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Brown teddy bear with a bow around the neck and a note with illegible writing. The teddy bear is in an exhibition stand.

Objects and collections

Two young people at the front of the picture. A person dressed in a red sweater with short pink hair, and a person dressed in black, sit and look ahead. Blurred image with an unknown number of people and a bookshelf in the back of the image.

It’s about people

Illustration image: Cut in rock with water. Several trees at low altitude. Cloudy weather

Sites of remembrance and debates

Close-up of the glass wall with the names of those killed on 22 July etched into the wall.

Scenes of remembrance - art of commemoration in the public space after 22 July

Illustration with the text OSLO, where the last letter is replaced with a red heart.

Social media and the love narrative on 22 July

Quote

No one can take from us the Norway that we want. Tonight the streets are filled with love.

Crown Prince Haakon

New National Memorial for 22 July Upcoming

Photo. Nine people sitting in a circle on chairs. On the floor lies some sort of a grey carpet. On the wall to the right large sheets of paper are seemingly randomly placed. One of the persons are talking, the rest are observing that person.

Minnering

Illustration of a cityscape. A church and several new buildings. A lady on a bicycle and several people get around in one place.

The building process of the 22 July Centre begins

Two girls sitting share headphones.

Stories of those we lost

Quote

"July 22 is stirring debates and strong emotions. Our goal is for The 22 July Centre to become a place for contemplation and learning. As a society, we have to keep reminding ourselves of the tragedy – to make sure it doesn't happen again."

Jan Tore Sanner, Minister of local government and modernisation.

Temporary National Memorial for 22 July is Closed

Black shoes. Red candles. Lanterns. Flowers.

Spontaneous places of remembrance - mourning together

Image of a dense crowd holding up a rose.

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s speech at Rådshusplassen in Oslo, 25 July 2011

Poster in white and grey wwith the following text in Norwegian, Ring of remembrance, art installation, 22 July, 16.02-22.03.2022. The text is written in a circle.

Now you can see the art installation "Minnering" i 22. juli-senteret

Quote

"Almost all the words have been said by now."

H.M. King Harald V

Press screening

Suited man on lectern. In the background a wall with the inscription "22.7.11".

A collection of speeches after the terrorist attack on 22 July

Two young people at the front of the picture. A person dressed in a red sweater with short pink hair, and a person dressed in black, sit and look ahead. Blurred image with an unknown number of people and a bookshelf in the back of the image.

Exhibition display with school pupils watching a screen sitting on two rows.

Video recordings of personal testimony

One in a suit on a pedestal, two men in suits sitting on the floor. Ornate wall in blue behind. Flowers and red carpet on the floor.

Memorial at the mosque in Åkebergveien, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, 26 July 2011

A man in a suit on a lectern rather than ornate benches seated people. Behind are people in white coats. In the background are paintings and a window with stained glass. A gold chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

Oslo Cathedral, Prime minister Jens Stoltenberg speech, 24 July 2011

A man in a suit sits behind a desk equipped with stationery, a flower arrangement and a statue of an eagle. In the background shelf with magazines and books.

His Majesty King Harald speech, 23 July 2011

Black and white photo of notes with text on and pens lying on a table.

Witnesses' accounts as texts and other materials

A person dressed in a suit on a lectern in front of a flower arrangement and a wall with art decoration. On either side of the lectern, a man in a suit sits on an ornate wall-to-wall carpet. On the wall hangs a picture frame with seven clocks showing different times.

Commemorations in different religions and ways of life after the terrorist attacks on 22 July 2011