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The Kistefos Museum is a contemporary art museum and sculpture park located in Jevnaker, Norway. The art park first opened to the public in 1996 with an exhibition of 25 sculptures.
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The Kistefos Museum is a contemporary art museum and sculpture park located in Jevnaker, Norway. The art park first opened to the public in 1996 with an exhibition of 25 sculptures.
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We got this museum recommended by a local and decided to visit it after seeing some pictures of the Twist. No pictures can do justice to the building; you really have to see it for yourself. It was very impressive to see it from both sides of the shore and was very special to walk in! The art pieces in the Twist (and some outside) are works by Tony Cragg, a British sculptor who has received multiple awards. His works on display at the Kristefos Museum are very beautiful and thought-provoking, for those who appreciate art with a twist (no pun intended). On the terrain surrounding the Twist there are art pieces, as well as in the old factory buildings. There is a variety of styles and media, with some amazing pieces as well. A few of the buildings show old machinery that was used to process wood, powered by the river that runs through the site. Finally, the river itself is the third location with art placed in and around it. Which was very well done and very interesting. The site is large and you can easily spend hours there. There is a little coffee corner/sandwich place with places to sit. If it rains, there are umbrellas on site for visitors to use. There is a large fountain on site where we saw children in bathing suits playing in the water, but I’m not sure it’s meant for this. We highly recommend this museum to anyone who appreciates modern art!
Caroline SaherCaroline Saher
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Very nice place to visit! It is generally colder than in Oslo, so keep that in mind. There is a small cafe and a large seating area (indoors and outdoors). Keep in mind that the cafe often has long queues - the waffles are made on-demand and fresh. Bringing your own food and drinks seems to be no problem. The pieces all have small QR codes on them, with extra details. Many artists from different countries have contributed to the musem. There are many benches outside along the route, with pretty photo opportunities and views to enjoy. Apart from modern art, you can see the old paper factory, and machines that used to turn wood into pulp for paper making. These are very old and rusty, so the noises they produce are spooky to say the least. A great place to have some Hallowe'en events! There are a few different parking places around the 2 entrances into the park/museum area, so keep in mind when meeting up with others. Parking is 85 NOK per day, and there is plenty of charging available for electric cars. Worth visiting, especially in the autumn season!
Temporal FemaleTemporal Female
10
Great idea. Fantastic effort to preserve the old pulp mill. The Twist Gallery is a beautiful architecture. Yet the main exhibition was underwhelming. Single artist, repetitive monolithic work! Has My Place Forgotten Me was a smaller exhibition but contained great works. 👏 Good sculptures too. YET, so hard and expensive to get to if you don’t have a car. We took an Uber over. Could not find a transport back. It took us over 1.5 hours to get a nearby town to catch a bus back to Oslo which also took over an hour! I wonder why the museum management cannot organise shuttles to a nearby town or convince the public busses to stop close to the museum. We have been told there is a bus to Oslo from the museum but not everyday.
Hurol InanHurol Inan
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En kul, kreativ, morsom og kunstnerisk kunstpark / museums park for store og små. Den er veldig stor og var mye forskjellig å se der. Det var veldig mange mennesker der fordi parken er så populær, derfor er det også vanskelig med parkeringmuligheter. Det er veldig vanskelig å få en parkeringsplass hvis man er sent ute. Parken er åpen fra 10-17, men man kan også gå der etter stengetid, da er dog ting stengt og du får ikke gått inn i de andre attraksjonene i parken. Det gjelder å være raskt ute med tanke på parkeringsmuligheter. Vi var der rundt klokka 11:30 og allerede da var en av parkeringsplassene fulle, vi strevde veldig med å finne fram til den andre parkeringsplassen. Dette burde bli bedre markert. Vi kjørte i 40 minutter ekstra for å finne parkeringsplassen. Vakten som sto foran et skilt hvor det sto at det var fult pekte oss videre der det ikke var noen parkeringsplasser, de var den andre veien. Maten: Det var en veldig lang kø for å kjøpe seg mat, og da vi skulle bestille var alt så «fancy» og «bra» at maten til sammen (tre retter av den matretten du kan se på bildet jeg legger til + to cola og en vannflaske) kosta over 500kr. Skjønner godt at man vil gjøre det litt fint, men når det er såpass mange barn i parken burde man i det minste ha pølse i lompe / pølse og pomfri på menyen. Det var det ikke. Litt skuffende og rart syntes nå jeg. Man kan kanskje bare bestille pølse eller spørre om å få andre ting, men siden det var så lang kø var de i kassa der veldig raske og jeg skjønte at det ikke var rett tidspunkt å prøve å få en spesialrett alá pølse i lompe. Billettprisene er ok. Det var skiltet påminnelser om å holde en meters avstand noen steder, og det var et bord med antibac rundt om kring. Da vi dro igjen mellom 13-14 var alle parkeringsplasser tatt, og folk hadde da parkert på møteplassene. Var veldig glad vi dro tidligere. Alt i alt var dette en veldig fin opplevelse og koselig atmosfære. Et sted som absolutt vil bli besøkt igjen. Er så mye å se, lære og oppleve her. Anbefales.
Kai LarsenKai Larsen
20
We visited Kistefos in September. It is unique place and I have never seen anything quite like it. I would describe it as a mix of industrial and contemporary art museum with some extraordinary and imaginative open air sculptures and creations. And it so well incorporated in the nature but that is something that Norwegians do very well. There is cafe bar there where you can have a drink and snack and little playground for the children. There is also parking lot for which we payed 80 NOK I think. It is quite remarkable place because there is little of everything for the everyone and it's perfect for day trip from Oslo.
Teo MalecTeo Malec
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Overall a great experience. Worth visiting just to see The Twist. It’s a fun and worthwhile day trip from Oslo. Having said that, there was one significant fault. This must be the only art gallery in the world which doesn’t have English language descriptions alongside the art pieces. I always just assumed this was standard, because you know, the art is international, and galleries are visited from people all over the world, right? I’m sure there was a guidebook somewhere with translations but still - just pop some descriptions next to the image and do your international guests a bit of a favour.
Ben CampbellBen Campbell
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