News and events 21. Dec 2017 Pål Hermansen and the Art of Simplicity Pål Hermansen recently visited Seoul as a part of the Nordic Culture Festival (24th to 30th of November), where his photography was presented in the photo exhibition “Human and Nature”. 05. Dec 2017 Nordic Energy Research Conference The embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden are jointly organizing the “Nordic Energy Research Conference” in Seoul on December 7, 2017. 14. Nov 2017 The Embassy will close at 14.00 on Thursday 16.11. The Embassy will close at 14.00 on Thursday 16th of November due to an exercise. 24. Oct 2017 New Minister of Foreign Affairs In a session of the Council of State Friday 20, the King has made changes in the Norwegian Government. Minister of Defence Ine Eriksen Søreide has been appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. 28. Sep 2017 The Embassy is closed 3-5 October The embassy will be closed Tuesday 3rd, Wednesday 4th, and Thursday 5th of October due to the Chuseok holiday. 13. Sep 2017 The Embassy is closed The Embassy is closed Thursday 14th of September. 26. Apr 2017 Hauge Poetry Reading Tuesday, April 25th, ambassador Jan Grevstad hosted a poetry reading event. The poet of the evening was Olav H. Hauge, and both his works, his life and his writing style were discussed. 28. Mar 2017 | Seoul Metropolitan Theatre Kongs-Emnerne Script Reading A history lecture and script reading of the soon-to-be-staged play "Kongs-Emnerne" took place at the SMT on March 16th. 17. Mar 2017 | Sejong Metropolitan Theatre Kongs-Emnerne "<Trust and again distrust> - Desire for the crown caused by doubt and conflict - Who will ascend to the throne? - What is the end of human desire?" 26. Jul 2017 | Seoul (various locations) Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism "Seoul as a city of humanity - Making a human-centered city" 02. Mar 2017 | Lotte World Cinema Preview of the Norwegian movie «The Wave” Wednesday June 29, the Norwegian Embassy arranged a preview of the Norwegian movie “The Wave” at Lotte World Cinema in Seoul in collaboration with Heestory Film. 02. Mar 2017 | Pyeongchang, South Korea Norwegian-Finnish collaborative art-project "Eyes as Big as Plates" arrives in South Korea The Norwegian-Finnish duo, Karoline Hjort and Riitta Ikonen, concluded their productive stay in South Korea with a talk in Seoul. The exhibition opens in Pyeongchang in September on the 27th of September, and will be open until the 31st of October. 1 2 #