Kunstsilo in Kristiansand, Norway has been awarded the prestigious Prix Versailles World Title. The announcement was made on 4 December 2025 at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris during the Prix Versailles award ceremony. Kunstsilo had been shortlisted as the only Nordic museum among seven candidates in the category World’s Most Beautiful Museums.
Prix Versailles is an international architecture aw
When Kunstsilo opens its doors to a new exhibition year on 5 February 2026, it will be with one of Norway’s greatest artists at the centre: Edvard Munch. The exhibition Edvard Munch – Portraits offers the public a rare entry point into Munch’s artistic practice, shedding light on little-known aspects of the legendary artist.
Edvard Munch – Portraits is an adapted version of the National Portrai
Kristiansand welcomes global digital art leaders for a weekend of exhibitions and panels
The Lumen Prize, the leading international award for art created with technology, is proud to announce a landmark partnership with Kunstsilo, Norway’s iconic cultural beacon situated on the southern coast in Kristiansand. Once a functional grain silo, Kunstsilo has been reimagined into one of Northern Europ
Birger Carlstedt: Flowers Everywhere and Irma Salo Jæger: Draft for a World Flag
Press Preview: Thursday, 25 September 2025On view: 26 September 2025 – 1 March 2026
This autumn, Kunstsilo, Southern Norway’s new landmark museum, will open two major exhibitions featuring Finnish-born artists represented in the renowned Tangen Collection – the world’s largest collection of Nordic modernist art.
Kunstsilo (Kristiansand, Southern Norway) has been selected as one of the seven winners of the 11thedition of the prestigious Prix Versailles: World’s Most Beautiful Museums List 2025.
Announced annually at UNESCO in Paris, the Prix Versailles is an architectural award series that honours seven recently created or renovated structures from around the world. The award highlights long-term work
Norwegian museum Kunstsilo presents the European premiere of VOX – a profoundly sensory installation by Icelandic artist and musician Jónsi, best known as the frontman of experimental Post-Rock band Sigur Rós. Opening on April 30, the exhibition marks Jónsi’s first solo show in Europe outside of Iceland and offers a unique opportunity to experience an artist who has transformed the human voice int
On Thursday, April 10, Kunstsilo opens its doors to a groundbreaking exhibition with Nordic art at its core: Cosmic Dimensions – the first international retrospective dedicated to the Danish artist couple Carl-Henning Pedersen and Else Alfelt.
About the ExhibitionWith key works from the Tangen Collection and 140 paintings on loan from the Carl-Henning Pedersen & Else Alfelt Museum in Hernin
