Oslo Museum ( Norwegian : Oslo museum ) is a museum dedicated to the history and culture of Oslo, Norway. The museum is headquartered at Frogner Manor in Frogner Park , together with two of its departments; Oslo City Museum and Theatre Museum.
23-634: It was formed in 2006 by the merger of Oslo City Museum ( Oslo Bymuseum ), the Intercultural Museum ( Interkulturelt museum ) and the Theatre Museum ( Teatermuseet ), which are now departments within Oslo Museum. A fourth museum, the Labour Museum ( Arbeidermuseet ), joined in 2013. Oslo City Museum, Intercultural Museum, and Theatre Museum joined forces to create the new museum as a consequence of
46-639: A culture workshop. The Labour Museum opened during June 2013 in Apotekergarden at Sagveien 28 in the district of Sagene. In 2011 Oslo Museum had received 2.5 million kroner from the Ministry of Culture for the new labour museum. The museum shows the industrial and work history of the industrial areas along the Akerselva , which was important in the development of Norwegian industry from the 1840s. Oslo Museum collects all types of cultural material that can illuminate
69-700: A fire on 5 May 1996, Teatermuseet was closed but regained a new location at Rådmannsgården in 1997. By the end of 2010 Oslo Museum discontinued tenancy in Gamle rådhus for economic reasons. . The Intercultural Museum, formerly the International Cultural Center and Museum, is located in Grønland Culture Station at Tøyenbekken 5 in Oslo. The museum was started in 1990 by Bente Guro Møller and works to promote understanding and respect for cultural diversity. On
92-556: A museum in Norway is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sagene Sagene is a borough of the city of Oslo , Norway . The area became part of the city of Oslo (then Christiania ) in 1859. The name Sagene itself is the plural of the Norwegian word for "saw", reflecting all the old industrial mechanical saws powered by the river Akerselva in this area in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The borough of Sagene includes
115-672: A preserved building in Gamle Oslo . Founding members of the Christiania Theatre Historical Society in 1922 was actor/theater director/artist Johan Fahlstrøm (1867-1938), actress Sophie Reimers (1853-1932), actor Harald Otto (1865-1928) and director/theatre historian Johan Peter Bull (1883-1960). Bull was the Society's first chairman and the driving force behind the collection of artifacts. The objects were in 1947 transferred to Norwegian Actors' Equity Association. In 1956
138-601: Is the most busy street in the Sagene/Torshov borough. The street is highly urbanised with plenty of stores and coffee shops. Vogts gate is in the heart of Torshov. Norway's oldest industrial building - Glads Mølle papermill - is located in Sagene. The cradle of industrialism in Norway stood here in the mid-19th century with establishments such as Graahs Spinneri and Hjula Væveri . Author Oskar Braaten (1881–1939) grew up and got inspiration for his books in this environment. Today
161-492: Is the museum's art collection and photo collection with Oslo motifs and portraits. The museum has one of the largest and most important photo collections in Norway . Additionally the museum has an art collection which contains around 1,000 paintings and around 6,000 other works. 59°55′27.41″N 10°42′10.98″E / 59.9242806°N 10.7030500°E / 59.9242806; 10.7030500 This article about
184-590: The journal of cultural history, Byminner . The museum has at any given time several traveling exhibitions on tour in the country. 59°55′26″N 10°42′12″E / 59.9240°N 10.7033°E / 59.9240; 10.7033 Oslo City Museum Oslo City Museum ( Oslo Bymuseum ) is a department of Oslo Museum in Oslo , Norway since 2006. The museum is located at Frogner Manor ( Frogner Hovedgård ) in Frogner Park ( Frognerparken ). The museum
207-700: The Socialist Left and the Conservatives both getting 3 seats, the Liberals 2 and Progress and the Red Electoral Alliance 1 each. Skeid is traditionally a Torshov team with a good reputation of producing successful talents to Norwegian football. Sagene Depot (Norwegian: Sagene vognhall) is a repurposed tram depot in Stockfleths gate at Sagene in Oslo, Norway. Two hall units, several apartments and offices,
230-600: The State Museum reform. The new museum foundation functioned under the working title "Capital Museum", but from December 2006, it adopted the name "Oslo Museum". The Oslo City Museum was first founded in 1905 as the association Foreningen Det gamle Christiania . Initiator and curator until 1912 was architect Fritz Holland (1874-1959). A committee members included Bishop of Oslo Anton Christian Bang , architects Torolf Prytz and Harald Olsen, artist Eilif Peterssen and military officer Thomas Heftye . The museum moved into
253-592: The Theatre History company created a successor of the Theatre History Association. The purpose was to support the museum and promote theatre research. The museum was formerly organized as a foundation in 1972. The Theatre Museum acquired new premises in the former town hall of Christiania, Gamle rådhus , under the support for semi-public museums with grants from Oslo. Author and playwright Carl Fredrik Engelstad (1915–1996) took over as chairman. After
