Norway has had two queens since the union with Sweden was dissolved in 1905: Maud, during 1905–1938, and Sonja, starting in 1991. These are two women with different backgrounds in different epochs, yet with the same vocation. As wife to a reigning king in a modern monarchy, they enter into a symbolic role. The installations in Room 31 show how the two queens fill the role with content and personality, and how they communicate it through the clothing they wear.
Thanks
Thanks to Anne Kjellberg for professional advice
Mardi 8
Director: Nicolas Lim
Sound Composer: Reno Isaac
Graphic Artist: Simon Taulelle
Post Production Director: Nicolas Lim
Post Production Assistant: Marlène Blondeau
Project Managers: Montse Cerdan and Clothilde Lepas
Producer: Youenn Le Guen
The National Museum
Curators: Karun Nordgård and Anne Sommerin Simonnæs
Curator Learning: Helga Gravermoen
Editors: Amalie Nordberg Juel and Klaus Kottmann
Project Manager: Marianne Moe
Multimedia Editorial Board
Archive H.M. Queen Maud
Official coronation picture of H.M. King Haakon and H.M. Queen Maud, 1906 – Photo: The Royal House of Norway
H.M. Queen Maud’s coronation gown, 1906 – Photo: Annar Bjørgli / The National Museum
Portrait of H.M. Queen Maud, 1906 – Photo: Mittet & Co. AS / National Library of Norway
H.M. King Haakon and H.M. Queen Maud skiing, 1906 – Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
Blue ski dress trimmed with fur, unidentified designer and producer, 1920 – Photo: The National Museum
Brown ski coat, unidentified designer and producer, 1923 – Photo: Annar Bjørgli / The National Museum
H.M. King Haakon and H.M. Queen Maud at Holmenkollen ski centre, 1923
Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / Norsk Folkemuseum
Profile portrait of H.M. Queen Maud, 1906 – Photo: Carl Anderson / Mittet & Co. AS / National Library of Norway
Gala gown (light green with a short train), Laferrière, c. 1907–1909 – Photo: Annar Bjørgli / The National Museum
Back of a gala gown, unidentified designer and producer, c. 1907–1909 – Photo: Teigens Photoatelier / The National Museum
H.M. Queen Maud and H.R.H. Crown Prince Olav, 1906 – Photo: Unknown photographer / Mittet & Co. AS / National Library of Norway
H.M. Queen Maud and H.K.H. Crown Prince Olav reading a book at the palace, 1909
Photo: Carl Anderson / Mittet & Co. AS / Nasjonalbiblioteket
Portrait of H.M. Queen Maud in a striped dress, 1914 – Photo: Frank Arthur Swaine / National Library of Norway
H.M. Queen Maud in a horse-drawn carriage during Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to Christiania, 1910
Photo: ukjent fotograf / Nasjonalmuseet
H.M. Queen Maud in Lillehammer during the coronation journey, 1906 – Photo: Unknown photographer / National Library of Norway
Coat with fur and dress, unidentified designer and producer, 1935 – Photo: Teigens Photoatelier / The National Museum
Evening dress (purple), unidentified designer and producer, c. 1910–1913 – Photo: Teigens Photoatelier / The National Museum
Evening dress (red), unidentified designer and producer, c. 1910–1913 – Photo: Teigens Photoatelier / The National Museum
H.M. Queen Maud in a garden with an umbrella, 1924 – Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
H.M. King Haakon and H.M. Queen Maud in Trondheim, 1906 – Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
Ski dress (with blue buttons), Vernon, c. 1920–1925 – Photo: The National Museum
H.R.H. Prinsess Maud and H.R.H. Prince Carl with bicycles, c. 1900–1905 – Photo: National Library of Norway
H.M. King Haakon and H.M. Queen Maud outdoors in January 1906 – Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / The National Museum
Gala gown (turquois with gold), unidentified designer and producer, c. 1905–1910 – Photo: Annar Bjørgli / The National Museum
Gala gown (with rose), E.M. Clapham, c. 1920–1925 – Photo: Annar Bjørgli / The National Museum
Evening dress ‘Arlesienne’, Attributed to Jean Charles Worth, House of Worth, c. 1912–1915
Photo: Teigens Fotoatelier / Nasjonalmuseet
H.M. Queen Maud and H.R.H. Crown Prince Olav with horses at the royal estate at Bygdøy, 1910
Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / Norsk Folkemuseum
Riding habit and boots, producer: John Busvine & Co., c. 1920 – Photo: Teigens Photoatelier / The National Museum
H.M. Queen Maud with H.R.H. Crown Prince Olav in a garden, 1924
Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / Norsk Folkemuseum
Coat with fringe, unidentified designer and producer, c. 1920–1925 – Photo: The National Museum
The Royal Couple and the Crown Prince sitting on a bench in a garden, 1911
Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / Norsk Folkemuseum
H.M. King Haakon and H.M. Queen Maud, c. 1929-1950 (detail). Photo: Mittet & Co. AS / National Library of Norway
Gala gown, designer: Morin-Blossier, 1906 – Photo: The National Museum
Archive H.M. Queen Sonja
H.M. King Harald and H.M. Queen Sonja’s consecration, 1991 – Photo: The Royal House of Norway
H.M. Queen Sonja’s consecration gown, designer: Erik Mortensen, producers: Anna Bratland and May Aubert, 1991
Photo: Annar Bjørgli/Nasjonalmuseet
The consecration of H.M. King Harald and H.M. Queen Sonja, Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, 1991 – Photo: Magnar Kirknes / VG / NTB
H.R.H. Crown Princess Sonja wearing a pesk/beaska (tunic made of reindeer fur) and lue (cap), Karasjok, 1969 – Photo: NTB
Photo: Jan Greve / NTB
The Crown Prince Couple Storskog, Kirkenes, 1969 – Photo: Jan Greve / VG / NTB
H.R.H. Crown Princess Sonja at Kirkerudbakken ski centre, Bærum, 1975 – Photo: NTB
Bridal waltz at the Crown Prince Couple’s wedding reception, designer: Sigrid Muri Vedeler, producer: Molstad & Co., 1968
Photo: NTB/Scanpix
H.R.H. Crown Princess Sonja in a white gala gown, producer: Molstad & Co., 1970 – Photo: EPU / NTB
Gala gown (red, with floral sleeves), producer: Molstad & Co., 1970 – Photo: Teigens Fotoatelier / The National Museum
Green Gala dress 1968, Molstad & Co. - Photo: Teigens Fotoatelier / The National Museum
