http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/074b47e3-3dd5-4fb2-976c-6a367cc13bf7http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Music/DC-The-Munch-Suite-at-National-Gallery-of-Art/Welcome to the premiere of Kjell Habbestad's "The Munch Suite" at the National Gallery of Art, Sunday January 6th at 6:30 PM. 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of legendary Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, and the concert is part of the yearlong sesquicentennial celebration. Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:07:16 GMT05e817ff-b824-4967-a4ab-64d00d25f3e0http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/Christmas-at-Union-Station/Christmas is coming, and the Norwegian Embassy is getting ready for what is the most important holiday in Norway. This week the embassy said thank you to America at the annual tree lighting ceremony at Union Station in Washington, D.C.Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:06:56 GMT72f5e58b-e847-4fdf-909f-9cd4f4f68424http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/A-Norway-Passage-Beautiful-Voyage-to-be-seen-on-Public-Television-Stations/A Norway Passage: The Most Beautiful Voyage to be seen on Public Television Stations Across America.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:08:49 GMT611dc799-0a00-4378-a0d6-f36f7ad02b56http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/Chief-of-Defense-visits-the-United-States/The Norwegian Chief of Defense General Harald Sunde is in the United States this week on an official visit by invitation from his U.S. counterpart General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The purpose of the visit is to discuss national interests and challenges that lie ahead, with particular emphasis on the High North. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:55:13 GMT9ac47aa7-cb68-4670-957d-952926a705cbhttp://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/22-July-Commissions-report-/On Monday 13 August, the 22 July Commission handed over its report to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. “The 22 July Commission’s report is a milestone. It has put the facts on the table. It gives us a common understanding of what happened. It gives us a basis for learning. And most important, it gives us a basis for taking further action,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:07:55 GMT74e1e659-db5e-43d0-917f-53f18209bf97http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/Norwegian-Womens-Handball-Team-in-Final-on-Saturday/The Norwegian women's handball team defeated South Korea today, 31-25, to advance to Saturday's gold medal round, where they will face the winner of today's matchup between Spain and Montenegro.Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:56:49 GMT8c2b8373-f34c-4d2a-85a4-5f9575da5ffehttp://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/Thorkildsen-to-Try-for-Third-Gold-Medal-in-Javelin/Norway's Andreas Thorkildsen will compete in the men's javelin finals, Saturday, August 11, in the London Olympics.Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:54:04 GMT8760f77b-de86-4dbd-9956-4994543f170chttp://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/Siri-Lawson-Founder-of-warsailorscom-Awarded-Order-of-Merit/She started out trying to learn a little bit more about her father’s experience during World War II. She wound up founding a website that has become a major online resource for people researching World War II maritime activity, and for World War II war sailors and their families. She’s Siri Holm Lawson, and on June 15, 2012, she became a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. Ambassador Wegger Chr. Strommen bestowed the award on behalf of King Harald V in a ceremony in the Ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C. Norway.org had a chance to speak with Ms. Lawson about her website, warsailors.com, and her award.Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:20:05 GMT0291589b-e013-4b6e-a455-8ab568a53a32http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/Norwegian-Embassy-chef-wins-culinary-competition/Norway's Embassy chef, Sondre Bruvik Ellingstad, won the Top-Chef style "secret ingredient" challenge at the annual Embassy Chef competition in Washington DC. More than a dozen chefs from Washington DC embassies, compete in this annual culinary competition. A panel of celebrity chefs and food critics serves as judges throughout the competition. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:05:18 GMTf89dda58-f613-487f-b17b-0bb9d4ea6ed4http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/8-March--International-Womens-Day/Gro Harlem Brundtland became Norway’s first woman prime minister in 1981. In 2006, it was decided that 40% of companies’ board members must be women. And next year, we will celebrate the centenary of the right for to vote for women in Norway. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:13:10 GMT87da5d5a-681c-4dc4-a49b-b442987b5a77http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/King-Harald-celebrates-75-years/Tuesday the 21st of February King Harald of Norway celebrated his 75th birthday. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:58:17 GMT1784901f-ae2d-4ba9-b381-bfea0fadfcd3http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/Celebrating-Norwegian-Fashion-at-the-Corcoran-Gallery-of-Art/Norwegian fashion and industrial design were celebrated at the Corcoran Gallery of Art on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The night was kicked off with a presentation of Norwegian furniture design, followed by a reception with a fashion show featuring up-and-coming Norwegian designers. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:41:17 GMT9adcf02c-ecbf-450f-aa91-7e8ca09cd832http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/It-The-Hat-Fits/When visiting Houston last week, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre soon discovered that being without a hat in The Lone Star State is no joke.Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:42:17 GMT1fb9dcb9-a2cd-4c0b-bcab-f9e269d1f550http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/Anne-Holts-1222-Available-in-English/Anne Holt’s crime book “1222” was recently launched in the U.S., to great reviews. The popular Norwegian author will visit New York, Denver and Phoenix this January. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:51:48 GMT0ec8a36d-958f-4d4d-85fe-e4e7bd7d45c6http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/Kristine-Bjaadal-Making-the-Everyday-Exceptional/The exhibit “The Exceptional Everyday” is on display at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. through Jan. 22. The exhibit showcases the witty work of nine contemporary Norwegian industrial designers, one of them being Kristine Bjaadal, featuring her work, “Underfull Tablecloth” and "Underskog Fabric". Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:11:14 GMTed20e7e0-d640-4813-a5c8-1493c728e66dhttp://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/New-Year-Speeches-HM-King-Harald-and-Prime-Minister-Jens-Stoltenberg/“Much we will face – and much we will master. Today may be the best of our days.” HM King Harald of Norway began his traditional New Year’s speech by quoting a line from one of poet/singer Erik Bye’s songs to encapsulate a year, 2011, that challenged but also strengthened the Norwegian spirit. In their speeches, both Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and King Harald emphasized the importance of holding onto our values and caring about each other in the wake of the tragic events of July 22.Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:45:23 GMT38bde96d-f771-48aa-89ae-365269ed08dahttp://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/Norwegian-Music-in-the-US-Next-Year/Be sure not to miss great Norwegian artists touring the U.S. in 2012. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:58:48 GMTe6817b65-3f96-478e-9b1f-6acf74a83d9dhttp://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/Norwegian-Christmas-Traditions-You-Might-Not-Know/Norwegians are famous in the U.S. for eating their lutefisk during the holidays. But did you know that only 2% of the country’s inhabitants actually eat the much-debated fish meal on Christmas Eve? Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:09:15 GMT62aa0115-9966-498a-b8f4-745f996ebb75http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/Airing-Tomorrow-The-Norwegian-embassy-makes-Norwegian-Christmas-specialities-for-NPRs-All-Things-Considered/The embassy's Urd Milbury welcomed host and producers from "All Things Considered" to a Norwegian Christmas in her home today. The result can be heard on NPR tomorrow. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:34:58 GMT2e6cc82b-1d10-4c57-bbba-a2b5204e3df3http://www.norway.org/ARCHIVE/top-stories/Norwegian-Christmas-and-Cultural-Exchange-at-Brookland-EC/The Norwegian Embassy is proud to yet again be a part of the Embassy Adoption Program in Washington. This Friday the students in Frank Pendleton’s 5th grade class at Brookland Education Campus invited embassy staffers for lunch and were eager to show off their knowledge about Norway and its inhabitants. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:19:38 GMT