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  • MARGUERITE HUMEAU AT KISTEFOS

    Kistefos is honoured to announce The Garden of Resuscitation, a major new site-responsive commission by Turner Prize-nominated artist Marguerite Humeau, to be inaugurated in the sculpture park in August 2026. The project marks the 60th addition to the Kistefos Sculpture Park.

  • 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

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Congratulations to Sir Tony Cragg on being awarded the European Culture Prize 2026 – a well-deserved recognition of one of the most influential sculptors of our time 🙌🏻 The jury describes Cragg as "one of the most important sculptors of our time. His works uniquely combine science, nature, materials research and artistic vision. He has had a lasting impact on international sculpture and inspired generations of artists." At Kistefos, we are proud to have a longstanding relationship with Tony Cragg's remarkable artistic practice. Four of his monumental sculptures are part of our permanent collection, where they continue to engage visitors through their dynamic exploration of form, movement and material. In 2023, Kistefos were honoured to present MATERIAL IN MIND in The Twist—Sir Tony Cragg's first major survey exhibition in Norway. Spanning five decades of artistic practice, the exhibition explored his lifelong fascination with materials and the endless possibilities of sculpture. Congratulations, Sir Tony Cragg, on this outstanding and well-deserved honour. 📸 Swipe to explore Tony Cragg's enduring presence at Kistefos—from MATERIAL IN MIND to the four sculptures in our sculpture park. Images: 1. Tony Cragg - Photo by David Kaluza 2 - 4. MATERIAL IN MIND - Photo by Michael Richter 5. I´m Alive - Photo by Frédèric Boudin 6. Castor & Pollux - Photo by Einar Aslaksen 7. Bent of Mind - Photo by Einar Aslaksen 8. Articulated Column - Photo by Einar Aslaksen #TonyCragg #EuropeanCulturePrize #Kistefos #Sculpture

Have you discovered Blind Boat? 👁️ 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. Visit Kistefos and experience "Blind Boat" with your own eyes 👀 Photo: Einar Aslaksen #DanaSchutz #Kistefos #KistefosMuseum @dana.schutzart

Step into Variants, Pierre Huyghe's extraordinary site-specific work created exclusively for Kistefos. Located on a previously inaccessible island in the Randselva River, Variants is the 50th work in the Kistefos Sculpture Park and Huyghe's largest permanent project to date. Variants is an entity that perceives, generates and modifies. It is simultaneously an island and what that island could be in an alternate reality. The island has been scanned to become the environment of a live simulation in which an artificial neural network generates unpredictable mutations. As contingent events occur on the island, in chemical or biological activity, the generated mutations change behavior in real time. Occasionally, some mutations exit the simulation and manifest physically, as artefacts of fiction; contaminating and transforming the actual with a possibility of itself. Please note that access to Variants is occasionally restricted due to high water levels. We recommend contacting us before your visit to confirm whether the work is accessible. Photo: Ola Rindal

🔔 Ding dong… Ding dong… At the entrance to Kistefos’ new Visitor Centre, X by Cory Arcangel welcomes visitors with an ever-changing series of bell compositions throughout the day. Arcangel has designed and constructed a carillon – a musical instrument composed of twelve bells hanging within a cell phone tower, a defining object of the current network age. The musical score is not fixed, but generated algorithmically through bespoke software, resulting in an ever-changing and unpredictable soundscape. Inside the Visitor Centre, this generative process can be observed on a nearby screen, offering insight into the system that produces the compositions in real time. Photo: Einar Aslaksen @arcangelsurfware @christensveaasart #coryarcangel

Slow down, take a stroll, and let art and nature guide the way 🌿 Spend a summer day wandering through the sculpture park, where artworks meet the beauty of the surrounding forest, river and landscape. Take your time, discover sculptures around every corner, and experience Kistefos at your own pace. Want to learn more? Join one of our daily guided tours and discover the stories behind the artworks and the artists. 🇳🇴 Norwegian at 11:00 🇬🇧 English at 12:15 📍 Meeting point: South Entrance Kistefos is open every day 10 - 17. We hope to welcome you this summer! ☀️ Photo: Kristian Aalerud