Ibsen exhibit in Houston

“Ibsen Art Exhibit” and “To be a Poet is to see – Ibsen in our Time” was on display at M² Gallery in Houston (TX) October 19-29, 2006. The exhibit was part of the 100th anniversary of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsens death.

Ibsen still inspires debate on gender equality

One hundred years after his death, the playwright Henrik Ibsen continues to provoke and challenge his audiences with the questions he raises about women’s rights and gender equality. The “Nora’s sisters” project uses Ibsen’s works to stimulate debate on gender equality in different cultures.

Norway founds international Ibsen award

One hundred years after his death, Henrik Ibsen's works are still influential around the world. The Ibsen award aims to stimulate others to follow the Ibsen spirit through critical debates on crucial societal and existentialist questions.

MAKE IT NEW: Why “Emperor and Galilean” Still Matters

Toril Moi - Duke professor and one of the most renowned and recognized Ibsen scholars in the world - writes about Ibsen's iconoclastic modernity in this essay, based on her upcoming book "Henrik Ibsen and the Birth of Modernism".

Fans, Experts, Authors and Oscar Nominee Gathered for 2006 Ibsen Symposium

“Ibsen isn’t showing any signs of slowing down,” said Library of Congress Director Dr. Mark Dimunation. On May 23rd, 100 years to the day after the death of Norway’s premier playwright, the Library of Congress in Washington was bustling with activity in commemoration and celebration of Henrik Ibsen’s legacy.

Ibsen's virtual stroll

Following Henrik Ibsen's footsteps is now an easy task: On www.exploreibsen.com you can tag along on the author's daily walk down Karl Johan street in Oslo. Along the way you will run into several known characters.

The Ibsen Stage Festival takes on Oslo

The name Henrik Ibsen will be hard to avoid from 24 august to 16 September in Oslo. Norway's national theatre organises its annual Ibsen Stage Festival for the tenth time and backed up by the Ibsen Year 2006 the theatre is setting the field for a gigantic celebration of the renowned author.

Find out how eight Henrik Ibsen enthusiasts - including Ibsen's great-grand daughter - feel about the Norwegian playwright.

Ibsen's Apartment Opened to the Public

Precisely one hundred years after Henrik Ibsen passed away quietly in his apartment at Arbins gate 1 in Oslo, the playwright's last home is opened in its original state to the public. Concurrently, the book "Things about Ibsen" is launched and the exhibit "Henrik Ibsen: On the contrary!" opens, providing an exploration of Ibsen's literary challenge to the status quo.