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Architects: Kleihues + Schuwerk Gesellschaft von Architekten
- Area: 54600 m²
- Year: 2022
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Photographs:Iwan Baan, Ina Wesenberg, Annar Bjørgli, Borre Hostland
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Manufacturers: Goppion, Hofmann Naturstein, Hofmann, Volver
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Text description provided by the architects. With 54,600 square meters of floor space, the museum is the largest art museum in the Nordic countries.
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The building includes 13,000 square meters of exhibition areas for permanent and temporary exhibitions, various workshops where visitors can engage with art, a publicly accessible art library, several cafés, a museum shop, an auditorium, and several rooms for meetings and gatherings. Most public areas are located towards the front of the building.
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The part of the building furthest from the harbor houses, among other things, offices, conservation studios, various workshops, and a photographic studio. The art storage units are also in the museum building and are a short distance from the conservation workshops and exhibition rooms.
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