News Archive

This is happening on Melahuset this spring

We at Melahuset are looking forward to welcoming the public to a varied spring programme where [...].


Don't forget: Benjamin Hermansen 1985-2001

It has been 22 years since Benjamin Hermansen was killed by neo-Nazis outside the convenience store on [...]


Angela Davis and Mela in Artforum

The interdisciplinary artist Sandra Mujinga highlights Angela Davis's visit to Melafestivalen in August in [...]


730.no about All Hail The Queen...

Melahuset's concert series "All Hail the Queen" highlights Norwegian female hip-hop artists. Tonight, Friday 2 December [...]


Norwegian and Indian cultural heritage in one…

Arve Tellefsen bequeaths Norwegian cultural heritage to Rohini Sahajpal, and the latter is not afraid of [...]


Zakir Hussain and Niladri Kumar to Oslo World 2022

A meeting between two masters and innovators of Indian classical music. During this year's festival, [...]


Diriye Osman to Melahuset in Oslo

The author Diriye Osman comes to Melahuset 13 October and launches his novel "The Butterfly Jungle". [...]


Norwegian cultural life has changed enormously in recent years

Kontekst interviews Melafestivalen's founder Khalid Salimi about Norwegian cultural life and Mela's 20th anniversary. Read the full […]


Oslo Melas Khalid Salimi in Dagsavisen

Aslak Borgersrud interviews the director of Melafestivalen Khalid Salimi in Dagsavisen's "Name in the news": - I [...]