The Vigeland Park have over 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland
The sculpture park is Gustav Vigeland's life work, comprising over 200 sculptures in granite, bronze and wrought iron. It was installed mainly in the period 1940-1949, but is nevertheless a result of over 40 years of work.
The Monolith consists of 121 figures,… | Vigeland Museum and Park
The stone was originally shot out of the quarry in Iddefjord, Norway, and transported to the park during the late 1920s. The sculpture depicts 121 human figures clinging and floating together. There's women and men of different ages, and the top of the Monolith is crowned with children.
The Angry Boy is found on the Bridge in the Vigeland Park in Oslo
Vigeland Park / The Bridge The Bridge's 58 bronze sculptures show a rich variety of children, women and men of different ages. Here you find the iconic little boy Sinnataggen (The Angry Boy). Shared themes for the sculptures on the Bridge are play, lust, energy and vitalism. Vigeland modeled these sculptures in the period 1925-1933.
See the Fountain in the Vigeland Park
Beyond the Bridge, the path continues through a rose garden to the Fountain, the earliest sculpture unit in the park. In the center of the basin six giants hold the large saucer-shaped vessel aloft and from it a curtain of water spills down around them.
Visitor information - Vigeland Museum and Park
The Vigeland Museum offers guided tours in the park throughout the summer. Please contact Visit Oslo for more information about guiding in the park.
About the collection | Vigeland Museum and Park
Dedicated to Norway's most famous sculptor, Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943). The Vigeland Museum is located in Nobels gate 32, Oslo, near the Vigeland Park.
Gustav Vigeland, his life and his art - Vigeland Museum and Park
The Abel Monument was unveiled in the Palace Park – Vigeland’s definitive breakthrough as a sculptor. 1909 Participated, together with Edvard Munch, in Kunstnernes Efteraarsudstilling (Artists’ Autumn Exhibition) in Charlottenborg in Copenhagen, and the two were presented as ‘the two great’ Norwegian contemporary artists.
The Collection of Gustav Vigeland's art - Vigeland Museum and Park
The museum building is one of Norway's foremost examples of Neoclassical architecture, and is in itself worth a visit. The Vigeland Museum is working continously with digitalizing the collection. Search in the world of Vigeland's artworks here .
Gustav Vigeland is Norway's greatest… | Vigeland Museum and Park
Vigeland is best known for having made Vigeland Park in Oslo. The sculpture park consists of over 200 sculptures in bronze, granite and wrought iron. Visit the timeline to go in depth of Vigeland's life and art.
The Wheel of Life - Vigeland Museum and Park
This sculpture summarizes the entire dramatic theme of the park: a sculptor's reflections on the journey of human life from cradle to grave, through joy and sorrow, through dreams, fantasy, hope, and eternal longings.