Kode Art Museums Of Bergen

Kode Art Museums Of Bergen

Kode Art Museums Of Bergen
4.5
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
About
Kode is one of Scandinavia's largest museums for art and music. It has a unique combination of art museums and composers' homes, of visual art, historical objects, concerts and parklands. Kode stewards almost 50,000 objects that can be experienced in four museum buildings in Bergen city centre, and in the homes of the composers Ole Bull (Lysøen), Harald Saeverud (Siljustøl) and Edvard Grieg (Troldhaugen). Welcome to Kode!
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  • chocolate123
    191 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Rasmus Meyer - don't miss it!
    There are several museums belonging to KODE. Check with the website which ones are open. Several are currently closed. Permanenten: Make sure you know what the current exhibition is about and if this is to your taste. Rasmus Meyer: If you like art this is a must. Very nice house and a stunning exhibition.
    Visited May 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 24 May 2024
  • andrina
    Oslo, Norway87 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Good place to visit on rainy (and sunny) days in Bergen
    We were here to see the indigenous histories exhibition. It was well-presented with good narratives. A bit confused with the location since it has several different sections. Luckily there were museum's staffs outside assisting the visitors.
    Visited July 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 10 July 2024
  • quiet_wave
    Wakefield, Massachusetts631 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Loved the Munch Exhibit
    If you purchase a ticket to any of the museums located along the street where all of the Kode buildings are located then you can use it that same day to gain admittance to all of the buildings which is great for the price. As with most museums in Norway, it was very inexpensive for a ticket. We decided to check out the main art museum to see the Munch exhibit. There are two floors and they are packed with art work and older items like stoves and dressers. I loved the Munch exhibit - several rooms with a lot of interesting information and paintings that I hadn't seen before. I also liked the room featuring Astrup as I enjoyed his work and it made me want to see more of it. The museum was busy but never felt crowded. I would stay for at least an hour as there are a lot of paintings and information to go along with each one. We decided to visit another Kode museum after, but this one was not as interesting. It featured just one exhibit which was modern art and looked like decorated curtains. Sorry to be mean but it didn't do much for me. Another guest even asked us if we thought that was it as there was one room and no further info. No staff around to ask questions. We decided to pass on the other buildings but if you do get there early enough in the day I think all are doable and it's a great bargain to go on the same ticket.
    Visited August 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 5 August 2024
  • packedandready2go
    1,033 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Three museums conveniently located adjacent to each other.
    We visited the 3 Kobe museums that are adjacent to each other near the Bergen City Center. The Munch exhibition was good. We also enjoyed the indigenous peoples art museum. the contemporary art museum had a rather small and unspectacular collection. There is a surprising lack of street level signs explaining the name of each museum.
    Visited August 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 6 August 2024
  • scvrose
    Fiddletown, California1,194 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Good and bad artwork
    We visited the museums that make up this complex. One was closed for redoing the exhibits. Generally we enjoyed the art, especially by Edvard Munch. The weird one had only only display and we didn't get it from Hanne Fris. Wasn't worth entering and walking up all the stairs. Get the pass for all the museums.
    Visited July 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 11 August 2024
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SeekerP
Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy735 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2022 • Couples
I would not recommend it as one of the top places to visit in Bergen, but an add on if you have an extra day. The museum is made of 4 buildings (one currently closed) that you can visit with the same ticket (15€ full price). KODE 1 is the most interesting, dedicated to the local artists. KODE 2 and KODE 4 have temporary exhibitions.
Written 2 January 2022
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Europelover2014
Chicago, IL3 719 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Family
We purchased tickets from KODE for the bus trip to Troldhaugen, tour, and concert. The ticket allowed us entry to the KODE art museums which we visited after our return from Troldhaugen. I'm glad I didn't buy a separate ticket for the KODE museums, quite simply, there isn't much there.

The collection of Norwegian painters was an interesting introduction as I was not terribly familiar with Norwegian artists of the 19th century. We also viewed the Munch holdings and the Rasmus Meyer collection. It is wonderful that Bergen has this museum, but quite frankly, the works are generally not of the quality I am used to seeing in major art museums. Two of the buildings were all but empty when we visited. I would have liked to see the collections typically in the Permanenten, but this was closed for refurbishment. There were free guided tours available.

