Oslo Kunstforening turns 190! Join us for a celebration featuring an archive exhibition, a new flag, layer cake, and bubbles, on Thursday 21 May, 17–19, in the Festsal on the ground floor of Oslo Kunstforening. With contributions from artists Hedevig Anker and Anna Sofie Mathiasen, director of Norske kunstforeninger Jonas Ekeberg, art historian Frode Ernst Haverkamp, and artistic director of Oslo Kunstforening Elisabeth Byre.

2026 marks the 190th anniversary of Oslo Kunstforening, founded in 1836. For this anniversary year, artist and art historian Hedevig Anker has been invited to undertake an in-depth exploration of our history through an archive exhibition, and artist Anna Sofie Mathiasen to develop new artistic works. Mathiasen has created an anniversary flag to fly above Rådhusgata, as well as a series of collages commenting on the more curious aspects of our varied history.