Explorethe Edge of Norway

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Stavanger, Norway's street art capital: Dolk is a Norwegian street artist best known for his stencil works. His work Grenade Lovers was also issued as a print and is one of the artist's most notable compositions. It pictures a couple in an embrace with hand grenades in place of their heads.

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Sølvberget Library and Cultural Centre is located at Arneageren, right in the heart of Stavanger city centre. Sølvberget is Rogaland's most visited cultural institution, with more than 1.6 million visitors each year; a natural place to stop for both adults and children when visiting Stavanger city centre.

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Stavanger, Norway's street art capital: Choe has visited Nuart on several occasions, producing a wealth of works in a wide range of styles spread across the city. These cartoonish figures were painted quickly and impulsively on multiple columns linked to Stavanger's main shopping centre.

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The Garborg Centre promotes interest in the author couple Arne and Hulda Garborg. A centre for social engagement, knowledge, democracy, reading and creation.

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The Aviation History Museum (Flyhistorisk Museum Sola) is located close to Stavanger Airport. Here you will see an impressive and unique collection of aeroplanes, helicopters and objects.

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Egersund Fayancemuseum conveys the history of Egersund's Fayancefabrik (1847-1979). The factory used to make products with a lot of different decors. One of the decor techniques was using decals, which are ready-made motifs that can be transferred to stoneware. If you and your group want to try your hand at this, book this activity and take a trip to Egersund Fayancemuseum.

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Stavanger, Norway's street art capital: The Dotmaster started painting on the streets of Brighton in the early 1990s.The artist was heavily involved in developing the Nuart Festival in Norway, from acting as a producer to co-curator or artist.

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Do you like to dream about times gone by? Ledaal lets you do just that! You can only imagine how the upper class lived here in the first half of the 19th century. The house has elements of furniture in Rococo, Louis XVI, Empire and Biedermeier.

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Stavanger, Norway's street art capital: The Dotmaster started painting on the streets of Brighton in the early 1990s.The artist was heavily involved in developing the Nuart Festival in Norway, from acting as a producer to co-curator or artist.

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"A song about life". Sculptor Fritz Røed (1928-2002) planned the sculpture park as a song where one verse takes the next by the hand and leads you through themes such as freedom, caring, joy, peace, war, hope and the zest of life.

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Stavanger, Norway's street art capital: NIMI, who originally hails from South Africa, is a street artist based in Bergen, Norway. He is best known for his intricate mural work and has been part of the Nuart Festival in Stavanger and Aberdeen.

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Stavanger has a special sculpture project, Antony Gormley's "Broken Column". It consists of 23 cast iron figures placed to give the appearance of an imaginary column from Stavanger Art Museum to the city's harbour. The figures in sandblasted iron are based on a casting of the sculptor's own body, and their placement reflects a broad perspective of people's life in this city. From the teeming life of the harbour, the din of traffic and bustling activities in the commercial quarter, to the courts and legal offices, the quiet calm of the churchyard and private lives behind closed doors. The iron figure standing in the fish market forms the cardinal point for all the other sculptures. It gazes along Skagenkaien, 10 degrees towards the west, out to sea. The height of each sculpture is the same height as the sculptor - 1.95 m. The very first sculpture was placed in its own room in Stavanger Art Museum. It stands 41.41 metres above sea level. The next sculpture to be seen on the journey to the sea stands in Mosvannparken at 39.46 metres altitude (41.41 - 1.95). The column of figures continues in this fashion down towards the heart of the city, through the city and towards the sea. The final and 23rd sculpture stands with 149 of its 195 cm underwater, on a rock beyond Natvigs Minde in Stavanger's port basin. OnSpotStory code: 901105