In planning our trip, I found the info on the website quite confusing. It is simpler to visit in person. There are multiple buildings but all are marked and close together. Staff was very helpful.
Written 22 July 2023
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Xule
15 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2021
5 stars for the collection of all art pieces here ("here" I mean KODE 3 with paintings of different artists, especially C. J. Dahl).
I like painting, I mean I enjoy easily-seen-beauty. I do not have any knowledge about painting, any special techniques or artists. However, after the first time I came here and saw paintings of Dahl, a wish came up to me as I want a piece of his paintings at home :)) and so I had to come back the next day. So, if you are "no one" in the art world, give it a chance, you may enjoy it too.
Plus, they have audio guides there. Do not miss it.
P/s: The staffs there may be strict; to be honest, I did feel offended at first, but they are there for a good reason. So, just go there and enjoy the artwork. Do not mind others.
Written 1 November 2021
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Sarah B
3 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Friends
The Rasmus Meyer art gallery is lovely and good value for money. Well displayed and curated paintings with lots of information. Really enjoyed an afternoon wandering around here.
However Lysverket is v poor value for a one off ticket purchase with a single installation in one room.
The ticket assistants at neither gallery explained the pricing structure and the fact that you have to do all galleries in the same day to get benefit from the ticket price. As two of the four galleries are currently shut, this means that, unless you are prepared to do 2 galleries and travel out to the Grieg Museum on the same day, it is expensive.
Very disappointed by Lysverket and think this should have a more realistic ‘single site’ ticket option.
But this has been the only negative in an otherwise enjoyable stay in Bergen.
Written 29 August 2024
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StevenKolsteren
Groningen, The Netherlands189 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022
The four Kode buildings and the Bergen Hall in between appear too large, because each building only housed a few rooms and there was a lot of empty space. Still the collection is interesting as well as the temporary exhibitions. The Romantic paintings of JC Dahl, the father of painting in Norway are wonderful (if you like Caspar David Friedrich, you will understand). Also, the Edvard Munchs are not to be missed. Unfortunately, during our visit many had been removed without much explanation. The Kunsthalle had a nice show a graduates from the art academy and Kode 4 offered a provocative exhibition on queerness. Since their collection is so vast, there could have been less empty spaces in all of the buildings. One ticket covers all, you don't need the Bergen pass for that.
Written 9 May 2022
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Jadranka P
London, UK748 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2022
Interesting but unfortunately most of Much paintings were on display in London which we did not appreciated. When we visited there was a special exhibition on Ollie Bull which is considered first Norway music superstar.
We did visit in KODE 4 a special Christmas exhibition of Gingerbread village which was great. There were big queues to get inside and it was quite crowded but still worth a visit.
Written 7 February 2023
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David L
Cannes, France53 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2023 • Couples
Bergen is utterly charming, architecturally and historically significant, well endowed with good restaurants, bars etc. It may be one of the wettest cities in Europe but that only means that one should be appropriately dressed. We visited in a mild February - and walked through charming streets etc. Unfortunately art galleries close around 4pm so we missed visiting having enjoyed a sumptuous Royal Crab lunch at the fish market.
Written 4 March 2023
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Katharina C
31 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2024 • Solo
This one is hard to rate, since it covers 3 seperate museums for the price of 1 ticket (at 175 NOK), so ill instead do all 3 of them seperately.
1 - Kunsthall, this time, they exhibited "indigenous art", the feeling i got was as if the museum was struggling to get ahold of enough art, since the type of art, and quality of it varied immensly. Some of the art was amazing, some of it honestly looked atrocious, and i say this as someone that generally likes modern art.
2 - Rasmus Meyer, this one had mostly Munch, and then a bunch of romanticist art. Subjectively not really my thing, but if you like it, then this is definitely a place to check out.
3 - Lysverket. This one honestly seemed like a joke. Theres nobody at the reception, the entire building looks like its been abandoned, you have to get through its labyrinthian architecture yourself, only to then find, sheets of cloth hanging from a ceiling? This gallery apparantly only ever exhibits 1 single piece of art, and when i went, it was apparantly "1km of cloth" hung up in the centre of the room. When i first arrived i wasnt even sure if this was the right room, and nobody else was there either, except for 1 couple who was equally as confused and unsure as me.

Overall, it was ok. If id enjoy romanticist art more, id sure id be happy overall, but since i dont, there wasnt really anything for me to see here, and with how Lysverket was, its hard to not feel at least a bit annoyed, but at least it was a unique experience i guess.
Written 11 August 2024
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BestRegards FromFar
Cape Town Central, South Africa674 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2021 • Couples
KODE 3 is a travel through Norwegian art from the classic painters such as Dahl to Munch. Great Munch collection that is a must! The classic interior makes the visit all the more interesting.
KODE 1 has also some great temporary exhibitions (we saw the Cézanne one that was stunning).
Written 29 July 2021
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Mary Lane
Naples, FL54 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022 • Couples
I originally wanted to see more of Alfred Munch’s work, and I did, though most of his paintings were off on special exhibit in the UK. However I was stunned by some wonderful Norwegian artists whose work was contemporary to Munch. A fabulous collection by Rasmus Meyer, a successful Norwegian industrialist left to the people of Bergen. I only had the energy to tour the original building created by his Trust to hold the original collection. It is well worth a visit. If I return I will visit the other buildings as well. I am glad that I chose this collection to visit to visit first.
Written 31 May 2022
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