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The sculpture park is Gustav Vigeland's life work, comprising over 200 sculptures in granite, bronze and wrought iron. It was installed mainly in the period 1940-1949, but is nevertheless a result of over 40 years of work. The starting point for the park is Vigeland's Fountain, which was originally meant to be placed at Eidsvolls plass in front ...
- Chronology
1993. The park is officially opened on 2 June. During an...
- The Monolith
Vigeland Park / The Monolith «The column is my religion» —...
- The Fountain
Beyond the Bridge, the path continues through a rose garden...
- The Bridge
Gustav Vigeland's iconic sculpture The Angry Boy. Vigeland...
- Information for Visitors to The Vigeland
The Vigeland Museum is a building listed as a protected...
- Chronology
Beyond the Bridge, the path continues through a rose garden to the Fountain, the earliest sculpture unit in the park. In the center of the basin six giants hold the large saucer-shaped vessel aloft and from it a curtain of water spills down around them. The men, representing different ages, may be interpreted as toiling with the burden of life.
The park is a favorite place for locals in the summer too, and you will find hundreds of Norwegians come here to picnic, barbecue, or playing in the famous sculpture. The most famous sculpture in the park is the life of the column (Monolith). The cylinder over 14 feet in height an independent pillars sculpture. It includes 121 human figures.
1891-93. First study trip, to Copenhagen, which lasted for almost a year. Was given a place to work in the studio of Vilhelm Bissen (1836–1913). Viewed contemporary French sculpture at Glyptoteket, and modelled his first major work, Accursed. First trip to Paris (January–June) where he visited Rodin’s studio. Accursed (1891).
Gustav Vigeland (11 April 1869 – 12 March 1943), born as Adolf Gustav Thorsen, was a Norwegian sculptor. Gustav Vigeland occupies a special position among Norwegian sculptors, both in the power of his creative imagination and in his productivity. He is most associated with the Vigeland installation ( Vigelandsanlegget) in Frogner Park, Oslo.
Most of Vigeland’s works in Oslo are gathered in the Vigeland Sculpture Park and the Vigeland Museum. But you can also see three monuments created by Vigeland right in the city centre, all located near the Royal Palace. Vigeland’s monument of mathematician Niels Henrik Abel stands on a mound in front of the palace. With a total height of 12 ...
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Contact. Sculpture museum located in the studio and home of sculptor Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943). The building is regarded as one of the finest examples of neo-classical architecture in Norway. The museum's collection comprises Vigeland's early works, his portraits and monuments, as well as plaster models for the sculptures in Vigeland Park.
