A National Memorial for 22 July in Oslo’s New Government Quarter
In commemoration of the terror attacks of 22 July 2011, Norway will establish a national memorial in connection with the new Government Quarter in central Oslo. KORO is commissioned to lead the project’s first phase.
On 8 April 2025 the jury announced Norwegian artist Matias Faldbakken as the winner of the competition to make the new National Memorial for 22 July, with his proposal Upholding.
Read more about Faldbakken’s winning proposal here.
A National Memorial for 22 July
The winning proposal will be chosen by an interdisciplinary jury consisting of experts from the fields of art and memory studies as well as persons from relevant interest groups and affected persons.
Matias Faldbakken‘s Uppholding
With his proposal titled Upholding, the Norwegian artist Matias Faldbakken has won the international competition to design the National 22 July Memorial in the new Government Quarter in Oslo, Norway.
Memorials and Society: expectations, negotiations and artistic articulations
As part of the process towards realising the National Memorial for 22 July, KORO facilitates open events with the aim of supporting public discussions and critical discourse around the histories and possibilities for memorials today.