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Jugendstilsenteret og KUBE

Museum

Museum in an elegant, 1907 pharmacy, with period interiors & temporary exhibitions on art nouveau. People often mention museum, exhibition,


Address

Apotekergata 16, 6004 Ålesund, Norway

Website

www.vitimusea.no

Contact

+47 70 10 49 70

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (438 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 11 am to 4 pm
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 11 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 11 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 11 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 11 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 11 am to 4 pm

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  • 5/5 Chris C. 1 year ago on Google • 74 reviews
    This lovely Art Noveau museum collection is housed in an old Art Noveau pharmacy building that is equally lovely. The admission price includes use of the lockers, which was a welcome way to leave raincoats and backpacks behind for a while. A tunnel connects to the KUBE. Admission also includes the Fishing Museum, about a 10-minute walk away.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 David G. 5 years ago on Google • 250 reviews
    I had to enter twice because I could not believe it was a museum. My guide book said it looked like an old style pharmacy. It really does. You enter via a tiny gate in the counter. The building itself forms part of the museum itself showcasing its Art Nouveau style. Beautifully restored, each room showcases furniture, glassware, and other items. I thought the mulitmedia presentation dragged a little, which is why I rate this four. Well worth a visit.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 federico i. 6 years ago on Google • 2764 reviews
    I loved visiting the museum's,located inside a old building on different level with architecture exhibition and facilities on under ground floor. At the ground floor entry and souvenirs shop with coffee and restaurant. A nice old wood stairs takes you upstairs to rest of the exhibition of old home. interior The staff English speaking very helpful.Free wiFe

  • 5/5 Alan A. 2 years ago on Google • 165 reviews
    Lovely place and really friendly owner and staff. Got a free painting from the owner artist to add to our holiday memories.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Gordon C. 4 years ago on Google • 161 reviews
    Lovely Art Nouveau museum which was a nice distraction on a particularly wet day.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Graham H. 1 year ago on Google • 70 reviews
    Great to learn more about Jugendstil and see original rooms and furnishings. They have a good collection, although you only need a short visit
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sioelan T. 9 months ago on Google • 11 reviews
    Enjoyed the stories about the history of Alesund and the art deco across Europe. The Norwegian enamel are worth seeing. The kube was disappointing I found.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Meredith B. 1 year ago on Google
    Depressing although informative exhibit about the fire that destroyed the whole town in 1905. The way it works is you go in the "time machine" which is an elevator type room that gets dark and shows a montage of important historical events taking you back to 1905. Then each room has screens and you have to stand (or sit) and wait for it to finish in each room before moving on to the next. But the videos were SO long. They were each made up of a bunch of dramatic readings of peoples journals/accounts of what happened and it went on way longer than it needed to. It some points you're like yeah I get it can we move on please. Also I noticed a lot of the items out in the rooms with the videos have no label or information which I thought was strange. Like there's just a random brick on display. As for the architecture, in my opinion there weren't enough photos/examples. There were a couple displays of stained glass saying the creator did this because it's their xyz style but it just wasn't a lot to look at showing this is what we mean by art nouveau. Gift shop is cute. They have lots of books and some art by local people. Also candies and chocolates. There is wifi in the cafe but I didn't get signal anywhere else. Bathrooms are in the basement as are the lockers.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kåre F. 1 year ago on Google • 92 reviews
    Interesting exhibition on art nouveau and the traffic fire of Ålesund. Also a great at exhibition in Kube including decorated skate boards.

  • 5/5 Jakub J. 2 months ago on Google • 33 reviews New
    The Museum is not the biggest, but all the expositions are prepared with great care. I strongly recommend this place.

  • 3/5 EpreTroll 1 year ago on Google
    I absolutely can't get over the glass exit part. You are literally a museum about Art Nouveau/Lugendstil yet you build this hidious glass and steel exit to the modern exhibition part. Such a glaring missed oppertunity. You're trying to praise this architectural/art style yet you don't even take the time to stay true to it. This entire city for this matter too. its putting its Art nouveau up front as its biggest eye catcher and tourist magnet but at no point is this being added to. No new Art nouveau is being built anywhere for at least 100 years. When you go inside tourist and art shops all you see is pictures and art of these beautiful unique works of art of buildings yet its not being respected at all. The town hall is a great example. I have seen some great buildings but I honestly left this city angry.

  • 5/5 Eamonn C. 2 years ago on Google
    A fabulous museum and modern art gallery combined. The wallpaper alone is amazing and the stories behind the exhibits are interesting - finding a link to Japan in an Art Nouveau apartment in Ålesund was not something I had expected.

  • 4/5 Mahmoud A. 4 years ago on Google
    It's interesting when good weather.

  • 3/5 Will A. 9 months ago on Google • 5 reviews
    This is a fine, small museum giving an overview of Norwegian Art Nouveau. There are some really great pieces in here, worth the visit. The Time Machine exhibition was closed though, which is a shame as I was looking forward to some information about the Ålesund fire. Also, the man at the desk was extremely patronizing. He also chased me down and used a faux threatening voice to insist I keep my tiny shoulder bag in front of me. His attitude put a dampener on the visit for me. The screening in Kube of ‘Journey to the Moon’ cheered me back up, as it does, but there wasn’t much else to see in here (Kube).

  • 5/5 Woody J. 10 months ago on Google
    Popped in to admire the decor and stayed to use the self service cafe, such a good selection of teas for such a tiny place, friendly staff, a lovely little find while wonderful around Alesund from cruise ship Iona.


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  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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