Tromsø Kunstforening

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Tromsø Kunstforening is an Art Museum and Art Gallery at Muségata 2, Tromsø, Norway

Tromsø Kunstforening is a contemporary art space in the centre of Tromsø, in northern Norway. Founded as the town’s art society back in 1877, it is one of the oldest of its kind in the country, and today it works as a kunsthall, a gallery with no permanent collection that lives instead on a rolling programme of changing exhibitions. The focus is firmly on the contemporary, with Norwegian and international artists shown across painting, sculpture, installation, video and performance, and a particular eye for work from the north and the circumpolar world. It occupies a grand nineteenth-century building it shares with other cultural institutions, its high-ceilinged rooms well suited to ambitious shows. Entry is usually free. For anyone wanting to see what artists are making now, rather than the landscapes of the past, it is the liveliest gallery in the city.

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Where to find Tromsø Kunstforening?

69°38'43"N, 18°56'50"E

Aurora hunting in Tromsø?

The aurora season here runs from September to March, with the best chances of seeing the Northern Lights in September, October, February and March. Explore Tromsø Kunstforening by day, then head outside after dark to look for the aurora.

What do people think of Tromsø Kunstforening?

  • 4.3

  • Free entry.

    Kristie A3 January 2014

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