Norwegian Exhibition

The Norwegian Exhibition was held in Sweden in 1943 to raise awareness of Norwegian culture and history in Sweden. It opened in Thulehuset [sv], Sveavägen, Stockholm on 10 March^[1] and ran until 27 April.

Norwegian Exhibition
Exhibition poster
Overview
BIE-class	Unrecognized exposition
Name	Norwegian Exhibition
Organized by	Hans Wilhelmsson Ahlmann, Swedish-Norwegian Association [sv]
Participant(s)
Countries	2
Location
Country	Sweden
City	Stockholm
Venue	Thulehuset [sv], Sveavägen
Coordinates	44°06′43″N 87°54′47″W / 44.112°N 87.913°W / 44.112; -87.913
Timeline
Opening	10 March 1943
Closure	27 April 1943

It was chaired by Hans Wilhelmsson Ahlmann.^[1]

Opening

The Stockholm exhibition was opened by Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke^[1] with Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, the Swedish Foreign Minister Christian Günther, the Norwegian envoy Jens Bull, ambassadors for the Allied nations, and representatives of Stockholm in attendance.^[1]

Exhibits

Art works displayed included paintings by Christian Krohg, Per Krohg and Edvard Munch, and statues by Gustav Vigeland.

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  Painting by Christian Krohg
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  Paintings by Munch
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  Man and Woman by Vigeland

There were statues of Olaf II of Norway (with a label saying HELLIG OLAV NORGES EVIGE KONGE^{[translations 1]}) and of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen, and a photograph of the King of Norway Haakon VII of Norway at the time in exile in Britain.

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  Statue of King Olaf II
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  Statue of Nansen
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  Portrait of Haakon VII of Norway

9 April

On 9 April 1943, three years after the start of the German occupation of Norway there was a memorial service to commemorate Norwegian nationals who had died fighting the occupation.^[2] at which Yngve Larsson^[2] and the Stockholm governor Torsten Nothin laid wreaths^[3] at a plaque saying Vi hyllar de norska patrioterna som offrade sina liv för Norges frihet.^{[translations 2]}

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  Yngve Larsson laying his wreath

References

1. "Historiske foto - Arkivverkets digitale fotoarkiv" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 October 2019.
2. "Historiske foto - Arkivverkets digitale fotoarkiv" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 October 2019.
3. "Historiske foto - Arkivverkets digitale fotoarkiv" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 October 2019.

Translations

1. SAINT OLAF NORWAY'S ETERNAL KING
2. We pay tribute to the Norwegian patriots who sacrificed their lives for Norway's freedom