Kunsthall Stavanger inaugurates its new garden
Kunsthall Stavanger is delighted to announce the official opening of our new garden: a site for contemporary art and community gathering. Stavanger’s 2025 Jubilee marked the 100th anniversary of our building, and we seized this moment to reimagine our outdoor space with new landscaping and improved universal access. On 6 June 2026, we will inaugurate the garden with a party, featuring performance and newly commissioned work.
Originally inaugurated in 1925 as part of the Stavanger City Jubilee, Kunsthall Stavanger’s building was once framed by a stately garden. Over the past century, sections of this garden were lost to roadworks, leaving behind a simple grass lawn. Guided by the belief that the experience of art begins before entering the gallery, we have transformed this outdoor area into a vibrant, multifunctional environment.
On the occasion of the 2025 Jubilee, the garden has
Kunsthall Stavanger inaugurates its new garden
Kunsthall Stavanger is delighted to announce the official opening of our new garden: a site for contemporary art and community gathering. Stavanger’s 2025 Jubilee marked the 100th anniversary of our building, and we seized this moment to reimagine our outdoor space with new landscaping and improved universal access. On 6 June 2026, we will inaugurate the garden with a party, featuring performance and newly commissioned work.
Originally inaugurated in 1925 as part of the Stavanger City Jubilee, Kunsthall Stavanger’s building was once framed by a stately garden. Over the past century, sections of this garden were lost to roadworks, leaving behind a simple grass lawn. Guided by the belief that the experience of art begins before entering the gallery, we have transformed this outdoor area into a vibrant, multifunctional environment.
On the occasion of the 2025 Jubilee, the garden has been reimagined as a place for art, contemplation, and gathering. Designed with our local community at its heart, the renewed space welcomes visitors of all ages, improves accessibility to the entrance, ensures a safe and engaging environment for children and young people, and extends our artistic programme beyond the walls of the institution.
To mark the opening in June, Kunsthall Stavanger has invited three leading Norwegian female artists to contribute new works for the garden, bridging sculpture and performance: Stine Janvin, Lina Viste Grønli, and Tori Wrånes. Conceived as a living programme rather than a fixed display, the garden will continue to evolve over time, hosting new commissions, and permanent and temporary projects in response to this refreshed outdoor space on Madlaveien.
More information on the garden’s opening programme will be available soon.
Kunstdøgn (24 Hours of Art)
On the occasion of the garden’s inauguration, Kunsthall Stavanger will be a central host institution for Kunstdøgnet (24 Hours of Art), presented by Stavanger Municipality and Koffi & Højgaard. Part of the art programme ‘The Places We Meet – Art in Public Spaces’, Kunstdøgn (24 Hours of Art) will transform the city center of Stavanger and the Våland district into a platform for performances and temporary artistic interventions from 6-7 June 2026.
Curators: Hanne Mugaas, Joseph Constable, with Heather Jones.
Kunsthall Stavanger’s garden is part of the City Anniversary: Stavanger 2025.
We would like to thank Bergensenstiftelse, Norske Kunstforeninger, Rogaland Fylkeskommune, Sparebanken Vest, Sparebankstiftelsen SR-Bank, and Stavanger Kommune for their invaluable support to the garden.