The nomination application has been submitted to UNESCO, and at the end of 2024 we will learn whether the popular use of the Norwegian bunad will be added to the list of intangible cultural heritage. This milestone was celebrated with a bunad party that was attended by royalty in Oslo on 26 April.
Together with the Norwegian Institute of Bunad and Folk Costume, the Norwegian Youth Association, the Norwegian Folk Art and Craft Association, the Norwegian Folk Costume Forum, the Association for Studies of Culture and Traditions were behind the nomination, which has taken three years to complete. The application was submitted to and approved by Arts and Culture Norway early in the new year, and has now been submitted to UNESCO. We will learn whether the popular use of the Norwegian bunad will be added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity towards the end of 2024.
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit arrives at the bunad party in Oslo on 26 April 2023. Photo: Geir Dokken/bunadbruk.no.
This was duly celebrated with a big bunad party in Oslo, which was attended by Crown Princess Mette-Maret and Marianne Borgen, Mayor of Oslo, among others. Entertainment was provided by a folk dance group from Bondeungdomslaget, a society for young people from rural areas, and the guests were informed of all the work that has been done in the nomination process. The evening was a celebration of the bunad, the use of the Norwegian bunad, and of having reached the major milestones in our work.
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Marianne Borgen. Photo: Geir Dokken/bunadbruk.no.
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Camilla Rossing, Director of the Norwegian Institute of Bunad and Folk Costume, tells guests about the work involved in the application process. Photo: Geir Dokken/bunadbruk.no.
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Folk dance performed by the dance group from Bondeungdomslaget. Photo: Geir Dokken/bunadbruk.no.
