Astrup Fearnley Museum – Art on the Harbor

The Astrup Fearnley Museum is a contemporary art museum that opened last year in it’s new location on the Oslo harbor. For art lovers, the museum has a really interesting collection highlighted with works by Cindy Sherman, Jeff Koons, and Matthew Barney among many others. For those interested in architecture, the building itself, designed by Renzo Piano is worth a visit.

Personally, I find the landscape around the building to be particularly interesting as well with it’s tiny “beach,” green space, and sculpture garden. The museum is located out at the city’s furthest point into the Oslo fjord so you get a great view out to the islands and back towards the rest of the harbor.

If you’re getting tired after walking around the gallery, grab a coffee from the cafe and take a seat by the beach or one of the benches overlooking the water. Then you can head back inside for one last look at Jeff Koons’ iconic gold statue of Michael Jackson and Bubbles the chimpanzee.

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Astrup Fearnley Museum | Art & culture, Coffee & tea | Entrance adults NOK 100
Strandpromenaden 2 | +4722936060
Tue – Wed & Friday 12:00 – 17:00, Thu 12:00 – 19:00, Sat – Sun 11:00 – 17:00