Opening

Welcome to the opening of the exhibition From the Roots – Kitty Kielland & Frida Hansen

Opening speech 2 pm by Emilie Boe Bierlich, head of the Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Centre at Museum Odense

Drinks for sale

The event is free and open to all

Kitty Kielland (1843–1914) and Frida Hansen (1855–1931) lived extraordinary lives. They innovated in each their own field of art, exhibited frequently, distinguished themselves as authors in the public sphere, and worked in several arenas on behalf of artistic freedom and women’s rights.

The starting point for From the Roots is Kielland’s and Hansen’s shared affiliation with Stavanger. Both artists drew inspiration from the landscape and flora of Jæren and Ryfylke and developed their artistic practice in accordance with Norwegian and international artistic currents. They participated in many of the same exhibitions, for instance in the World Expositions in Chicago and Paris. Here at home, Hansen exhibited in Stavanger Museum while Kielland exhibited in Stavanger Art Society’s premises, which from 1893 to 1915 were located in the museum’s building on Kannikhøyden.

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