Norwegian Labour Movement Archives and Library

[1] Arbark is the Norwegian Labour movement's eldest cultural organization and the largest, privately owned record repository in Norway.

The main purpose is to document the history of all movements connected to the Norwegian political left in a broad sense, such as the feminist, peace, and solidarity movements, in addition to the social-democratic trade unions and labour parties.

This feature distinguishes Arbark from similar institutions in other countries, which more often are connected to only one or a few of the political branches of the labour movement.

The current director of Arbark is the historian Frank Meyer, who succeeded Knut Einar Eriksen in 2011.

Arbark is a member of national and international networks of individuals and institutions working with the history of the labour movement's cultural heritage.