Where to find us
Kistefos, Samsmoveien, 41N-3520 Jevnaker, Norway Telephone: +47 61 31 03 83E, mail: post@kistefosmuseum.com
Public transport
The express bus runs from Oslo Bus Terminal at 10:15 AM with a return from Kistefos at 5:00 PM. The journey takes 1 hour and 30 minutes from Oslo Bus Terminal, and the ticket costs 240 NOK one way.
Tickets must be purchased in advance at vybuss.no, the Vy Bus app, vy.no, or in the Vy app. Please note that the bus only runs if tickets are pre-booked.
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. The new season opens on 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 Student 300,-
- Tickets during season:
- Adults 195,-
- Senior citizen 165,-
- Children (up to and including 19) Free
- Student 165,-
- Groups 160,-
New season opens 4th May 2024
The sculpture park is always accessible
Plan your visit
Season opening May 4th
Welcome to a new season! Saturday, May 4th, we invite you to the season opening with a new exhibition, a new sculpture, sausages, and prosecco!
Announcing next years’ program at Kistefos!
British artist Hurvin Anderson is this year's artist in The Twist with the critically acclaimed Salon Paintings exhibition. Nybruket gallery presents an immersive multi-channel video installation by the renowned Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist. Italian artist Tatiana Trouvé is this year's sculptor with a new work from the artist’s Guardians series to be unveiled in in the Wood Pulp Mill. The «Springbrett» project offers young curators and artworld professionals valuable museum experience at an international level.
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.
Kistefos - a cultural destination with a twist
Kistefos offers world-class architecture, industrial history, art exhibitions, and an impressive sculpture park in scenic surroundings.
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
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.
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.
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