Hamsunsenteret
The Hamsun Center is the national center for author and Nobel Prize winner Knut Hamsun (1859–1952). The award-winning building is located in magnificent nature by the tidal current Glimma in Hamarøy, Nordland, right next to the place where the old rectory on Hamarøy was located.
There was a tower in front of me, I leaned against it and I saw it more and more clearly… I stand by this tower, I hear another: Come! And I go in. The gate was left open after me.
Hamsun: Mysterier (1892)
The center was designed by architect Steven Holl and was completed on Knut Hamsun’s 150th birthday 4. august 2009.
Hamsun’s novel characters have left traces in the building’s architecture. In the exhibition you can explore Knut Hamsun’s controversial life and literature. The windows and balconies encourage you to see and listen to the landscape in which Knut Hamsun grew up, and which has inspired world-famous books such as Pan,Growth of the Soil and Wayfarers.
Activities:
Throughout the year, you can participate in, among other things, architectural walks, lectures, film screenings, debates, author meetings, concerts, and theme exhibitions.
- Vestfjordveien 1464, 8294 Hamarøy
- Phone: +47 75 50 34 50
- Email: hamsunsenteret.booking@nordlandsmuseet.no
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