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.

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

Three concerts every day at Troldhaugen

9 June – 13 September, Tuesday–Sunday: Daily concerts in the chamber music hall Troldsalen.

10:15 – Selected piano works by Edvard Grieg
12:00 – Selected piano works by Edvard Grieg
14:00 – The Holberg Suite by Edvard Grieg

Piano Works by Edvard Grieg

Concerts at Troldhaugen
9 June – 13 September
Tuesday to Sunday every day
10:15 and 12:00

In these concerts, young award‑winning pianists perform and share their personal favourites from Edvard Grieg’s piano music. Each performance is unique and intimate, offering fresh perspectives on different sides of Grieg’s musical universe.

The concerts take place in Troldsalen, our chamber music hall offering what may be the finest view in Bergen: the idyllic Lake Nordåsvannet and Grieg’s own composer’s hut, where several of Norway’s greatest musical treasures were created.

The concert lasts 30 minutes.

All in one ticket

With the all inclusive ticket, experiencing Grieg becomes effortless.

The all-inclusive ticket brings together Kode’s summer highlights in one simple package — so you can spend less time planning and more time enjoying art and music.

The ticket includes shuttle bus transport between 10:00 and 16:00, running between the museums in the city centre and Troldhaugen.

Departure is from outside the Rasmus Meyer Building.

The ticket includes admission to Kode, two guided tours, a concert, round‑trip bus transport to Troldhaugen, and complimentary coffee or tea during your visit at Troldhaugen.

Please note: The All Inclusive Ticket is only available for the concert at 12:00

Traveling in a group?

Book 15 tickets or more and enjoy a group discount.

Edvard Grieg’s Holberg Suite

Concert at Troldhaugen
9 June – 13 September
Tuesday to Sunday every day
14:00

Edvard Grieg composed From Holberg’s Time (Op. 40) in 1884. Commonly known as the Holberg Suite, Grieg described it as a “suite in olden style.”

Created as a tribute to Ludvig Holberg, the work draws inspiration from the French Baroque dance suite, with movements such as prelude, sarabande and gavotte. Grieg combined these classical forms with a Romantic musical language and his own distinctive lyrical voice. The result is an elegant and graceful homage to Holberg’s era, viewed through Grieg’s national‑romantic lens.

Grieg performed the suite frequently throughout his life, right up until his final years. The piano on which he most likely composed it — a Brødrene Hals instrument — is on display in his composer’s hut just below Troldsalen.

In the concert at Troldhaugen, you can enjoy an intimate and vivid performance by young award winning pianists.

The concert lasts 30 minutes.

All in one ticket

With the all inclusive ticket, experiencing Grieg becomes effortless.

The all-inclusive ticket brings together Kode’s summer highlights in one simple package — so you can spend less time planning and more time enjoying art and music.

The ticket includes shuttle bus transport between 10:00 and 16:00, running between the museums in the city centre and Troldhaugen.

Departure is from outside the Rasmus Meyer Building.

The ticket includes admission to Kode, two guided tours, a concert, round‑trip bus transport to Troldhaugen, and complimentary coffee or tea during your visit at Troldhaugen.

Traveling in a group?

Book 15 tickets or more and enjoy a group discount.

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 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).

Guided tour of the Frits Thaulow exhibition

10 June – 21 August
Guided tour of the exhibition in Permanenten, every Wednesday and Friday
15:00

Join our knowledgeable guides in the Frits Thaulow exhibition and get more out of your visit to Kode. The tour gives you a deeper understanding of what to look for, how Thaulow builds light in water and snow, and why he chooses particular viewpoints. It offers insight into Thaulow’s techniques and compositions, which create both movement and stillness. In this way, the works become more than beautiful motifs, they become an encounter with the artist’s conscious choices that you can begin to recognise.

The guides place the paintings in context, point out details that are easy to miss, and give you a language for what you see. You may even feel inspired to return to the exhibition more than once. It is about discovering new layers in the art for yourself, whether you want to immerse yourself in a single work or experience the entire exhibition with a sharper eye.

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

Please sign up at the reception desk in Permanenten.

The CRAFTED exhibition

11.04 - 16.08
Lysverket

What is craft, and what does Norwegian craft look like today?
CRAFTED invites you to explore contemporary Norwegian craft through more than 100 works from Kode’s collection. Bringing together a wide range of materials, techniques and artistic expressions, the exhibition offers an inspiring introduction to craft as a vital and important part of contemporary art in Norway.

The exhibition presents works in ceramics, textile, wood, glass and metal, and shows how artists and makers use both traditional skills and new approaches to create works that reflect the world around us. Through themes such as materiality, upcycling, ornament, and postindustrialism, CRAFTED introduces you to diverse perspectives that resonate with the modern craft scene today.

Along the way, visitors can learn more about the ideas, materials and processes behind the works through texts, audio stories, videos and activity zones. CRAFTED is a great place to discover the richness of Norwegian contemporary craft and to experience how tradition, artistic innovation and technical mastery come together in one exhibition.

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.