AKO Art Foundation has announced to acquire 333 works from The Canica Collection, owned by art collector Stein Erik Hagen, for NOK 240 million. The artworks, spanning the period from 1910 to 1970, will now find a new home at Kunstsilo in Kristiansand as part of the Tangen Collection, the world's largest collection of Nordic modernism.
With this significant expansion, the Tangen Collection gains
Kunstsilo is set to make 2025 an extraordinary year with 14 exhibitions with a key focus on Nordic art. From photography and immersive digital installations to modernist pioneers, the program aims to captivate audiences far and wide.
Highlights from the program:
Mette Tronvoll: Opening in January, Norwegian photographer Mette Tronvoll presents a new series capturing the island of Hidra in S
The Board of the Kunstsilo Foundation has appointed Maria Mediaas Jørstad (53) as the new Director of Kunstsilo in Kristiansand. Mediaas Jørstad comes from her role as Director of the Nordic Culture Fund. She will assume the position for a five-year term, starting on January 6, 2025.
"I am very pleased to announce that Maria Mediaas Jørstad will lead Kunstsilo into its next, important phas
New cultural centre opens to the public this Saturday, 11 May 2024
Kunstsilo to house the world’s largest private collection of Nordic modern art, the Tangen Collection
Opening exhibition ‘Passions of the North’ runs until Autumn 2024
On May 8th 2024, a new museum of Nordic Art was unveiled in Kristiansand, Southern Norway. Kunstsilo, an expansive three floor, 8,500 square meter building will
