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On this day in
1791 died Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, prolific and highly influential composer of Classical music.
1870 Alexandre Dumas, writer, died at 68
1906 Otto Preminger, American producer, director, and actor, was born
1911 Alfred Manessier French painter was born
1926 died Claude Monet, French Impressionist painter.
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Museums Norway  Arkitekturmuseet (The Norwegian Museum of Architecture) | | The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
was established on 1st July 2003. It consists of the former Norwegian Museum of Architecture, the former Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, the former Museum of Contemporary Art, the former National Gallery, and the former National Touring Exhibitions, Norway.
http://www.nationalmuseum.no/
| | Postboks 7014, St. Olavs plass, 0130 Oslo, Norway |
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Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art | | The Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art opened to the public on October 9, 1993. Since then, the museum has confirmed its position as an important institution for the presentation of contemporary art, both through mounting prestigious exhibitions, but also through its large holdings of Norwegian and International contemporary art. Higlights: Francis Bacon, Matthew Barney, Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Koons,Bruce Nauman, Gerhard Richter and Andy Warhol.
http://www.afmuseet.no
| Dronningensgt 4 Oslo, Norway
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 11am-5pm / Thursday 11am-7pm / Saturday-Sunday: 12pm-5pm /Monday closed
Free Entrance |
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Bergen Kunstmuseum | | Bergen Art Museum is one of the largest art museums in the Nordic countries. Visitors can appreciate art from the Renaissance to the contemporary era in three characteristic buildings along the idyllic Lille Lungegård lake, in the very centre of the city.
http://www.bergenartmuseum.no
| Rasmus Meyers allé 3,7 & 9
N-5015 Bergen Norway
Hours: 11 am - 5 am
(14. Sept. - 15. May: Closed Mondays)
Admission Adults: NOK 50 / Students: NOK 35 |
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Kunstindustrimuseet (The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design) | | The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design has assumed responsibility for the collections of The National Gallery, The Museum of Contemporary Art, The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, and The Norwegian Museum of Architecture.
The collections are numerous and fall into several different categories.
http://www.nationalmuseum.no/
| Top of St. Olavs gate, between Pilestredet and Ullevålsveien Oslo, Norway
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 11.00-17.00 / Thursday: 11.00-20.00. Saturday and Sunday 12.00-16.00
Monday closed. |
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Museet for samtidskunst (The Museum of Contemporary Art Oslo) | | The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design has assumed responsibility for the collections of The National Gallery, The Museum of Contemporary Art, The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, and The Norwegian Museum of Architecture.
The collections are numerous and fall into several different categories.
http://www.nationalmuseum.no/
| Bankplassen, between Karl Johans gate and Akershus Fort, Kvadraturen Oslo, Norway
Hours Monday: closed. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10.00-18.00. Thursday: 10.00-20.00. Saturday and Sunday: 10.00-17.00 |
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Nasjonalgalleriet (The Oslo National Gallery) | | The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design has assumed responsibility for the collections of The National Gallery, The Museum of Contemporary Art, The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, and The Norwegian Museum of Architecture.
The collections are numerous and fall into several different categories.
http://www.nationalmuseum.no/
| Universitetsgaten 13, 0130 Oslo, Norway
Hours: Monday: closed. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10.00-18.00. Thursday: 10.00-20.00. Saturday and Sunday: 10.00-17.00. |
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Stenersenmuseet | | The Stenersen Museum is part of the City of Oslo’s Art Collections. It houses three private art collections, all of which were donated to the city at one time or another: Rolf E. Stenersen’s Collection, Amaldus Nielsen’s Collection and Ludvig O. Ravensberg’s Collection. Exhibition space in the Museum totals about 1800m2, spread over three floors.
http://www.stenersen.museum.no/
| Munkedamsveien 15 N-0125 Oslo Norway
Hours: Daily 11 am - 5 pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 am - 9 pm, Mondays closed. |
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