1958
In 1958, Olav Selvaag installed 23 sculptures at the Veitvedt Centre in Oslo. Over three generations, the Selvaag family has bought and installed over 600 sculptures by Norwegian sculptors - and awarded annual scholarships to young and unestablished artists.
1500
The Selvaag Art Collection, comprising more than 1500 works of art, is today one of Norway's largest private art collections. Much of the collection is exhibited in places where people live, work and pass through.
30
In the Selvaag Art Collection, you will find highlights from more than 30 of the world's foremost contemporary artists, including Franz West, Louise Bourgeois, Nobuyoshi Araki and Robert Irwin.
«It's great for art to be aesthetically pleasing, but it's more exciting if it arouses feelings, if the observer thinks it's fun, or thinks 'Why on earth?'»
Read the interview with Olav and Frederik Selvaag
«Selvaag has selected central, exciting artists who we wouldn't necessarily get to see in Norway.»
Meet gallery-owner Peder Lund and other key figures behind the Selvaag Art Collection
The Sculpture Park at Tjuvholmen, The Peer Gynt Park and the exhibition at the Astrup Fearnley Museum.
See what's happening.