Vigeland Park hosts Jan Groth event on 29 October 2026

Vigeland Park (the Vigeland installation) in Oslo will host a public marking for Jan Groth's sculpture Closed on 29 October 2026. The event follows the installation of the work in the park in front of Vigeland Museum and forms part of a link with Jan Groth's sculpture Open at Henie Onstad.

Jan Groth sculpture event reaches Vigeland Park on 29 October

The marking is organised around two new public sculptures by Norwegian artist Jan Groth, who lived from 1938 to 2022. The joint programme starts at Henie Onstad at 1pm on Thursday 29 October 2026 before continuing at Vigeland Museum at 2.30pm. The organiser states that everyone is welcome.

Closed has been acquired by Oslo's municipal art collections and is being placed in the park in front of the museum. Open, the related sculpture, is a gift from Groth's estate to Henie Onstad. Together, the works connect the two institutions while remaining separate works in their own settings. The organiser's programme for 29 October names both venues and the continuation at Vigeland Museum.

Closed adds a new work beside the Vigeland Museum

The Oslo presentation gives visitors a new sculpture to find beside the museum and within the wider park setting. It also creates a direct connection between two art locations: Closed stands in front of Vigeland Museum, while Open has been installed in Henie Onstad's sculpture park.

Groth made Open for the 2017 festival exhibition in Bergen. The same work was shown there with Closed, and the two sculptures are now described by the organiser as functioning together and separately. That history gives the 29 October marking a precise focus: it is not a general park celebration, but a public event around the placement of a named work and its relationship with another Groth sculpture.

The wider museum programme provides additional reasons to combine the event with a visit to the site. The museum's official calendar lists the Eckbos Legat Grant Exhibition from 17 October 2026 to 4 April 2027, alongside workshops, family activities and other events. Its official calendar for the park and museum lists activities on dates through November.

A public art connection between two Oslo-area venues

The new placement changes the visual context around the museum without replacing the park's existing sculpture setting. Visitors approaching the museum can encounter Closed outside, then continue to the museum programme listed for the same autumn period. The connection to Henie Onstad is also unusually concrete: one sculpture is in a coastal sculpture park, while its companion is positioned in front of the Oslo museum.

The marking is therefore the main date to note for a visit during the current period. It offers a fixed public appointment at the museum after the opening part of the programme at Henie Onstad. The organiser has not described the Vigeland event as a ticketed performance; it has stated that everyone is welcome.

Visiting Vigeland Park: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Jan Groth marking continues at Vigeland Museum at 2.30pm on 29 October 2026, after the programme begins at Henie Onstad at 1pm.
• The relevant access change is the arrival of Closed in the park in front of Vigeland Museum; the organiser says everyone is welcome.
• The Oslo venue is the outdoor park area in front of Vigeland Museum, where Closed has been placed for the public presentation.
• The visit combines an outdoor sculpture setting with the museum programme, including the Eckbos Legat Grant Exhibition, which runs from 17 October 2026 to 4 April 2027.

Vigeland Park's new autumn appointment is a meeting point between Jan Groth's public sculpture and the museum setting that now displays it.

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Frequently asked questions about Vigeland Park

When does the Jan Groth sculpture event take place at Vigeland Park?

The public marking continues at Vigeland Museum at 2.30pm on 29 October 2026, after the programme begins at Henie Onstad at 1pm.

What is new at Vigeland Park?

Jan Groth's sculpture Closed has been placed in the park in front of Vigeland Museum and is the subject of the 29 October 2026 marking.

Where is Vigeland Park and how do you get there?

The relevant venue is the park area in front of Vigeland Museum in Oslo. The event source identifies the museum as the second venue after Henie Onstad.