Hello, friends, travelers, and community greetings! I hope you are doing well and enjoying quality time with your dears and nears. Today's post is about visiting Midtåsen Sculpture Park in Sandefjord. The outdoor sculpture museum is the work of sculptor Knut Steen, a respected and renowned artist from the area. On a hill in Midtåsen is the Midtåsen sculpture pavilion and a sculpture park, featuring a selection of works by Knut Steen in marble and bronze. Here you find twelve marble sculptures inside and four bronze sculptures outside, his best art pieces.
Sandefjord, a nearby town, is about 20 kilometers from our home. We often visit this town for official work, to see friends, or simply for summer walks. A while back, I wrote a post about a small walk in Sandefjord, which you can find here:
Walk at Sandefjord Harbor and Viking Park. It was quite interesting to see the Viking ship workshop at Viking Park, but this time, I didn't notice any activities; it may have been closed for the summer holidays.
When we drive on a pleasure trip, we tend to take quiet roads instead of the highway E18. This time, we drove via old road 303, which brought us directly to the center.
In the Middle of the rotary is the whaling sculpture/fountain made by Steen in 1950 using 26 tons of brass.
We have been here and posted about it earlier, so we moved quickly to our main destination, Midtåsen park.
Many times we went to Sandefjord and planned to visit Mr. Steen's museum, but for some reasons it was always postponed. On this visit, we planned to explore the indoor and outdoor museum in the forest, known as Midtåsen Sculpture Park.
Being just a few kilometers outside town, it’s not crowded, making it a nice, quiet place in the forest. As we left the center, I admired the smooth, lush greenery. I was sitting next to my husband while he drove, and I felt as though I was meditating, wishing the beautiful journey wouldn't end. However, we soon arrived at the parking lot at the end of the forest road, and I returned to reality.
After parking, we walked into the forest to find the museum. There were some signs, but we took a wrong turn and missed the entrance. This meant we had to search for the path that led to the museum area. We opted not to use the GPS navigation app on our phones, as neither my husband nor I likes relying on it. Instead, we enjoy taking the time to find our way, which sometimes leads to wonderful experiences, even if it can be a bit challenging. We think navigating to a destination on our own is much more rewarding.
It wasn't hard to find the path that led to the park. We had enjoyed exploring the forest, and finally, we made our way to the top of the hill.
As we walked around, we found some bronze sculptures scattered around the park, but the most interesting part was inside the pavilion
It is open on all days with free entry.
Portrait of Knut Steen
Some information about his life and art. In this area, some of his marble sculptures are stored.
It was a nice, peaceful nature and art park, and we were very grateful to find time to visit and explore Midtåsen park
Thank you.
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