The Twenties

The 1920s were a decade coined by contradictions. Many of us associate ‘The Roaring Twenties’ with technological innovation, jazz, dance, modern architecture, cocktail parties, racing cars, and women’s liberation. On the other hand, it was also a decade of great social inequality, poor housing conditions, political strife, and dramatic fluctuations in the economy.

The exhibition offers some glances into this complex decade and how it played out in Oslo or ‘Kristiania’, as the city was called during the first half of the decade. What did the city look like back then? How did people live? Where did they work? What did they do in their spare time? How did they dress? What novelties did the 1920s bring to our city?