Explorethe Edge of Norway

Art and museums

Sølvberget galleri is a non commercial gallery, presenting contemporary art by national and international artists. 

Art and museums

Holmeegenes in Stavanger was built by Axel Christian Kielland (1827-1894). The estimated year of construction is 1864. Danish and North German architectural styles inspire the building.

Retail

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Art and museums

Stavanger, Norway's street art capital: "Dünkelziffer" is a stencil work by Norwegian street artist DOT DOT DOT, showing a monochrome business person figure hiding their face behind an office binder.

Art and museums

Stavanger, Norway's street art capital: A monumental mural painted on a building overlooking one of the busiest streets in Stavanger. "I want love to grab a hold of me and bite me walk right up and fight me leave me dying on the ground."

Architecture and heritage

Fargegaten is arguably one of the most colourful streets in Norway. Find out for yourself! Ideal for shopping, coffee, drinks and for your holiday pictures!

Art and museums

The Kielland Centre's aim is to promote literature, reading and writing, and to be a meeting place for debate and exchanges of opinion in the spirit of the author Alexander L. Kielland (1849-1906).

Retail

Oleana was founded in 1992, with the aim of creating new jobs in Norway's textile industry. Most of Western Europe's production had by that time moved to countries with far cheaper labour, but we wanted to show that it is still possible to produce textiles of good quality in a high-cost country like Norway. We have always tended towards alternative thinking and going against the main-stream.

Music

The Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has become one of the most successful orchestras in Scandinavia. In recent years it has achieved major artistic development and attracted an ever greater following, both inside and outside Norway. This success is partly due to the fact that, in the autumn of 2012, the orchestra moved into its new home, Stavanger's new concert hall, built to the highest European standards. Since 1990, the orchestra has been performing with a dual artistic leadership: The Venezuelan conductor CHRISTIAN VASQUEZ is the orchestra's Chief Conductor. The orchestra has had a particular focus on authentic performance practice of the Baroque and Classical repertoire, with Frans Brüggen, followed by Philippe Herreweghe and Fabio Biondi as artistic leaders. This collaboration has brought critical acclaim and international success for the orchestra and some highly acclaimed CD- recordings: Diapason d'Or 2012 (Biondi/Hallenberg), and Diapason découverte and L'Orphées d'Or - Prix Special 2014 (Biondi/Scarlatti's Carlo Re d'Alemagne). This latter was the BBC Magazine's "Opera Choice" in April 2014. A triple-CD with Antonio Caldara's oratorio 'Morte e sepoltura di Christo', also lead by Fabio Biondi, was released during the orchestra's tour to Spain spring 2015.

Theatre and dramatic arts

ODEON Stavanger / Sandnes AS operates cinema theatres in Stavanger and Sandnes with a total of 17 cinema theatres, 2,251 seats and more than 800,000 visitors annually.

Boat trips and fjord cruises

Rødne Fjord Cruise offers a must-try fjord cruise to breathtaking Lysefjord from Stavanger. Highlights include Preikestolen and Hengjanefossen waterfall.

Bus tours

Take a tour around Stavanger and visit all the major sights at your own pace.