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: Arrival from Oslo via Klækken and Fylkesvei 241. Follow signs to Kistefos.
Entrance North: Arrival from Ringerike / Jevnaker, via E16 and Bergerfossvegen. Address, Samsmoveien 41.
Public transport
Vy has set up an express bus from Oslo to Kistefos on selected days during the season.
Where to find us
Kistefos, Samsmoveien, 41N-3520 Jevnaker, Norway Telephone: +47 61 31 03 83E, mail: post@kistefosmuseum.com
Season 2022
April 30 - October 16
Opening hours
- Kistefos opens April 30, 2022
- The sculpture park is available all year
Tickets
- Area ticket outside opening hours/season 100,-
- Prices during season:
- Adults 180,-
- Children (up to and including 16) Free
- Seniors/Students 150,-
- Groups 150,-
- Kistefos Member Adult 500,-
- Kistefos Member Young (up to 25) 400,-
- Kistefos Member Senior 400,-
- Tickets can be purchased at one of the entrances
2022 season
Next season opens April 30, 2022
The sculpture park is always open
Plan your visit
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.
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.
All of Nature Flows Through Us by Marc Quinn. Photo: Lena Brune.
The sculpture park is always open
The next season opens 30th April 2022, with new exhibitions in The Twist Gallery, Nybruket Gallery and the Industrial Museum, new sculptures, and all our facilities. Meanwhile, you are most welcome to enjoy our sculpture park in autumn and winter costume. Please ote that some of the sculptures might been turned off or wrapped outside the regular season and opening hours.
Photo: Vegard Kleven
Photo: Vegard Kleven
Carol Bove is the sculptor of the year 2021
American artist Carol Bove (b. 1971) has made a monumental, site-specific work for Kistefos that was unveiled at the museum's season-opening on 23rd May. The work PASANASAP is made from steel, the artist's favoured material of recent years, and is indicative of her signature form and style.
Portrait of Ida Ekblad in front of A DEADLY SLUMBER OF ALL FORCES (2021). Photo: Jacqueline Landvik, 2021. Courtesy of the artist and Peder Lund.
New monumental sculpture by Ida Ekblad
Ida Ekblad is one of Norway's most renowned contemporary artists and we are proud to present a new site-specific work by til artist in the sculpture park. The work, A DEADLY SLUMBER OF ALL FORCES, is located in the terrain outside The Twist at the artist's own request. The sculpture is a monumental hand-painted sculpture and the largest and most important sculptural work of the artist to date.
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.
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.
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