War-Time Mother Statue

The statue of the mother in wartime, in Bergen

The statue of the mother in wartime, work of the sculptor Per Ung, pays tribute to the mothers who protected their children during the Second World War. The Bergen audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this moving bronze statue, inaugurated on an armistice day.

The tribute to the mothers who protected their children

This bronze statue, representing a mother and her child, is the work of the Norwegian sculptor Per Ung. It was inaugurated on the 8th of May 2009, anniversary day of the armistice that ended the Second World War in Europe, to commemorate all the mothers who fought to protect their children during this conflict. During the war, Norway was occupied, and the families knew the privations, the fear and the trials. In this tragic context, countless mothers showed a silent courage and devotion to preserve, feed and protect their children at the peril of everything, embodying a form of daily resistance and unconditional love. The statue, all in gentleness and emotion, celebrates this universal figure of the protective mother, and pays tribute to these women often forgotten by official history, but essential to the survival of the families and the nation. A place of memory and contemplation, the work invites to remember the sufferings of the war and the strength of maternal love. A moving statue and a tribute to the mothers, the statue of the mother in wartime is discovered with respect.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect, the moving bronze statue of a mother and her child, work of the Norwegian sculptor Per Ung, inaugurated on the 8th of May 2009, armistice day, to commemorate all the mothers who fought to protect their children during the Second World War, when Norway was occupied; all in gentleness, the work celebrates the universal figure of the protective mother. The statue of the mother in wartime is a place of memory of Bergen. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The statue of the mother in wartime lies in the centre of Bergen, reachable on foot. It is an open-air work, freely accessible. It is best to discover it with the respect due to this place of memory.

What does the statue of the mother in wartime commemorate in Bergen?

All the mothers who fought to protect their children during the Second World War, when Norway was occupied; this bronze statue of a mother and her child, work of the Norwegian sculptor Per Ung, was inaugurated on the 8th of May 2009, anniversary day of the armistice, and celebrates the universal figure of the protective mother.

Where is the statue of the mother in wartime in Bergen?

In the centre of Bergen, in Norway.