KODE Art Museums

KODE is a group of four connected art museums on the Lille Lungegardsvann lake in central Bergen, Vestland, Norway, at Rasmus Meyers Alle 3. Together they form one of the largest art collections in Scandinavia. KODE 1 holds silver and decorative arts, KODE 2 hosts contemporary and changing exhibitions, KODE 3 is home to the national collection of Edvard Munch, with one of the world's largest groups of his paintings after Oslo, and works by Norwegian Romantic painters such as J.C. Dahl, while KODE 4 displays international modernism including Picasso, Paul Klee, Miro and Max Ernst. Visitors also find the Grieg collection of composer Edvard Grieg's memorabilia. The galleries are arranged by period, and visitors can follow Norwegian landscape painting from national romanticism through to expressionism. The Munch rooms are the highlight for many guests. Lysverket, a fine-dining restaurant in KODE 4, serves modern Norwegian cooking. The park outside the museums by the lake is a pleasant place for a break. A visit takes two to three hours, and one day ticket usually covers all venues, with free entry for visitors under 18, while the Bergen Card also grants access. The museums are open Tuesday to Sunday, roughly 11:00 to 17:00, with closures on Mondays outside summer, and some evenings have later opening. Crowds are modest compared with Bergen's outdoor attractions, with weekends and rainy afternoons being the busiest. The museums stand three minutes on foot from the Byparken stop of the Bybanen light rail and a short walk from the Fish Market. English-language labelling and audio guides are available.