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#1733085650490276-479: The east, and borders the areas of Rodeløkka and Grünerløkka is the south. Running through the borough of Sagene is the river Akerselva which has contributed in shaping the culture and history of the borough. The river has been exploited for energy, and along it for a thousand years, mills and turbines have been operating. The main street is called Vogts Street. and it's in Torshov. The tram goes down this street, which
299-519: The ground floor the museum has a permanent exhibition focusing on immigration history and cultural changes in Norwegian society. The gallery exhibits topical art from artists with immigrant backgrounds. In addition, the museum organizes seminars, concerts, lectures and discussion evenings. In 1999 the museum moved to Grønland Culture Station and the old prison cells were converted into a museum. The house includes an art gallery, concert hall, seminar rooms, and
322-415: The historical and contemporary Oslo. The objects are stored in reservoirs at Frogner Manor, and in some satellites around Oslo. Many of these are digitized and made available to the public on DigitalMuseum. Particularly valuable are the art collection and photo collection with Oslo scenes and portraits. The photo collection is one of the largest and documents the city's development from photography's infancy to
345-538: The leader of the borough council was Tone Tellevik Dahl from the Labour party, with her deputy being Jan Fredrik Pedersen from the Socialist Left Party. The borough council consisted of 5 representatives for the Socialist Left, 4 for Labour, 2 each for Conservatives and Progress and 1 each for the Red Electoral Alliance and the Liberals. In the 2007 borough election Labour became the largest party, with 5 representatives,
368-464: The main building at Frogner Manor in 1909. Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn (1869–1963) became curator of this organization in 1912 and was the director from 1920 to 1949. The Theatre Museum is dedicated to the history of theatre and performing arts. The museum was established in 1972, but the precursor Christiania Theatre Historical Society opened in 1939, as a theatrical exhibition in Rådmannsgården,
391-416: The neighborhoods of Sagene, Bjølsen , Iladalen (Ila), Sandaker , Åsen , and Torshov . It is the smallest borough of Oslo, but compared to its relatively small size, it has a noteworthy population by Norwegian standards. In the west its border is the street Uelandsgate and the cemetery ( gravlund ) Nordre gravlund. In the north it borders Tåsen and Storo. The border then follows the valley Torshovdalen in
414-415: The old factories are filled by modern industries, in large parts with media, information technology (IT) and graphical businesses. Small wooden houses along the streets Maridalsveien and Sandakerveien are memories of the incoming dwellings of the 18th century, while the laborers' housing of the 19th century was built in concrete. Sagene Church ( Sagene Kirke ) was designed by architect Christian Furst . It
437-571: The present. In 2010 Oslo Museum along with the Oslo City Archives established the site Oslobilder as an online image base with searchable access to the digitized parts of photo collections from both institutions. Oslo Museum displays the museum's exhibitions and also has satellite exhibitions at sites in Tøyen and Sagene . The museum manages events and city tours in the Kjenn din by program and publishes
460-531: Was a private association until the end of 2005. In 2006 it became part of the newly established Oslo Museum , together with two other museums; the Intercultural Museum and the Theatre Museum. Oslo Museum is now headquartered at Frogner Manor. Oslo City Museum has an extensive library with the purpose of documenting the history of the City of Oslo, as well as the former municipality Aker . Particularly valuable
483-420: Was first founded in 1905 as the association Det gamle Christiania . Initiator and committee leader until 1912 was architect Fritz Holland (1874-1959). A committee members included Bishop of Oslo Anton Christian Bang , architects Torolf Prytz and Harald Olsen, artist Eilif Peterssen and military officer Thomas Heftye . The museum moved into the main building at Frogner Manor in 1909. Oslo City Museum
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#1733085650490506-574: Was opened in 1891 and is monumental for the area. The church was built in Neo-Gothic style revival style and it was consecrated in 1891. The altarpiece is a copy of the one in the cathedral in Antwerp . The altarpiece was executed by the painter Christen Brun (1828-1905) and shows the removal of Jesus from the cross. After the World War I the area around Torshov (now part of the borough of Sagene) and Sagene
529-416: Was planned to be a "city within the city" with some 2,000 apartments. This can still be experienced in Torshov today. The esteemed Soria Moria building from 1928 houses theatre, cinemas, restaurants and other cultural events and offerings. In 2003 Sagene was one of the four boroughs in Oslo with direct elections to the boroughs council, the rest being appointed by the city council. During the period 2003-2007
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