KODE

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A catch-all umbrella for Bergen's art museums, KODE showcases one of the largest art-and-design collections in Scandinavia. Each of the four buildings has its own focus: KODE 1 houses a dazzling national silver collection and the renowned Singer art collection; KODE 2 is for contemporary exhibitions; KODE 3 majors in Edvard Munch; and KODE 4 focuses on modern art.

The four buildings stand on the edge of Lille Lungegård lake, and also house great places to eat: the fabulous Lysverket restaurant and Smakverket cafe.

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    12.51 MILES

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  • KODE 3

    KODE 3

    0.12 MILES

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  • KODE 1

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    Reopened in 2017 after two years of renovation works, this impressive museum makes a good place to start your explorations of KODE's collection. Two new…

  • KODE 4

    KODE 4

    0.17 MILES

    Modern-art aficionados will want to make a beeline to KODE 4, which is home to a large permanent collection of European Modernist works including the odd…

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1. KODE 1

Reopened in 2017 after two years of renovation works, this impressive museum makes a good place to start your explorations of KODE's collection. Two new…

2. KODE 2

0.02 MILES

KODE 2 hosts several temporary exhibitions every year, as well as a contemporary art collection with a focus on Norwegian and Scandinavian artists from…

3. Bergen Kunsthall

0.08 MILES

Bergen’s major contemporary-art institution hosts significant exhibitions of international and Norwegian artists, often with a single artist's work…

4. KODE 3

0.12 MILES

KODE 3 is all about Edvard Munch: overall, the collection here is arguably even better than Oslo's Munch Museum. The rooms are fabulously intimate:…

5. KODE 4

0.17 MILES

Modern-art aficionados will want to make a beeline to KODE 4, which is home to a large permanent collection of European Modernist works including the odd…

6. Natural History Collection

0.22 MILES

This small museum is closed for renovations until 2019, which should add new galleries and updated displays.

7. Leprosy Museum

0.29 MILES

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8. Cultural History Collection

0.3 MILES

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