2003
Torbjørn Kvasbø, “Tube Forms Floor”, 2012–2013
Hannah Ryggen, “Daybreak”, 1936
Hannah Ryggen, “Horror”, 1936
Hannah Ryggen, “The Use of Hands”, 1949
Harriet Backer, “Blue Interior”, 1883
Johan Christian Dahl, “View From Stalheim”, 1842
Harald Sohlberg, “Winternight in the Mountains”, 1914
Edvard Munch, “The Scream”, 1893
Edvard Munch, “Madonna”, 1894
Edvard Munch, “Death in the Sickroom”, 1893
Edvard Munch, “Dance of Life”, 1899–190