Kirsten Engelstad (born 11 March 1940) is a Norwegian librarian.
She was born in Stavanger, and graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1972. In 1994 she became acting director, and in 1999 permanent director, of the National Office for Research Documentation, Academic and Special Libraries. [1] In 2003 the office was merged with two other entities to form the Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authority. [2]
Kirsten Malfrid Flagstad was a Norwegian opera singer, who was the outstanding Wagnerian soprano of her era. Her triumphant debut in New York on 2 February 1935 is one of the legends of opera. Giulio Gatti-Casazza, the longstanding General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera said, “I have given America two great gifts — Caruso and Flagstad.”
The Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authority is a Norwegian government agency under the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs responsible for archival, library and museum services.
Trøndelag Teater is a large theater in the city of Trondheim, in Trøndelag county, Norway.
The Arts Council Norway is the official arts council for Norway.
Kirsten Hansteen was a Norwegian editor and librarian. She was appointed Minister of Social Affairs with Gerhardsen's First Cabinet in 1945 and was the first female member of cabinet in Norway.
Kai Arne Engelstad is a former speed skater from Norway.
Amalie Skram was a Norwegian author and feminist who gave voice to a woman's point of view with her naturalist writing. In Norway, she is frequently considered the most important female writer of the Modern Breakthrough. Her more notable works include a tetralogy, Hellemyrsfolket (1887–98) which portray relations within a family over four generations.
Bjørg Kirsten Sandal is a Norwegian director and politician for the Labour Party.
Events in the year 1996 in Norway.
Carl Johan Fredrik Engelstad was a Norwegian writer, playwright, journalist, translator and theatre director.
Sigurd Engelstad was a Norwegian genealogist and archivist.
Eivind Stenersen Engelstad was a Norwegian archaeologist and art historian.
Helen Engelstad was a Norwegian author, art historian and educator.
Jess Julius Engelstad was a Norwegian engineer and railroad administrator.
Fredrik Engelstad is a Norwegian sociologist. He has written several books.
Engelstad is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Oslo Museum is a museum dedicated to the history and culture of Oslo, Norway. The museum is headquartered at Frogner Manor in Frogner Park, together with two of its departments; Oslo City Museum and Theatre Museum.
Harald Ludvig Tveterås was a Norwegian librarian and author.
Vibeke Engelstad was a Norwegian physician and specialist in psychiatry.
Kirsten Flagstad Museum is dedicated to the life and career of the Norwegian operatic soprano Kirsten Flagstad (1895–1962).