Queen Sonja of Norway has described art as a “unifying force in turbulent times” as she awarded the world’s most important prize for printmaking to Tomas Colbengtson, an indigenous Sámi artist.

Established in 2003, the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design is actually a merger of four formerly separate museums. Only the National Gallery, Villa Stenersen, Mellomstasjonen (the ...

They’re almost always bespoke in theme. The museum is intuitive in its selection of the best art and has the clout to get whatever loans it wants. Its shows, even the bow-wow ones, are always ...