Stories from the museum
Pioneers
My country has no colours
Kari Nissen Brodtkorb and uphill progress
Learn more about architect Kari Nissen Brodtkorb and the battles she has fought in a male-dominated industry.
Otti Berger and the Nordic countries
Bauhaus weaver and designer Otti Berger helped raise the status of weaving. She created innovative fabrics using techniques which she herself developed and had patented. Berger died young, but managed to leave a lasting mark in design history.
Behind the scenes
The Secretive Folds of the Delphos Dress
No one has managed to copy the folds of the iconic Delphos dress.
Could only have been painted by a madman!
Once upon a time, someone wrote "Could only have been painted by a madman!" on the first version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream".
Queen Maud's coronation dress from 1906
Film about Queen Maud's coronation dress from 1906.
Quick facts
Theodor Kittelsen, the master of horror
For many a Norwegian child, nothing is more scary than the idea of Nøkken, the water sprite, or Pesta, the bringer of plague.
Five things you might not know about “The Scream”
iscover hidden aspects and details of Edvard Munch’s iconic painting.
Edvard Munch and "The Scream" in the National Museum
Get to know Edvard Munch's art a bit better in this article.