Kistefos opening draws large crowd

Norwegian business tycoon Christen Sveaas once again attracted a large crowd of art lovers and dignitaries over the weekend, when he opened this summer’s exhibits at the historic pulp mill that he’s converted into the Kistefos Museum and sculpture park. German-Norwegian relations played a big role at Sunday’s opening, 65 years after the end of [...]

Opening day at Kistefos museum

Investor and art lover Christen Sveaas was joined at the weekend by scores of well-known Norwegians from the arts and business world, to kick off the summer exhibit at his Kistefos museum. Hover your mouse over the picture to view a control panel and captions. Click here to open the gallery.

Opening day at Kistefos museum

The Kistefos Museum came about mostly through the efforts of investor and art lover Christen Sveaas. Each spring he is joined by scores of other well-known Norwegians from the arts and business world, to kick off Kistefos’ summer exhibit.