At the National Gallery

Around the building of the National Gallery (Nasjonalgalleriet), a part of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in downtown Oslo, a small but diverse collection of sculptures and art installations are on permanent display.


Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité (2005) by Lars Ø. Ramberg


Mann og Kvinne (1905) by Gustav Vigeland


Vølund Smed (1873) by Stephan Sinding


Pieta (1930) by Georg Kolbe


Tårnpeter (1927) by Rolf Lunde


Sjøløve (1958) by Skule Waksvik

Graffiti Art

Some people find great interest in debating (or quarrelling) about whether Graffiti counts as art or not. Apart from conflicts between graffiti writers and property owners, as I see it, graffiti is (among other tings) mostly a technique, and as oil painting on canvas or other materials, may or may not be art. Oslo has its share of uninspired and bad/clumsy/banal graffiti, but also some more enjoyable pieces. These photos are from Brenneriveien on Oslo’s East End and the area around, where some, but not all, walls are considered (by most) to be 'legal graffiti walls'.

‘Announcement

This wall is for the time being called back as photo location for photographing culture politician’s /-workers /-characters etc.

Institute for Opposing Visual Degeneration’

Modernist Murals

Oslo has some really nice modernist murals, both abstract and figurative. Her are some of them, both indoor (all in public buildings) and outdoor.


Oslo's City Coat of Arms combined with the city’s history. At Oslo City Hall. By Alf Rolfsen.


Part of 'Edens hage' (Garden of Eden), by Arne Lindaas (1972)


From the National Library, by Per Krohg


Art Gallery fasade, 'Kunstnerforbundet' by Gunnar S. Gundersen (1950)


Life in Oslo, from Oslo City Hall, byPer Krohg