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
Thank you for a wonderful 2020 season!
Opening hours
- The sculpture park is available all year
Tickets
- Area ticket outside opening hours/season 100,-
- Adults 180,-
- Children (up to and including 16) Free
- Seniors/Students 150,-
- Groups 120,-
- Season ticket Adult 450,-
- Season ticket Senior/Student 350,-
The 2020 season
Thank you for a wonderful season! Kistefos opens on 23th May 2021.
Plan your visit
All of Nature Flows Through Us by Marc Quinn. Photo: Lena Brune.
The Twist. Photo: Kim Erlandsen.
Detail from Tumbling Tacks by pioneers of pop-art Oldenburg and van Bruggen. Photo: Visit Innlandet, Ian Brodie.
Kistefos in winter season
Next season opens 23th May 2021, 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 winter costume.
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.
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.
Lawrence Weiner. Photo: Robin Martin
Photo: Vegard Kleven
New site-specific sculpture by Lawrence Weiner
The new sculpture in 2020 was by the internationally renowned American conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner. Lawrence Weiner's new text-based work is installed on 2 façades of the Kistefoss II waterworks and is a direct response to Kistefos’ rich industrial history.
Artworks for sale
Håkon Bleken and Fabrizio Plessi lithography artworks available in our museum store.
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.
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