Monday 10th November 2025, 11:05
Yet more pictures from the gallery last week. This is part of the permanent collection that commemorates Sonja Henie, who together with her husband Nils Onstad provided the funds to establish the art centre.
It's a dramatically lit display case filled with trophies and memorabilia in a black painted room
Here's what Wikipedia has to say about Sonja Henie and skating titles
Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European champion (1931–1936). Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies' figure skater. She is one of only two skaters to defend a ladies' singles Olympic title, the other being Katarina Witt, and her six consecutive European titles have only been matched by Witt.
And here she is in Paris for the European Holiday On Ice Tour.
https://vintageshowbiz.com/sonja-henie/
But she wasn't just a skater she was also a very successful film star
At the height of Henie's American acting career, she was one of the highest-paid stars in Hollywood and starred in a series of box-office hits, including Thin Ice (1937), Happy Landing (1938), My Lucky Star (1938), Second Fiddle (1939), and Sun Valley Serenade (1941).[1]
Sonja Henie in ‘The Countess Of Monte Cristo’, 1948.
