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  • Pressevisning 19. juni: Nytt besøkssenter på Kistefos

    Kistefos Museum inviterer til pressevisning av nytt besøkssenter fredag 19. juni klokken 11.00. Bygget er tegnet av arkitektene i Lundhagem. Sammen med landskapsarkitektene i ATSITE har de skapt et bygg som glir inn i landskapet, heller enn å dominere det. - Kistefos befester med dette igjen sin posisjon innenfor ledende arkitektur, sier direktør Kari Roll-Matthiesen.

  • When I’m In My Painting åpnet i The Twist på Kistefos

    When I’m In My Painting samler fire sentrale kunstnere innen samtidsabstraksjon i en undersøkelse av maleriet som både prosess og nærvær. Med verk av Ragna Bley, Ida Ekblad, Oscar Murillo og Albert Oehlen – kunstnere representert i Christen Sveaas’ Kunststiftelse og Kunstsamling – utforsker utstillingen hvordan abstraksjon utvikler seg som en dynamisk og erfaringsbasert praksis.

  • When I’m In My Painting opened at The Twist at Kistefos Musem

    When I’m In My Painting brings together four leading artists in contemporary abstraction in an exploration of painting as both process and presence. Featuring works by Ragna Bley, Ida Ekblad, Oscar Murillo and Albert Oehlen — artists represented in the Christen Sveaas Art Foundation and Art Collection — the exhibition explores how abstraction evolves as a dynamic and experience-based practice. The

  • Issy Woods første separatutstilling i Norden åpnet på Kistefos

    Kistefos åpnet lørdag 9. mai 2026 utstillingen Fish, Fish, Duck av den London-baserte kunstneren Issy Wood i Nybruket Galleri. Utstillingen er kunstnerens første store presentasjon i Norden, og gir publikum anledning til å fordype seg i et kunstnerskap som de siste årene har fått betydelig internasjonal oppmerksomhet.

  • Issy Wood’s first solo exhibition in the Nordics opened at Kistefos

    Kistefos presents Fish, Fish, Duck, a major solo exhibition by London-based painter Issy Wood at Nybruket Gallery. Opened on 9 May 2026, the exhibition marks the artist’s first major presentation in the Nordic region. The exhibition offers audiences an opportunity to engage with a distinctive artistic practice that has gained significant international attention in recent years.

  • Monumental skulptur av Dana Schutz avduket på Kistefos

    Kistefos er stolte av å presentere et nytt bestillingsverk i skulpturparken: den monumentale bronseskulpturen Blind Boat av den amerikanske kunstneren Dana Schutz (f. 1976). Schutz er regnet som en av vår tids mest betydningsfulle kunstnere og er kjent for sitt særegne kunstneriske univers, kjennetegnet av ekspressive malerier og skulpturer.

  • Monumental sculpture by Dana Schutz unveiled at Kistefos

    Kistefos is proud to present a new commissioned work in its sculpture park: the monumental bronze sculpture Blind Boat by American artist Dana Schutz (b. 1976). Schutz is regarded as one of the most significant artists of her generation, known for her distinctive artistic language characterized by expressive paintings and sculptures.

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Did you know there’s a troll hiding in The Wood Pulp Mill? With its head popping out of a box and a cardinal’s hat perched on top, this creature sparks both curiosity and questions. The hat is often associated with power and the abuse of power, but what does the figure really represent? Something we should fear, like the trolls and witches of folk tales? ✨ See if you can find it the next time you visit Kistefos. 🤫 Psst! Look for it on one of the lower floors of The Wood Pulp Mill. 📷 Photo: Hans Haug / @visiteastnorway

Behind the scenes 👀 See the work behind a new commission by Cory Arcangel 🔔 For our new visitor center, Cory Arcangel has created a carillon – a musical instrument of twelve bells – suspended within a cell phone tower at the entrance, greeting visitors with algorithmically generated compositions throughout the day. Arcangel is a key figure in post-conceptual and digital art, known for using appropriation, hacking, and obsolete technologies to explore internet culture, obsolescence, and collective nostalgia. The new visitor center opens June 20. Designed by Lund Hagem Architects, it includes ticketing facilities, a museum shop, restrooms, and a restaurant overlooking the Randselva and surrounding forest. We are so looking forward to seeing Cory’s work in its final form in our new visitor center 🙌🏼

