The Art Nouveau Centre & The Art Museum Kube — Attraction in Ålesund

Small, but very nicely organized museum, in a historic building with interesting collection of Art Nouveau objects and temporary exhibitions. My favorite were all of the interactive experiences, telling visually with the old photos and videos and narrated by currently lived people the story of the fire in 1904, what it meant for the country and how the town was rebuild. Another interesting narrated experience is about the Art Nouveau in general, what did it mean for Europe, why it happened and how it effected social structures of the society. It was the only thing which works on Sunday, plus it’s a nice place to spend couple of hours in...

Spotted this a a possible thing to do on a cold snowy Sunday when we only had a few hours in Ålesund. It is a delightful little museum some lovely enamelartifacts, furniture and other examples, including some printing examples of the Art Nouveau including bound volumes of Ibsen. There is a delightful time capsule with one of the clips being Nixon shouting "I'm not a crook" very amusing when considering current politics. The retelling of rhe city's fire is so close to home as Los Angeles burns on the other side of the world. It is...

Fascinating place well worth the fee I eneter3d through the art exhibition and was confused but found my way to the Art Nouveau furniture after a while. I loved all of it. Do not miss this gem . There is asoi a cafe, but I didn't get a...