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In the Studio: Norway’s National Museum

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Norway’s National Museum

21/06/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - In the Studio, Norway’s National Museum

Inside the preparations for the opening of Norway's new National Museum

Inside the preparations for the opening of Norway's new National Museum.  In The Studio follows museum staff as they install exhibitions and prepare for the grand opening.

After nearly 20 years of planning, in June 2022 Norway will open its new National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo. The building will merge four museums and galleries into one space. The new National Museum will contain Norway's biggest collection of art, architecture and design. It will display over 6,500 works, from antiquity to the museum’s most recent contemporary acquisitions. Discover what it takes to launch a new world-leading cultural collection.

In The Studio follows Stina Högkvist , Director of Collections, as well as curators, conservators and museum staff as they prepare for the grand opening. The National Museum will be topped by a huge 'Light Hall' displaying the work of 147 contemporary Norwegian artists in a special opening exhibition entitled ‘I Call It Art’. As the deadline draws nearer Stina negotiates test events, oversees installations, works with artists and adapts to the changing international situation. 

The pieces will be on display in an exhibition spanning 55,000 sq metres and 89 rooms, the largest art museum in the Nordic countries. Other exhibitions followed include a collection from the painter Edvard Munch, creator of 'The Scream', loans from the world leading art collection of the Fredriksen family and pieces by Norwegian designer Peter Dundas, who has styled Michelle Obama and Kim Kardashian.

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