Edward S. Curtis: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) was a determent, carismatic pioneer photographer who in 1900 set out to document the traditional lives of American indigenous people. His work was rediscovered in the 1970s and is now synonymous with photographing American indigenous.
Edward Sheriff Curtis, Sioux Chiefs, 1904. Preus museum Collection
Preus museum is Norway's National Museum of Photography
The museum was founded in 1995 when the Norwegian Government bought the collections that belonged to Preus Fotomuseum, a private museum. The Norwegian State is the owner of the museum. In May 2001 the museum moved into Magasin A at Karljohansvern in Horten, about one hours drive from Oslo. The interior decoration is drawn by Architect Sverre Fehn. The collections contains photographies, ather kind of images, cameras and other technical equipment that shed light on the history of photography. There is a wide representation of the international history of photography in the image collection. Preus museum's library holds international standard.
The world in 3D
Underwood & Underwood (unknown photographer), Gudvangen's outlook over the Nærøfjord where the sea reaches far in among the mountains, Norway, 1905. Stereo Photograph. Preus museum Collection
Opening hours 2020
July
Tuesday – Sunday 11-16
Jan - June / August - Dec
Wednesday – Friday 11-15
Saturday – Sunday 11-16
The museum has regular opening hours in autumn-, winter- and easterbreak
Visit:
Kommandørkaptein Klincks vei 7
Karljohansvern
NO-3183 Horten
@Preusmuseum
27 May 2020
Lyst til å bli med på vandring i Preus museums arkitektur i morgen? Siden du ikke kan komme til museet akkurat nå, kommer vi til deg der du er! Du får høre om bygningen fra 1860-tallet, om marokkanske basarer og om Sverre Fehn. Monika og Ingri vandrer rundt med deg. Direktesendingen dukker opp på Facebook kl 12 (lenke i bio) foto: Christine Wendelborg/Preus museum
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Ukjent fotograf, Frigjøringen: Kronprins Olav får en varm velkomst da han kommer tilbake til Norge, 1945. NTB arkivfoto / SCANPIX
Symbolske handlinger og styrkende bilder
Hva er det som gjør at man opplever å ha en identitet; som en del av en gruppe eller nasjonalt? Bilder påvirker oss. Bildet av Kronprins Olav som kommer hjem til Norge etter frigjøringen er med på å prege historien om Norge under og etter krigen...
A history of photography
The exhibition gives an acquaintance with the pre-photographic technologies where the idea of an image was created, then moves to the enormous breadth of experimentation and research that has led all the way to current digital images.
