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ICFF, May 18 - 21 is North America’s premier showcase for contemporary furniture and interior design. Join us into “The Woods” by Andreas Engesvik and StokkeAustad, as we take a look at the Norwegian stand and some of the designers. Annually ICFF attracts those interested in design’s latest trends to an up-to-the-moment exhibit and series of fascinating and edifying programs. Insidenorway is th...

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Kaizers Orchestra is a six piece, theatrical alternative rock band and the one of the most groundbreaking bands to come out of the recent Norwegian music scene. The band draws inspiration from a broad range of musical genres, and their live performances have gained them a reputation for being both thrilling and unpredictable. Their music flows through ever changing moods, smooth grooves,...

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MUNCH | WARHOL and the Multiple Image opens with an afternoon symposium that includes an introductory talk by exhibition co-curator and noted Munch scholar Dr. Patricia G. Berman and panels of collectors and curators in conversation about the prints of Munch and Warhol. The Symposium is held on Saturday, April 27, 2:30 – 5:30 pm.

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In conjunction with the ASF exhibition MUNCH | WARHOL and the Multiple Image, Scandinavia House presents a small survey of films about Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, delving in to the iconoclast’s life, multifaceted artistic concerns, and discursive influence – in art and film – through the ages. Munch and the Moving Image will be running from May 1 through the 17th, Wednesdays at 7 PM and...

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Make sure to catch the famous Norwegian rock’n’roll band Turbonegro, when they play at Irving Plaza the 18th of May. The band just released their new album Sexual Harrasment and will start their tour all over the United States with their performance in New York City.

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News and events // Last updated: 4/24/2013 //

"The Security Council Chamber was a gift from Norway to the UN in 1952. I am delighted that Norway has taken responsibility for the renovation of what is perhaps the world's most important room," said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

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News and events // Last updated: 4/5/2013 //

Every year on May 17 Norwegians fill the streets with cheers and flags in celebration of Norway's constitution adopted in 1814. School children, many wearing national costumes, march in parades to the beat of thundering bands, and a resounding "Hurrah for the 17th of May!" can be heard throughout the day.

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Norway’s Consul General in New York, Sissel Breie, has represented Norway, Norwegian interests and Norwegians on the east coast of the US since October 2008. She is a former Ambassador to Argentina and West Africa, and has worked with media, cultural affairs and international development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Norway. “I feel privileged to represent Norway in the most important...

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News and events // Last updated: 2/4/2013 //

Only powered by wind, muscle and canine companions this expedition seeks out to cross one of the last wildernesses on the planet. During their 72-day planned trip the explorers seek to document their experience, the rapidly changing climate in the Far North and tell the story of the exploration of Canada's Ellesmere Island.

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Andy Warhol (1928 – 1987)
Madonna and Self-Portrait with Skeleton's Arm (After Munch), 1984
Screen print on Lenox Museum Board, sheet: 32 1/8 x 40”
Collection of Henriette Dedichen, Oslo
© 2013 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) presents MUNCH | WARHOL and the Multiple Image, an exhibition featuring two of the 20th century’s most prolific and inventive printmakers. Curated by Dr. Patricia Berman and Pari Stave, the exhibition will be on view April 27 through July 27, 2013 at Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America.

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