Society and Culture

Society and Culture

Society and Culture Links

• The National Gallery Welcome to the National Gallery in Oslo.
  
• Elections in Norway Information on the current Parliament.
  
• Odin The position of women in Norway.
  
• Information about Norway A directory with links to many cultural topics regarding Norway.
  
• The Digital Archive of Norway Includes church records, census information, and details of emigrants.
  
• Celebration of the Norwegian National Day, 17 May Photos and short descriptions of a personal celebration of 17 May in Oslo. The Royal family. Examples of the Norwegian National Costume, the "bunad".
  
• The Ibsen Centre Organization established to strengthen and coordinate national and international research on Ibsen.
  
• Information from the Government and Ministries Official information about the Norwegian culture and society.
  
• Husfliden: Norwegian Bunads Pictures of whole bunads from the various counties in Norway, detailed photographs of accessories and bunad fabrics and comprehensive information on bunads in general.
  
• The Nordic FAQ These pages try to answer many questions foreigners to the Nordic countries could have. You'll find topics which have been regular questions in the Usenet newsgroup soc.culture.nordic.
  
• The Norwegian Embaccy in the US: Norwegian Culture Links to Norwegian art, history and people.
  
• State of the Environment Norway 1995 Climate change, ozone layer depletion, acidification and more.
  
• Ivar Aasen, Norwegian philologist and lexicographer Biography of Ivar Aasen, who almost single-handedly constructed "Nynorsk", a Norwegian language norm based on dialects.
  
• Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad The NABF is made up of the organizations of emigrant descendants from particular areas of Norway who are now living in North America. Each lag seeks to preserve and strengthen bonds with its home district or community-of-origin in Norway, much of it through genealogical research.
  
• The 17th of May A historical date and a day of national celebrations.
  
• Vigeland The museum and the park.
  
• Norwegian Culture and Science A collection of papers about literature, culture, art and architecture.
  
• Norwegian Art Information Center KIK is a national documentation archive and information agency for professional contemporary Norwegian art, photography and crafts.
  
• Oslo 2000 The 19th International Congress of Historical Sciences 6-13 August 2000, offers an extensive academic programme, as well as a multi-faced culture and tour programme.
  
• The Munch Museum The museum presenting Edvard Munch's paintings.
  
• Cantus - Norwegian female choir in Trondheim Official website. Cantus was started in Trondheim in 1986, and has become a prize-winning choir of 35 singers in great demand.
  
• Culture Net Norway The official gateway to Norwegian culture online with an extensive links directory.
  
• Business Culture in Norway Find out about business culture, practices, protocol, customs and business etiquette in Norway.
  
• Norwegian bunads being worn. Vest-Telemark bunad Photos and desciptions of the Norwegian national costume, "bunad", being worn in a private Norwegian party. Especially the Vest-Telemark bunad is considered.