While your travel plans may not centre on a bucket-list tick of a new gallery visit this year, this list may just result in a few extra bullet points on that very list.
It used to be all the rage to turn disused power stations into art galleries (hey, we are even doing it in Australia). But the new Kunstsilo Nordic Art Museum repurposes another post-industrial building – a 1935 grain silo. Opening 11 May, and at a cost of NKr710 million (AU$103 million), the new art museum and cultural centre is located in the southern Norwegian city of Kristiansand, alongside its harbour. With 3251 square metres (35,000 square feet) of exhibit space over three floors, it will have a focus on Nordic modern art, drawing upon the collections of the Southern Norway Art Museum and the Tangen Collection, which is one of the most comprehensive private collections of Nordic modern art to date.
