Opening Doors: The app making Oslo’s municipal buildings accessible after-hours to activate cultural volunteering
To support community life and volunteer engagement, Oslo is opening up municipal buildings through Oslo Booking and The Oslo Key – digital solutions for reserving and accessing schools and.
Catalysing Creativity: How Oslo is distributing targeted cultural funding to activate urban life and drive innovation in the arts
To strengthen cultural vibrancy and inclusivity, Oslo has expanded its municipal grant schemes, supporting grassroots creativity, public space activation, and cultural innovation. In 2025, NOK 399 million will be.
A Place Becoming: Anchoring community amid urban change in Oslo
As Oslo grows rapidly, the city’s public art strategy ensures new developments reflect the identity and voices of existing communities. In Mortensrud, for instance, artists collaborated with residents.
From traffic jams to tranquil walkways: Oslo’s blueprint for sustainable urban living
Project: transforming the city centre into a car free zone
The PurposeAn increasing number of people believe that the cities of the future should prioritise people over cars. Oslo shares.
Apathy to art: how Oslo’s ‘Keys to the City’ unlocks artistic potential
Oslo’s cultural institutions offer its citizens a wide array of events and experiences, but some audience demographics rarely take advantage of them. The Keys to the City project targets.
Lights, camera, emissions: Oslo’s art sector tackles carbon footprints
To create a carbon and climate footprint calculator, Oslo's arts production entities partnered with climate research specialists to create a carbon footprint calculator specifically designed for the sector.
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The intersection between the city and the natural environment has always been a focal point for cultural and other projects, but it has taken on new urgency and comprehensiveness.