Nils Aas Kunstverksted is the museum for one of Norway's most prominent 20th century sculptors, Nils Aas (1933 to 2004). It stands in Straumen, the village at the heart of the Inderøy peninsula, a short walk from the house where he grew up.
Aas learned to carve in his father's furniture workshop in Straumen. He debuted at the autumn exhibition in 1964 and had his breakthrough in 1972 with the bronze statue of King Haakon VII that stands on 7. juni-plassen in Oslo, just outside the Royal Palace grounds.
The museum holds a permanent installation of his work, with sculptures, drawings and reliefs arranged together in a single hall. The centrepiece is Bauta, a sculpture made of stacked firewood. Temporary exhibitions bring in contemporary Nordic art. In summer there is an open workshop where visitors can try clay, drawing and painting.
The museum is closed Monday and Tuesday, otherwise open afternoons. Allow one to two hours. The nearby Muustrøparken sculpture park has eleven more Nils Aas works.
Aas learned to carve in his father's furniture workshop in Straumen. He debuted at the autumn exhibition in 1964 and had his breakthrough in 1972 with the bronze statue of King Haakon VII that stands on 7. juni-plassen in Oslo, just outside the Royal Palace grounds.
The museum holds a permanent installation of his work, with sculptures, drawings and reliefs arranged together in a single hall. The centrepiece is Bauta, a sculpture made of stacked firewood. Temporary exhibitions bring in contemporary Nordic art. In summer there is an open workshop where visitors can try clay, drawing and painting.
The museum is closed Monday and Tuesday, otherwise open afternoons. Allow one to two hours. The nearby Muustrøparken sculpture park has eleven more Nils Aas works.