Where to find us
Kistefos, Samsmoveien, 41N-3520 Jevnaker, Norway Telephone: +47 61 31 03 83E, mail: post@kistefosmuseum.com
Public transport
Vy has set up an express bus from Oslo to Kistefos and Hadeland Glassverk. The bus runs every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1st June to 1st October.
The bus leaves Oslo Bus Terminal at 10.15 and returns from Kistefos at 17.00.
Stops Oslo – Jevnaker:
10.15 Oslo bus terminal, platform A 10
10.30 Fillipstad, by Colorline
10.35 Lysaker station
10.42 Sandvika bus terminal
11.35 Kistefos Museum
11.45 Hadeland Glassverk
Return Hadeland Glassverk at 16.50 or from Kistefos 17.00. Same route back.
Arriving by car
Kistefos is located one hour north-west of Oslo. There are two entrances to the park with parking on both sides. People with reduced mobility are asked to arrive from Entrance South.
Entrance South: Address: Kistefossveien 24. Arrival from Oslo via Klækken and Fylkesvei 241. Follow signs to Kistefos. See placement on Google Maps here.
Entrance North: Address, Samsmoveien 41. Arrival from Ringerike / Jevnaker, via E16 and Bergerfossvegen. . See placement on Google Maps here.
Season 2024
4th May - 13th October
Opening hours
- Please note that Kistefos is now closed for the 2023 season. New season opens 4th May 2024.
- The sculpture park is always accessible, even outside regular opening hours and the season.
Tickets
- Area ticket outside opening hours/season 100,-
- Area tickets must be purchased through the vending machine at one of the entrances
- Memberships:
- Kistefos Member Adult 550,-
- Kistefos Member Senior citizen 450,-
- Kistefos Member Young/Student (19 to 25 + students) 300,-
- Tickets during season:
- Adults 195,-
- Senior citizen 165,-
- Children (up to and including 18) Free
- Young/Student (19 to 25 + students) 165,-
- Groups 150,-
New season opens 4th May 2024
The sculpture park is always accessible
Plan your visit
The Ball by Ilya Kabakov. Photo: Hans Haug, Visit Innlandet.
The Twist. Photo: Kim Erlandsen.
Energy-Matter-Space-Time by Petroc Sesti. Photo: Maria Sandvik.
Experience Kistefos outside season
The sculpture park is open all year round, also outside of season and normal opening hours. The sculptures change character and expression in step with their surroundings, which makes a visit to the sculpture park a beautiful experience, all year round.
Note that some of the artwork may be turned off or wrapped due to the cold.
Photo: Ida Golberg
'Energy-Matter-Space-Time' by Petroc Sesti was unveiled in 2006. Photo: Einar Aslaksen.
Kistefos - a cultural destination with a twist
Kistefos offers world-class architecture, industrial history, art exhibitions, and an impressive sculpture park in scenic surroundings.
Marianne Heske is the sculptor of the year 2023
Kistefos is pleased to announce Marianne Heske as sculptor of the year. Heske has worked as an artist for over 40 years, and is considered a leading figure in Norwegian conceptual art. The bronze sculpture Blue, which will be available to the public from Thursday 17 August, is a continuation of Heske's work with the doll's head, a recurring motif in her art since the 1970s.
Variants by Pierre Huyghe
Variants was created especially for Kistefos by the French artist Pierre Hyughe and is located on a previously inaccessible island that is periodically flooded by the Randselva.
Please note that Variants is closed for the 2023 season due to flooding.
Tony Cragg, Hurt. Photo: Pontus Homenäs
Tony Cragg limited-edition lithographic print for sale
To coincide with his Material in Mind exhibition in The Twist, renowned British artist Sir Tony Cragg
has produced a limited-edition lithographic print to Kistefos Museum.
New York Times
What makes it a must-see cultural destination is The Twist, a new 15.000-square-foot structure spanning a river in the middle of the sculpture park.
The Twist. Photo: Laurian Ghinitoiu.
The Twist
The new fabulous museum at Kistefos, designed by world renowned architect Bjarke Ingels Group, BIG, opened Wednesday September 18th, 2019. The building has been named the top architectural museum project in the world to open in 2019, by both the Daily Telegraph and Bloomberg.
All of Nature Flows Through Us by Marc Quinn. Photo: Einar Aslaksen.
Path of Silence by Jeppe Hein is a favorite of many - including the children, who use it as a fountain in it in the summer. Photo: Einar Aslaksen.
Point of View - Part 1 by Elmgreen & Dragset. Photo: Einar Aslaksen.
Sculpture park of international standing
The scenic sculpture park has an impressive collection of works by internationally renowned contemporary artists including Anish Kapoor, Jeppe Hein, Tony Cragg, Olafur Eliasson, Fernando Bottero and Elmgreen & Dragset. The sculpture park focus is sight specific and international contemporary works of art and is available all year.
From the installation Movimenti della Memoria by Fabrizio Plessi. Photo: Einar Aslaksen.
Photo: Hans Haug, Visit Øst-Norge
The history
A/S Kistefos Træsliperi was established by consul Anders Sveaas in 1889. The wood pulp mill produced wood pulp used in the European paper industry.
Katy Vandekerckhove:
Kistefos was really a jewel on earth with high level art in fantastic surroundings