Street view of Art Gallery - Rune Furelid in Ålesund city. A pink jugend building in the heart of Ålesund city.

Art in Ålesund: A guide for you who want to explore the diversity of galleries and art shops.

Welcome to Ålesund, the city with the most number of galleries per inhabitant in Norway!

Whether you are a first-time visitor or a regular, our guide gives you an overview of varied art galleries and shops in culturally rich Ålesund.

Explore places like Art Gallery - Rune Furelid (Gallery Sankten), Kube, KHÅK, Glass og Ramme, Photographer Rune Hagen, Hauge Glass and Framing, artist Morten Hjertø, Pigment Kunsthandel, Gallery Artifex, artist Ragnhild Søvik, Gallery Hersleb, Ingrids Glassverksted, Aggregat Kunstnerfellesskap, and Ålesund Museum.

Get addresses and short descriptions of what each place has to offer. Our article has been written with you as a tourist in mind, based on our own experience as an art gallery in Ålesund.

Let our guide enrich your artistic adventure in Ålesund, and take with you memories of the city's vibrant art scene.

Welcome to the city of culture in Norway!

Regards, Art Gallery - Rune Furelid (Gallery Sankten)

Here is the list you need when you visit Ålesund:

Gallery Sankten ( Art Gallery - Rune Furelid ):
  • Address: Sankt Olavs Plass 3, 6002 Ålesund
  • The gallery shows art by Odd Nerdrum student Rune Furelid. If you want to see the work before you travel there, you can click here @runefurelid
  • You can also visit the online store by clicking here: Gatestrek by Rune Furelid
  • (Click here or search " Art Gallery - Rune Furelid " on google and you will find it in the middle of the city).
  • Free entrance

Kube:

  • Address: Apotekergata 16, 6004 Ålesund
  • The Jugendstilsenteret and KUBE is an art museum located in the heart of the center of Ålesund. The museum has national responsibility for Art Nouveau and is the art museum in Møre og Romsdal county. Here you will find, among other things, original Art Nouveau interiors and changing contemporary art exhibitions, and a range of activities for the public.
  • Read more and see entry prices here: Kube

KHÅK (Kjell Holm Ålesund Kunstforening):

  • Address: Keiser Wilhelms g. 36, 6003 Ålesund
  • KHÅK is an exhibition venue for contemporary art in Ålesund, with three departments:
    - The exhibition hall: changing exhibitions of contemporary art
    - The graphics room: sale of graphics from over 100 Norwegian artists
    - Kunstsalen: exhibitions of a selection from Stiftelsen Kjell Holm's art collection. The name KHÅK is short for Kjell Holm Ålesund Art Association.
  • Free entrance
  • Read more and see opening times here:KHÅK

Glass og Ramme:

  • Address: Kipervikgata 15 - 6003 Ålesund
  • Glass & Ramme is a complete frame workshop and art gallery right in the heart of the art nouveau city of Ålesund. Here you will find graphics, paintings, glass art - with a good selection!
  • Read more here: Glass and Frame Ålesund
  • Free entrance

Photographer Rune Hagen:

  • Address: Storgata 12 , 6004 Ålesund
  • Here you will find beautiful photographs in the gallery of local motifs, as well as ordering framing. Rune is very pleasant and helpful.
  • Read more here: Photographer Rune Hagen
  • Free entrance

Hauge Glass og Ramme:

  • Address: Kipervikgata 28, Ålesund
  • Here, in addition to the framework workshop, you will find many exciting graphics by various artists from the region. A visit is recommended!
  • Click here to read more: Hauge Glass and Framing
  • Free entrance

Pigment Kunsthandel:

  • Address: Kipervikgata 1A, 6003 Ålesund
  • In addition to exhibiting a small selection of art from local artists , Pigment Kunsthandel A/S is Western Norway's largest department within artist materials and has specialist staff who can advise on most things within art and hobbies.
  • Read more here: Pigment Kunsthandel Ålesund
  • Free entrance

Gallery Artifex:

  • Address: Apotekergata 10, 6004 Ålesund
  • Here you can buy antiques, art and unique crafts from all over the world. They focus on Art Nouveau and national romanticism.
  • Read more here: Gallery Artifex
  • Free entrance

Artist Ragnhild Søvik:

  • Address: You can find the venue at the corner of Kongensgate and Skaregata in the center of Ålesund.
  • Ragnhild Søvik works with painting and graphics. In her graphic works, she combines electronic tools with tactile hand-based methods.
  • Read more here: Ragnhild Søvik
  • Free entrance

Gallery Hersleb:

  • Address: Kipervikgata 20, 6003 Ålesund
  • Galleri Hersleb was established in 1982, and is the gallery with the largest selection of old Scandinavian masters (19th and 20th centuries) and contemporary art in Norway.
  • Read more here: Gallery Hersleb

Ingrid's Glass workshop:

Aggregat Kunstnerfellesskap:

  • Address: Nedre Strandgate 9, 6004 Ålesund.
  • Aggregat Kunstnerfellesskap is an arena for artistic activity of an interdisciplinary nature. Here you will find a joint workshop, studio, courses, rental as well as a separate exhibition room, Reception and own art festival Moving.
  • Read more here: Aggregate Artists' community
  • Free entrance

Ålesund Museum

  • Address: Rasmus Rønnebergs gate 16, 6002 Ålesund.
  • The county's oldest museum, established in 1903. In the main building itself, it is told, through exhibitions and pictures, how the town of Ålesund came to be and has developed. Fishing, war history, the Bridal Egg and the dramatic town fire in 1904 are among the many themes presented
  • Read more about opening times and prices here: Ålesund Museum

 

You can also find useful information by clicking on: Tourist Information in Ålesund

The tourist information in Ålesund is open year-round with extended hours during the summer season. Here you will find a wide selection of free brochures from Ålesund and Sunnmøre, as well as from other parts of the country, along with a range of souvenirs, postcards, and stamps.

At the Ålesund Tourist Information, you can book accommodations, sightseeing tours, and excursions in the region. Special opening hours during Easter and Christmas holidays.

You can also read a useful article from Kunzt.no:

 

We hope this guide will be a valuable resource for those of you who visit Ålesund and want to delve into the city's cultural wealth. Let yourself be inspired by the artists and their works, and take a part of Ålesund's artistic essence with you when you leave this remarkable city.

Welcome to Norway's city of culture!

With best regards,
Art Gallery - Rune Furelid (Gallery Sankten)

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