Kistefos is proud to be part of Oslo Art Weekend ✨ As part of Oslo Art Weekend, join us this Sunday, 31 May, for free guided tours of the sculpture park highlights — including this year’s newly unveiled sculpture Blind Boat by Dana Schutz, alongside our current exhibitions: Issy Wood: Fish Fish Duck in Nybruket When I’m in My Painting in The Twist 🕛 Free guided tours at 12 PM and 2 PM 📍 Meeting point: outside Inngang Sør 🎟 No registration — first come, first served Come along — the forecast is sunny ☀️ and we look forward to introducing new friends to art at Kistefos. Photo: Hans Haug, @visiteastnorway #Kistefos #OsloArtWeekend

Hypnotic 🌀It’s no surprise that the sculpture «Energy/Matter/Space/Time» by Petroc Sesti is a favorite among our visitors. The striking feature of the sculpture is the dynamic motion starting from the top: a powerful, swirling vortex that intensifies as it descends. One can clearly see the link to the activities at the historic industrial site of Kistefos Træsliberi in this work. The color-less mineral oil is perceived as water, and water was crucial to the wood pulp mill being built at Kistefoss. Furthermore, the vortex of the container may be perceived as a reference to the energy created and extracted from the waterfall just below the location of the sculpture. 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. @petrocsesti #petrocsesti #sculpture #sculptureart

Gigantic, absurd, and impossible to look away from 👁️ “Blind Boat” by Dana Schutz demonstrates Schutz’s unique ability to construct dynamic constellations of forms and figures. The sculpture depicts a boat carrying three characters, surrounded by elements such as a stylised sun, hollowed-out eyeballs, and a carrion bird holding a pupil in its beak. The figures in the boat are either blind or one-eyed, evoking the Cyclopes of Greek mythology. The central figure holds their companion’s eyeball aloft as a guiding light. Such absurd scenarios are characteristic of Schutz, who often employs satire to address the challenges of contemporary society. The sculpture’s monumental scale amplifies a sense of hubris—humanity’s exaggerated belief in its own ability to see and control the world. The work can be read in light of several of today’s major crises, including the refugee crisis and the climate crisis, as an image of a world in which the blind lead the blind. The sculpture «Blind Boat» is the newest addition to the sculpture park. Visit Kistefos and experience Blind Boat with your own eyes 👀 Photo: Einar Aslaksen #DanaSchutz #Kistefos #KistefosMuseum @danaschutzart

💙 «When I’m In My Painting» 👉🏼 Swipe for a closer look Here featuring «Surge» (Social Cataracts) by Oscar Murillo, one of four artists featured in the exhibition. Created in six parts using oil and oil stick on canvas, the work reflects Murillo’s expressive and layered approach to abstraction. Now on view at The Twist until 11 October 🙌🏼 Curated by Kate Smith-Raabe, Chief Curator at Kistefos. Photo: Tor S. Ulstein #oscarmurillo @christensveaasart #kistefos #kistefosmuseum #art #artwork

Explore Kistefos throughout the Pentecost weekend ☀️ The weather forecast promises brilliant weather all weekend. The perfect opportunity to experience art, architecture and industrial history in beautiful surroundings 🌿 🎨 At The Twist, discover When I’m in My Painting 🐟 At Nybruket Gallery, experience Fish, Fish, Duck by Issy Wood 🪵 And in the Industrial Museum, learn more about Norwegian industrial history Don’t miss our daily guided tours. In Norwegian at 11:00 and in English at 12:15. Meeting point at the South Entrance. Be sure to stop by the museum shop and bring home a souvenir 🛍️ We are open every day from 10–17. Welcome ❣️