Consulate General San Francisco - News & Events
The Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle welcomes the Novus Project, an intimate orchestral ensemble, performing Sunday, October 13. The group will present a concert of Edvard Grieg works in celebration of the 170th anniversary of the birth of this great Norwegian composer. Read more
Every year the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) brings filmmakers and film lovers together in Mill Valley, San Rafael and beyond to experience amazing new films in the beautiful environment of San Francisco’s Bay Area. On September 10, 2013 the festival will be showing the Norwegian film Victoria. Read more
The acclaimed musician continues the expansion of her musical universe with her new album, The Silicone Veil (2012), a follow-up to the critically acclaimed, platinum-selling The Brothel (2010), which spent 30 weeks on the Norwegian album charts and sold more than 40,000 copies. Now she is ready for the music scene in LA and San Francisco. Read more
The award winning documentary about the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, "Munch 150", is coming to cinemas all over the U.S. June 27. Read more
June 11, 1913, marks the day true democracy came to Norway. At this day, women were given the right to vote, making Norway the first independent country in the world to introduce universal suffrage. Read more
Ørnulf Opdahl is a distinguished contemporary landscape painter from Norway, and this month he will bring more than 30 of his newest works to the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle. The exhibition, “Ørnulf Opdahl — Mood Paintings of the North”, will run from June 28 through September 1, 2013. Additionally, Opdahl will give an artist talk on Saturday, June 29. Read more
The Sons of Norway are proud to present a wide range of fun and exciting events this summer at the Leif Erikson Lodge in Seattle, WA. Read more
Come enjoy a midsummer celebration and viking fest with Sons of Norway, June 22, in La Cañada Flintridge. Read more
A ceremonial groundbreaking was held May 29 at SFMOMA in San Francisco to kick off the museum's extension work. The Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta is in charge of designing the new expansion that will be open for the public in 2016. Read more
Interested in international film? From May 16 to June 9 Seattle International Film Festival presents a wide range of extraordinary films from all around the world. The program includes many great films from Scandinavia. Read more