Stavanger Art Museum, Stavanger

The Stavanger Art Museum offers a rich cultural experience. With a collection of 3,500 artworks, the museum hosts 3 to 5 temporary exhibitions annually, showcasing both Norwegian and international, historical, and contemporary art. Highlights include works by Lars Hertervig, Kitty Kielland, and Frida Hansen.

Since 2019, the museum has introduced NONA, which includes the Studio Nona workshop and an exhibition space that encourages interaction between artworks and viewers. The museum also provides educational programs for schools and the public, drawing 40,000 to 50,000 visitors annually.

The museum's origins trace back to the Stavanger Kunstforening, founded in 1865 by Jens Z. Kielland, an amateur painter and father of Kitty and Alexander Kielland. The society aimed to cultivate a love of art and build a collection, beginning with works by notable artists like Lars Hertervig, Hans Gude, and Harriet Backer.

In 1966, the collection became the responsibility of local government, forming the Stavanger Faste Galleri. The museum, renamed Rogaland Kunstmuseum in 1990 and later Stavanger Kunstmuseum in 2010, now houses over 2,600 works, including Norway’s largest collection of Lars Hertervig paintings and a growing number of Kitty Kielland’s works.

Notable collections within the museum include the Jan Groth and Steingrim Laursen Collection, and Trond Mohn's gift of 67 contemporary artworks in 2012, which are now part of the Permanent Collection.