Museum of Contemporary Art (Norway)
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The Museum of Contemporary Art (Norway) was a national institution in Oslo dedicated to exhibiting and collecting modern and contemporary art before its collections and functions were absorbed into the National Museum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Museum of Contemporary Art (Norway) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5963193 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Museum of Contemporary Art (Norway) Context triple: [National Museum (Norway), replaces, Museum of Contemporary Art (Norway)]
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A.
Stavanger Art Museum
Stavanger Art Museum is a Norwegian art museum in the city of Stavanger, known for its collections of national and regional art and its scenic lakeside setting.
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B.
Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art
The Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art is a contemporary art museum in Oslo, Norway, renowned for its striking waterfront architecture and collection of international modern and contemporary works.
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C.
Lillehammer Art Museum
Lillehammer Art Museum is a prominent Norwegian art museum known for its collection of modern and contemporary Norwegian art and its role as a key cultural institution in Lillehammer.
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D.
Munch Museum
The Munch Museum is a museum in Oslo, Norway, dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, including iconic pieces such as "The Scream."
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E.
National Gallery of Norway
The National Gallery of Norway was the former main public art museum in Oslo, renowned for its collection of Norwegian and international art, including works by Edvard Munch.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Museum of Contemporary Art (Norway) Target entity description: The Museum of Contemporary Art (Norway) was a national institution in Oslo dedicated to exhibiting and collecting modern and contemporary art before its collections and functions were absorbed into the National Museum.
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A.
Stavanger Art Museum
Stavanger Art Museum is a Norwegian art museum in the city of Stavanger, known for its collections of national and regional art and its scenic lakeside setting.
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B.
Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art
The Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art is a contemporary art museum in Oslo, Norway, renowned for its striking waterfront architecture and collection of international modern and contemporary works.
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C.
Lillehammer Art Museum
Lillehammer Art Museum is a prominent Norwegian art museum known for its collection of modern and contemporary Norwegian art and its role as a key cultural institution in Lillehammer.
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D.
Munch Museum
The Munch Museum is a museum in Oslo, Norway, dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, including iconic pieces such as "The Scream."
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E.
National Gallery of Norway
The National Gallery of Norway was the former main public art museum in Oslo, renowned for its collection of Norwegian and international art, including works by Edvard Munch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
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former museum ⓘ |
| buildingArchitect | Christian Heinrich Grosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingOriginalFunction | central bank building ⓘ |
| buildingOriginalOccupant | Norges Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Art museums and galleries in Oslo
ⓘ
Defunct museums in Norway ⓘ |
| city | Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionFocus |
Norwegian art
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contemporary art ⓘ international art ⓘ modern art ⓘ |
| collectionsTransferredTo | National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 2017 ⓘ |
| functionsTransferredTo | National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Norwegian contemporary art collection
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installations ⓘ international contemporary art collection ⓘ paintings ⓘ photography ⓘ sculpture ⓘ video art ⓘ |
| hasCuratorialFocus |
conceptual art
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experimental art ⓘ new media art ⓘ post-1945 art ⓘ |
| hasNeighbour |
Museum of Architecture (Oslo)
NERFINISHED
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Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (Oslo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | national museum ⓘ |
| heritageStatusOfBuilding | listed historic building ⓘ |
| inception | 1990 ⓘ |
| languageOfInstitution | Norwegian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bankplassen 4
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Norwegian capital city ⓘ Oslo ⓘ Sentrum, Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupiesBuilding | former Norges Bank headquarters at Bankplassen ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1990 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Norwegian national museums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Norwegian cultural policy debates ⓘ |
| usedFor |
art education
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permanent collection displays ⓘ public programs ⓘ temporary exhibitions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Museum of Contemporary Art (Norway) Description of subject: The Museum of Contemporary Art (Norway) was a national institution in Oslo dedicated to exhibiting and collecting modern and contemporary art before its collections and functions were absorbed into the National Museum.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
National Museum (Norway)