10 Art Galleries in Sentrum That You Shouldn't Miss

Gallery Format is the name of The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts' galleries and information centers. Gallery Format is situated in Oslo and Bergen and presents exhibitions of ceramics, textiles, metal, glass and wood. They specialise in contemporary applied arts. Gallery Format represents approximately 300 artisans from all over Norway. Diverse expressions and professional skill characterise both the permanent exhibitions and the individual shows of selected artists which are presented eight times a year. An artistic advisory board insures the quality of the works.

QB Gallery, Oslo is a project-based gallery for contemporary art started in 2014. The gallery presents primarily Norwegian contemporary art in the form of exhibitions and online. The art offered includes unique works as well as art in editions. QB focuses on both well-established and younger current artists and wants to make art available to a larger audience, not least new collectors.

Gallery in the City Hall. Entrance from the harbour side (City Hall Square).

Kunstverket Galleri has since its establishment in 1989 worked with contemporary art from the Nordic countries. Our main focus is to promote and display high quality works on paper and graphic prints from established and renowned Nordic artists. The gallery is located in Kirkegata 5 in Oslo, right in the square known as Kvadraturen, a popular area for contemporary art galleries, surrounding the Museum of Contemporary Art. Today, we have a total of 8 employees, divided between three individual departments: the Gallery, the Art-in-Architecture Department and the Prints-and Publications Department. Open on Sundays during exhibitions only. Closed during Christmas and limited opening hours in July.

Kunstnerforbundet is Norway's oldest privately owned contemporary art gallery. It was founded by Norwegian artists in 1910 today 150 contemporary artists are connected to the gallery as shareowners. Sales dep.: Graphic prints, arts and crafts, sculptures for any occasion. Closed: Mondays, public holidays, Christmas, New Year and Easter.

Contemporary art gallery in Christiania's oldest buliding. Closed on public holidays.

Centre for sketches, drawings and the art of illustrations.

Blomqvist is Norway's oldest and largest auction house, where quality and tradition have been celebrated for over 130 years and more. Blomqvist specialises in Norwegian art and antiques and are recognized experts on Edvard Munch. We also possess an intimate knowledge of international art. Besides art (paintings, graphics and sculptures), objects of interest are furniture, silver, china, glass, country antiques, carpets, oriental items and other antiques. Jewellery has also become an interesting element in the auctions.

The Queen Sonja Art Stable is a museum and art gallery, with changing exhibitions. The exhibitions vary between historical items from the Royal Collections and art. The exhibition on show 4 July 2020 - 17 January 2021 is called "Slottet + Munch. Graphic works by Edvard Munch". The Royal Stables are worth a visit in their own right. Renovated for the opening of the Queen Sonja Art Stable, the stables now appear as they did in their heyday - in the interwar years when King Haakon and Queen Maud kept their horses here. Please visit Royalcourt.no for information on the current exhibition and opening hours.