This summer, Kode is filled with art, music and experiences

Experience Grieg where the music was created

Edvard Grieg’s music takes on an entirely new depth when you experience it in the very place where it was composed. Concerts every day from 9 June.

A concert at his home Troldhaugen makes it even clearer why this setting still feels like a key to understanding — and coming closer to — his music.

Daily concerts in Troldsalen

Every day from Tuesday to Sunday, we offer three Grieg concerts that bring you close to both the music and the place that inspired it.

Experience Grieg’s music as it was meant to be heard: in Troldsalen, with views of the composer’s hut and the beautiful Lake Nordås.

Buy a combination ticket with admission and concert here.

Concert at 10:15 or 12:00:

Concert at 14:00:

Holberg Suite by Edvard Grieg

Experience the world’s third largest Munch collection at Kode

Guided tours of the Munch collection

Guided tour in Rasmus Meyer
19 May–13 September
Tuesday to Friday every day: 12:00, 14:00 and 17:00

Saturday to Sunday: 12:00 and 14:00

The guided tours of the Edvard Munch collection at Kode offer deeper insight and enrich your experience of the art. You’ll meet knowledgeable guides who open up new interpretations, share the stories behind the works, explain the historical context, and draw attention to the subtle details in Munch's artistry.

Explore new connections between the works and gain a deeper understanding of Munch and his life. Delve further into the art, and discover why these works remain relevant more than 100 years after they were created.

The guided tour is held in English, lasts 30 minutes and is included in the admission ticket.

Sign up at the reception desk in Rasmus Meyer.

Experience Debussy – live in the Frits Thaulow exhibition

10 June–21 August
Concerts every Wednesday and Friday in Permanenten
Every Wednesday and Friday
16:00

Impressionist music from Norway and abroad: Experience sound and art together in the Thaulow exhbibition

At the end of the nineteenth century, a new direction in music emerged. Instead of clear forms and a dramatic, goal‑oriented development typical of Romantic music, composers began to prioritise sound itself.

This music focuses on tone colour, atmosphere and fleeting impressions, distancing itself from rhetorical or descriptive expression. It does not aim to depict the sea, but to evoke the sensation of being by the sea.

In this way, it shares affinities with both symbolism and impressionism in poetry and visual art.

This musical direction is particularly associated with the French composer Claude Debussy. He employed whole‑tone scales, church modes and unconventional harmonies, creating music with a sensuous and ambiguous character.

We also find many examples of this approach in Norway. Edvard Grieg wrote works in which sound and harmonic colour take precedence, and similar tendencies appear in the music of Agathe Backer Grøndahl. Later, the impressionist influence can be traced in the works of Alf Hurum, Geirr Tveitt, Pauline Hall and David Monrad Johansen.

The concert lasts 30 minutes.

Please contact booking@kodebergen.no for group inquiries (min. 15pax).

Discover Harald Sæverud’s music in the very place it was created

14 June–13 September
Concert every Sunday at Siljustøl
14:00

Harald Sæverud was a distinctive and powerful voice in twentieth‑century Norwegian music. The summer concerts at Siljustøl offer a rare sense of closeness to both the music and the place that inspired it.

Sæverud's works are characterised by strong contrasts, clear rhythmic drive and a personal, often dramatic expression. Many pieces carry a wilful, forceful character, shifting between the lyrical and delicate on one hand, and the burlesque or satirical on the other.

He drew deep inspiration from the nature surrounding his home, Siljustøl. In these concerts, you experience his works in the very landscape that shaped it.

The concerts take place in the composer’s own home, close to the study where he wrote much of his music, and are performed by young award‑winning pianists.

Please contact booking@kodebergen.no for group inquiries (min. 15pax).

Want even more time to explore?

During the summer, there is so much to experience at Kode that you may find yourself wanting a little more time — to explore at your own pace, linger with what fascinates you, and discover that one day simply isn’t enough.

With the +1 Day ticket for NOK 100, you can enjoy art, concerts and composers’ homes on your own terms. If you don’t manage to see everything you wanted in one day, you can easily add an extra day for half the price of a regular admission ticket.

The +1 Day ticket is valid on the next opening day after your original visit.

Museum opening hours:

19 May–13 September:

Tuesday–Friday: 10:00–18:00 (Troldhaugen until 16:00)
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00–16:00

Please note: The villa at Troldhaugen is closed for necessary restoration.

The exhibition, concert hall, café and outdoor areas remain open and welcome you.