Buskerud » The Capital of Culture Vestfossen
THE CAPITAL OF CULTURE, VESTFOSSEN - where old meets new.
Vestfossen is a small community in Øvre Eiker municipality, at the heart of Østlandet, less than one hour’s drive from Oslo. The town offers some of the most interesting contemporary art galleries in Norway. These can be experienced in surroundings full of historic buildings, with their roots in a centuries-long industrial tradition. Let Vestfossen, the Capital of Culture, surprise you with a unique experience in the meeting between modern cultural expression and historical traditions. It will be a visit to remember.
Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium
Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium is one of Norway’s most important galleries for high quality international contemporary art, with 1800 m2 of exhibition space on four floors. Café Cellulose is located at the entrance to Kunstlaboratoriet, with rustic surroundings and charming architecture.
Opening hrs: Everyday 11- 18
Season: May-October
Website: http://www.vestfossen.com/
E-mail: post@vestfossen.com
Tel: +47 480 22 976
Fabrikkgata 11 B, NO-3320 Vestfossen
Arena Vestfossen
Arena Vestfossen is an art centre that consists of a number of galleries and studios. It is a centre for contemporary art, with local, national and international profiles, housed in a former paper mill. An exciting place to visit!
Opening hrs: Thursday-Sunday 12-18
Season: May-October (groups all year)
Website: http://www.arenavestfossen.com/
E-mail: rune@fragment.no
Tel.: +47 918 05 401
Fabrikkgata 11 A, NO-3320 Vestfossen
Fossesholm Herregård
Fossesholm Herregård is one of Norway’s grandest manors and a cultural diamond, with beautiful interiors from the estate’s heyday in the 1700s. It has a doll exhibition, resistance museum, handicrafts shop, café and temporary art and themed exhibits.
Opening hrs: Summer kl 12-16/17 (see website for the rest of the year)
Season: All year
Website: http://www.fossesholm.no/
E-mail: kontor@fossesholm.no
Tel.: +47 32 25 03 00
Fossgata, NO3320 Vestfossen
Shoddyhuset
Shoddyhuset houses 400 m2 of high quality art and is beautifully located in Fredfoss Kulturpark in Vestfossen. Shoddyhuset consists of the Galleri Møllabekken art gallery and the Haugiani Glass glassworks and shop. You can also visit the Lille Eden experiential garden outside Shoddyhuset.
Opening hrs: 12-16 or by appointment
Season: March-December
Website: http://www.shoddyhuset.no/, http://www.haugianiglass.no/
E-mail: magnus@haugianiglass.no
Tel.: +47 920 34 858
Fredfoss kulturpark, NO-3320 Vestfossen
Kolberg Gård
At Kolberg Gård you can experience a unique combination of local culinary tradition served alongside living history (in Norwegian or English). Guests are taken on an historic journey with music and stories from the Danish-Norwegian kings’ visits to Eiker in the 17th and 18th centuries up to more modern times.
Opening hrs: By appointment
Season: All year
Website: http://www.kolberg-gaard.no/
E-mail: post@kolberg-gaard.no
Tel.: +47 905 27 935
Kolbergveien 31, NO-3320 Vestfossen
Other attractions in Øvre Eiker:
- Nøstetangen Museum; experience the heritage left by Nøstetangen Glassworks (1741-77)
- Nøstetangen Glass, Norway’s first glassworks and glassblowers
- Salmon fishing in one of Norway’s best salmon rivers
- Gamle Hokksund, with buildings from the 1700s
- The 12th century church in Fiskum, by Lake Fiskumvannet
- Eiker Gårdsysteri cheesemaker’s, with homemade, tasty cheese
