Livsreise is pleased to welcome back Rasmus Sunde. He was born in Vik, grew up in Jølster and lived in Balestrand. Dr. Sunde has a doctorate in migration history, and is an associate professor at the University of Sogn og Fjordane. Dr. Sunde has written several books about migration history. His presentation will explain what […]
This event will be held in the Livsreise auditorium. Reservations are not necessary, but seating is limited so arrive early! 2025 will mark the 200th anniversary of the first organized emigration from Norway to North America. The sloop Restauration left Stavanger on July 4 ,1825 with fifty-two souls on board and arrived on October 9 […]
Born: December 12, 1863 - Loten, Norway Died: January 23, 1944 - Oslo, Norway Edvard Munch was a prolific yet perpetually troubled artist preoccupied with matters of human mortality such as chronic illness, sexual liberation, and religious aspiration. He expressed these obsessions through works of intense color, semi-abstraction, and mysterious subject matter. Following the great triumph of […]