The Centre for Ibsen Studies is a research centre of the University of Oslo

University of Oslo

The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...

, dedicated to research on the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...

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The centre was established by the university in 1991 and opened in 1993. From 2000 to 2010, the centre occupied the Oslo Observatory, the university's oldest building. It since moved to the Blindern

Blindern

Blindern is the main campus of the University of Oslo, located in Nordre Aker in Oslo, Norway.-The campus:Most of the departments of the University of Oslo are located at Blindern; other, smaller campuses include Sentrum , Gaustad , St...

 campus.

The international journal Ibsen Studies

Ibsen Studies

Ibsen Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on the playwright Henrik Ibsen. It is published biannually by Routledge in cooperation with the Centre for Ibsen Studies...

is published by Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in the United Kingdom which publishes books and academic journals. It is a division of Informa plc, a United Kingdom-based publisher and conference company.- Overview :...

on behalf of the Centre for Ibsen Studies.