Arriving by car
Kistefos is located about an hour's drive from both Oslo and Gardermoen Airport. Due to construction work in the south, we recommend driving in from the north, via the E16 and Samsmoveien. Follow the signs to Kistefos.
Public transport
Catch a train to Hønefoss and/or hop on one of the local buses. The bus stops at Kistefos are called Kistefossvegen and Bergermoen. It's about 1 km to walk from the bus stops and to Kistefos.
Where to find us
Kistefos, Samsmoveien, 41N-3520 Jevnaker, Norway Telephone: +47 61 31 03 83E, mail: post@kistefosmuseum.com
Season 2020
Opening hours
- 13. 10 - 13. 12: Saturday and Sunday 11 - 16
- The sculpture park is available all year
Tickets
- Adults 150,-
- Children (up to and including 16) Free
- Seniors/Students 120,-
- Groups 120,-
- Season ticket Adult 450,-
- Season ticket Senior/Student 350,-
- Area ticket outside opening hours/season 90,-
The 2020 season
17.10 - 13.12: Saturday and Sunday, 11 - 16
Plan your visit
Extended opening hours
We are extending our season! From 17th October until Christmas we will be open on weekends, allowing visitors to experience the park in its autumn and winter glory.
Photo: Ida Golberg
'Energy-Matter-Space-Time' by Petroc Sesti was unveiled in 2006. Raw organic power, especially related to water as a natural resource, is at the very core of both the wood pulp mill and Petroc Sesti’s sculpture. Photo: Einar Aslaksen.
Kistefos - a culture destination with a twist
Kistefos offers world-class architecture, industrial history, art exhibitions, and an impressive sculpture park in scenic surroundings.
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.
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.
Albert Oehlen, Posen des Zorns, 2004, oil on canvas, 280 x 340 cm. © Albert Oehlen. Christen Sveaas' Art Foundation.
Come Out!
For the first time, a sizable selection of works from the Christen Sveaas Art Foundation will be shown in a Norwegian museum. "Come Out!" can be experienced in The Twist throughout the 2020 season.
Curator William Flatmo about the exhibition "Come Out!":
Photo: Benjamin Ward
Photo: Benjamin Ward
Photo: Hanne Marit Tobiassen
Flowers in the Attic
The exhibition Flowers in the Attic by the Swedish artist duo Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg is shown in Nybruket Gallery. The exhibition juxtaposes recent film works together with The Clearing installation and invites viewers into this artist duo’s surreal world of dreamscapes and fantasy-filled re-imaginings of reality.
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.
Sculptor 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.
Lawrence Weiner. Photo: Robin Martin
Photo: Vegard Kleven
New site-specific sculpture by Lawrence Weiner
This year's sculpture is by the internationally renowned American conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner. Lawrence Weiners new text-based work is installed on 2 façades of the Kistefoss II waterworks and is a direct response to Kistefos’ rich industrial history.
On behalf of The Twist, Maria Sandvik from Kistefos, accepts the LCD Berlin Leading Culture Destinations of the Year award for Best Architecture. Photo: Mike Auerbach © LCD Berlin
The Oscars for Museums goes to The Twist
The Twist at Kistefos in Norway wins Leading Culture Destinations Award for Best Architecture 2020.
From the installation Movimenti della Memoria by Fabrizio Plessi. Photo: Einar Aslaksen.
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
Regarding the Corona-situation
Kistefos is open as normal, as we have a large and open area. Our showrooms are also of good size, so it is easy to comply with infection prevention measures. There will be some adjustments though.