10 Art Museums in Eastern Norway That You Shouldn't Miss

The painters Kris and Oluf Wold Thorne came to Stoa, Holmsbu together with Thorvald Erichsen in 1911, later joined by Gudrun and Henrik Sorensen. Scandinavian painters and poets came to this quiet part of Drammensfjord for over 50 years and the Holmsbu Art Gallery has been built to commemorate these artists, particularly Henrik Sorensen. This unique gallery was designed by Bjart Mohr and was opened in 1973. Henrik Sorensen's son, Sven Oluf Sorensen, had the idea of making the building an integral part of the natural surroundings. The gallery received an award for good architecture from Houens Fond, and in 1979 it became a listed building. Guided tours by appointment

Welcome to Natthagen, a little Paradise in the middel of the Forest. Here, you can enjoy our museum, the yearly summer art exhibition, ceramic pieces of different Norwegian professional handworkers and artists. You can take a tour in our lovely garden and property ør enjoy a cup of coffee and a Waffle in our little cafe while you listen to the sound of silence. Experience Natthagen.

The Vigeland Park is the world's largest sculpture park made by a single artist, and is one of Norway's most popular tourist attractions. The park is open to visitors all year round.The unique sculpture park is Gustav Vigeland's lifework with more than 200 sculptures in bronze, granite and wrought iron. Vigeland was also in charge of the design and architectural layout of the park. The Vigeland Park was mainly completed between 1939 and 1949. Most of the sculptures are placed in five units along an 850 meter long axis: The Main gate, the Bridge with the Children's playground, the Fountain, the Monolith plateau and the Wheel of Life.

The Art Association of Sandefjord aims to promote visual arts through exhibitions of both Norwegian and international artists, as well as of promising amateurs. The art association also actively take part in other kind of events such as art-evenings, book-presentations and seminars. They have bright, beautiful showrooms by Rica Park Hotel with the entrance from Badeparken.

Actually a mausoleum, this unusually-shaped building is decorated inside with an 800 square meter fresco which took Emanuel Vigeland 20 years to paint.

The museum is one of the nation's leading art museums, and houses a collection consisting of approx. 1500 works by Norwegian artists dating from the 1800s and until today. The museum also organises several separate exhibitions a year, featuring both historical art and modern art.

Pa Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum midt i Tonsberg sentrum kan du oppleve stor kunst i de faste og midlertidige aktuelle utstillingene som settes opp. Blant annet er Andy Warhols After Munch en viktig del av museets faste utstilling.Apningstider: Se hjemmeside.

Kistefos offers world-class architecture, industrial history, art exhibitions and an impressive sculpture park in scenic surroundings. The sculpture park expands by one or more sculptures each year, and includes works by leading artists such as Yayoi Kusama, Fernando Botero, Marc Quinn and Anish Kapoor. The architectural masterpiece The Twist is a gallery, a bridge and a sculpture, all in one. Together with Nybruket Gallery, The Twist will host varied exhibitions of world-renowned artists. We wish you a sensory and inspiring day in scenic surroundings! Kistefos opens for the season on 23rd May 2021.