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It is located outside Frogner Park, which includes the Vigeland installation with sculptures by Gustav Vigeland. The museum is part of Oslo municipality's cultural department. The museum is dedicated to Norway's most famous sculptor, Gustav Vigeland (1869–1943).
The Architecture. The Artist's House. As soon as the contract between Gustav Vigeland and the City of Oslo was signed in February 1921, the construction work began at Frogner. Architect Lorentz Harboe Ree (1888-1962) had been commissioned to design the building.
Frogner Park is the largest park in the city and covers 45 hectares; the sculpture installation is the world's largest sculpture park made by a single artist. Frogner Park is the most popular tourist attraction in Norway, with between 1 and 2 million visitors each year, [5] and is open to the public at all times.
- 0.45 square kilometres (110 acres)
- Oslo
- c. 1750 as a baroque garden of Frogner Manor, Early 20th century as a large public park
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).
The Monolith, Vigeland installation in Frogner Park, Oslo. Gustav Vigeland is most widely known for the Vigeland installation, a permanent sculpture installation in Frogner Park in Oslo. In 1921 the City of Oslo decided to demolish the house where Vigeland lived and build a library.
- Adolf Gustav Thorsen, April 11, 1869
- Sculpture
- March 12, 1943 (aged 73)
- Norwegian
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Dec 12, 2017 · More than 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943) in bronze, granite and wrought iron are on display in the park, which Vigeland himself designed. The park is a must on any Oslo travel itinerary. Walk through the park in just ten minutes, or spend an entire morning examining the eerie sculptures, many of which take human form.
Jul 29, 2016 · 29 July, 2016. The Vigeland Park is one of Norway’s most visited attractions and the world’s largest sculpture park made by one single artist. Discover the artist Gustav Vigeland, and the meaning behind his powerful sculpture park in Oslo. Th eOsloBook together with the Oslo Guidebureau invite you to visit this unique place.
