Theme Exhibitions

The National Library’s Website on 1905, a collaboration effort with Project 1905: Norwegian-Swedish Relations for 200 years, the National Library of Norway, The Swedish Royal Library, the National Archives of Norway, and the National Archives of Sweden.

The town of Bergen was struck by fire on May 19, 1702. This was the largest fire that far in the history of the town. The State Archive in Bergen has put together an online exhibition marking the 300-year anniversary of the fire. For information on other exhibits, go to the State Archive in Bergen’s overview of Online Exhibitions.

Censuses and Residential Building Counts at the Turn of Three Centuries
...nå telte han deg også! is an online exhibition that allows you to travel back in time to 1801 and 1900, where you may see the form filled out by Henrik Ibsen, among others. The online exhibition is a collaboration project between Statistics Norway and the National Archives, and is available at Statistics Norway's Website.

1000 Years of Handwriting and Type
1000 Years of Handwriting and Type displays some of the material safeguarded by the National Archives on behalf of the Norwegian people. This exhibition uses these items to provide a short survey of the development of handwriting and type in Norway.

100 Years of Municipal Crests in the National Archives: 1898-1998
The National Archives preserve the originals of all municipal crests that have been approved by a Cabinet meeting. In this exhibition, all crests dating from before 1945 are displayed in their original version. More recent crests are shown in their standardized versions.

Calendar for December 2002
We have created a special December calendar consisting of a collection of New Year’s postcards from the period 1891-1901. The New Year’s postcards are from various national postal services.