Culture

From 4th to 6th May 2010 The National Museums of Kenya hosted a Norwegian funded conference in Nairobi on World Heritage Conservation. The Norwegian Ambassador Elisabeth Jacobsen opened the conference. Site managers and focal points from East-, Central and West African Anglophone Countries were invited with the purpose of capacity building, sharing of experiences and mutual learning. Read more

Norway has much to offer tourists in the winter: snow, mountains, fjords and the unique culture of the Sámi people. We invited Audun Pettersen, one of the people most actively involved in Norway’s tourist industry, to tell us about some of the activities he would recommend. Read more

Norwegians like to think they are born with skis on their feet. But will their country’s illustrious history of polar expeditions and skiing innovations actually help Norwegian skiers to compete against the crème-de-la-crème at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver? And will Norway be rewarded once again for fair play? Read more

On the 25th of January Norwegian artist Marianne Heske launched her art project “Tête à-tête” in the Gunpowder Tower at Fort Jesus, Mombasa. The Norwegian Ambassador to Kenya, Ms Elisabeth Jacobsen, spoke at the reception, which was held at Fort Jesus. Read more

Are you interested in spending the summer in Norway while earning study credits? Here is an overview of summer programmes at Norwegian universities and university colleges. Read more

On Saturday 5 December 2009 The Sarakasi Trust together with the Norwegian Embassy invited Nairobians to a free concert at Uhuru Park to promote peace and reconciliation among young Kenyans. Read more

After nearly three decades together, Norway’s most renowned pop group is splitting up. Read more

48 excited football players from Mathare Youth Sports Association - MYSA - left for Norway Cup last Friday, 17th of July. Before their departure to Norway, the Norwegian ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Elisabeth Jacobsen hosted a formal Send Off reception at the Norwegian Residence. The young football players were celebrated through an evening of music, dance and speeches. Sports Secretary, Prof... Read more

On Thursday, January 8th, the Alliance Francaise cultural centre in Nairobi hosted a Norway-Kenya Friendship concert organized by the Norwegian Embassy. Read more

The Umoja Festival was held in Nairobi on Sunday 23 November 2008. The Sarakasi Trust, supported by Norway, was among the main partners organizing the event. Read more

The Norwegian footballer Ole Gunnar Solskjær is one of the best known Norwegians of all times. He played his testimonial game for Manchester United at the beginning of August. Now he is concentrating on being a “skooligan” for Africa and UNICEF goodwill ambassador. Read more

Norwegian cycling is currently enjoying an upswing. Interest in both competitive cycling and cycling for keeping fit has skyrocketed over the last four to five years, for young and old alike. Much of the credit for this can be attributed to big names in the sport such as Thor Hushovd, Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå and Kurt Asle Arvesen. But determined efforts are also being made to encourage children ... Read more

“Whenever I read something by some White writer who stopped by Kenya, I am astounded by the amount of game that appears for breakfast at their patios and the snakes that drop into the baths and the lions that terrorise their calves. I have seen one snake in my life. I don’t know anybody who has ever been bitten by one”. Binyavanga Wainaina:2002, Discovering Home: part 1.   Read more

Since 1990 teams from Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) have participated in Norway Cup, the world’s largest football-tournament for children and youth. This year the kids from Mathare again proved hard to beat. Read more

Fatma Issa Holm, a Kenya-born Norwegian paintartist, will exhibit her work for the first time in her home country in December this year. The art exhibition, portraying the Swahili culture, will be held on Lamu Museum 1 - 8 December, and on Fort Jesus 11 - 16 December. Read more

Youth from the Nairobi slum of Mathare yesterday treated dignitaries attending the ongoing Africities Summit to an enlightening art and music show at the Alliance Francaise. The Mathare Youth Sports Association, supported by the Government of Norway and UN HABITAT's Partners and Youth Section, displayed photographs they took documenting their lives as slum dwellers. The exhibit will run un... Read more

It might not be the world cup, but the football tournament in Oslo has a global profile. This year, 30 000 football players from 42 nations participate in Norway Cup, and children and youth find unity both off and on the field. Read more

Phoenix Players in Nairobi will play a production of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House in May. As part of the Ibsen Year 2006, The Royal Norwegian Embassy is sponsoring the Phoenix Players, in commemoration of one of the greatest dramatists that have ever lived. Read more

Christmas is one of the most traditional festivals in Norway, and the main celebration is on Christmas Eve, 24 December. Read more