2024

HADELAND GLASSVERK - MUSEUM OF GLASS

Museums

This glass factory, which dates back to 1762, is located at the beginning of the Randsfjord. 150 workers still work there according to ancestral methods and the current production is sold there. The museum exhibits an important collection of old glass. In the main building there are also temporary exhibitions. The barn houses the Kokkestua restaurant and a shop selling homemade sweets. You can have a picnic on the terrace in front of the restaurant. There are games for children.

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2024

KISTEFOS

Art gallery exhibition space foundation and cultural center

This immense site is dedicated to contemporary art. A must-see is The Twist, an impressive bridge-gallery towering above the river, in perfect osmosis with its surroundings. Its remarkable form is no less than an architectural feat, designed by the Danish firm BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, and hosts temporary exhibitions. The sculpture park features some 50 works of art scattered throughout the natural environment, accessible even in the off-season. There are also exhibitions on the theme of industry.

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