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KODE – Art Museums and Composer Homes

Rasmus Meyers allé 3
7 og 9
5015 Bergen
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  • KODE art museums are located in Bergen city center.
  • KODE – the Art Museums of Bergen
  • KODE – the Art Museums of Bergen
  • KODE – the Art Museums of Bergen
  • KODE – the Art Museums of Bergen
  • KODE – the Art Museums of Bergen
  • Unique Art Collections
  • Bård Breivik commissioned Helix18m shown in Kode 1
  • Kode 2 - contemporary art with changing exhibitions
  • The spectacular Blumenthal room in Kode 3
  • KODE 3 has the world's third largest collection of Edvard Munch and owns several of his major works.
  • The exhibition of Edvard Munch shows several of his major works in Kode 3.
  • Kode 3
  • Kode 4
  • Temporary exhibitions in Kode 4.

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Season (22 Feb 2021 - 28 Feb 2021)
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MondayClosed
Tuesday - Friday11:00 - 16:00
Saturday - Sunday11:00 - 17:00

* KODE 1 temporarily closed.

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Go back in time with a historical visit to KODE’s extensive collection of art and design. The museum fills four buildings in the centre of the city. You can experience the masterpieces by Edvard Munch, Nikolai Astrup, Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee and J. C. Dahl, visit the unique exhibition “the Silver Treasure”, admire the handicrafts and designs from the last five hundred years, or experience some of our temporary exhibitions.

Four buildings - one ticket. The ticket is also valid for two consecutive days.

KODE 1: Nordahl Bruns gate 9 
KODE’s building for fine craft and design. The museum has undergone comprehensive rehabilitation the last two years, reopening in May 2017. Now both the building and the collections are more accessible to the public. Several of KODEs collections are exhibited in KODE 1: Sølvskatten (The Silver Treasure) is the museum’s permanent exhibition of silver and gold objects produced in Bergen, and the Singer Collection, which consists of European and Asiatic antiques, paintings and works by Old Masters.

KODE 1 also presents a museum shop focusing on design and interior architecture, a new education room for children, and a combined conference-and-banquet hall. In KODE 1 the restaurant and bar Bien Centro offers classic Italian food. Henry Bucher was the architect of this museum venue and it opened in 1896.

KODE 2: Rasmus Meyers allé 3
This is KODE's main venue for temporary exhibitions.

A large museum shop focusing on gifts, paper designs and art books, is located in the ground floor right next to the popular café, Smakverket. The architect of this museum building was Sverre Lied and it opened in 1978.

KODE 3: Rasmus Meyers allé 7
In this building you can experience the Rasmus Meyers Collection and KODE’s unique collection of works by Edvard Munch, including many of his major works. Among the highlights of the Rasmus Meyers Collection are art from the Golden Age Norwegian art, as well as historical interiors from the Bergen area. It also includes highlights from the careers of artists such as J. C. Dahl, Harriet Backer, Erik Werenskiold and Gerhard Munthe.

The architect of KODE 3 was Ole Landmark and it was opened in 1924 in order to recieve the extensive art gift donated in 1916 from the businessman Rasmus Meyer.

KODE 4: Rasmus Meyers allé 9 

The first and second floor presents the core of the museums´s collections ranging from 14th century icons to Norwegian and international Modernism, ranging from Norwegian artists like J.C. Dahl and Christian Krohg to international names like Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee and Asger Jorn. 

At KODE 4 you will also find Lysverket, a restaurant specializing in seafood. The KODE 4 building opened in 1938 as an administration building for the electrical powerplant company. In 2003 it was restored and opened as a museum. The architects were Fredrik Arnesen and Arthur Darre Kaarbø.

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  • WalterF149
    Tas
    Trip Type:
    Family
    Nice place to see Art
    5 of 5 stars
    Monday, 6th January 2020
    Came here with my family. Though it is spread across four buildings (which made the art galleries more exciting for our 7yr old) there was a lovely pace and vibrancy to the displays. If you want to... Read full review
  • 1979Chas_Deb
    Locust Grove, Virginia
    Very interesting set of art museums
    5 of 5 stars
    Thursday, 11th June 2020
    I believe there are four or five Kode museums in separate buildings. Each is good and has its own focus! These museums are on the Bergen Card which is a good investment. Read full review
  • kay186370
    Reykjavik, Iceland
    Fabulous exhibitions - a real feast for the eyes if you are an arty soul!
    5 of 5 stars
    Monday, 31st August 2020
    There were 4 galleries that were open, including KODE KUNSTALL (1 gallery out of the 5 was closed), and each had a different feel, from ecclectic and modern to landsacpes, Edvard Munch and Picasso... Read full review
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Children under 16 yearsFree
AdultsNOK160.00 admission
StudentNOK110.00 admission

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