Guided Tour: Ragna Breivik. Åsmund Frægdagjeva and a Life at the Loom

Get to know the teacher, traditional craftswoman, and artist Ragna Breivik.

Ragna Breivik is often associated with Gerhard Munthe and the tapestry series Åsmund Frægdagjeva. These ten beautiful pictorial tapestries were what truly made her name in national and international textile art, and they bear witness to her knowledge, skill, and perseverance. However, Breivik’s life and work encompassed much more than just medieval ballads.

In this guided tour, you will get to know Ragna Breivik and her work better. We follow her childhood by Fanafjorden, where she learned to card, spin, dye, and weave, her work as a teacher, and her years in the United States, where she developed more than 6,000 colour shades. Special attention is given to Breivik’s continued work as an artist – through ups and downs, and in the tension between ancient Norwegian craft traditions and modern art.

The ticket includes admission to both exhibitions, and you are welcome to explore on your own both before and after the guided tour.

Duration: Approximately 25 minutes.
Language: English

You may also like the following events from Bymuseet i Bergen:

• This Saturday, 26th July, 10:00 am, Bryggen Guiding - a walk with a historical expert through Bryggen’s past in Bergen
• This Saturday, 26th July, 11:00 am, Guided tour: The Story of Håkon’s Hall Through 750 Years Glory, Decline, and Restoration in Bergen
• This Saturday, 26th July, 11:30 am, Guided tour at the Leprosy Museum: St. Jørgen`s Hospital through 500 years in Bergen

Also check out other Arts events in Bergen, Exhibitions in Bergen, Nonprofit events in Bergen.