The Henie Onstad Kunstsenter is an art museum located at Høvikodden in Bærum municipality in Viken county, Norway. It is situated on a headland jutting into the Oslofjord, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Oslo. It was founded in 1968 by Sonja Henie and her husband Niels Onstad as a way of displaying their collection of contemporary art.
The Art Centre is visited by around 100,000 people each year, and organizes exhibitions and performances.
The first time I heard about the importance of this collection was when I visited the book depot at the Gemeentemuseum and saw a large remainder of books of the 1963 Henie – Onstad exhibition. In retrospect this was a highly important exhibition which had many of the future modern masters in it. Appel, Dubuffet, Picasso, Manessier to name a few.
Henie and Onstad founded the” henie onstad foundation” and gave their large art collection with many modern masters to this foundation. This large gift was the beginning of the HENIE ONSTED KUNSTSENTER and when visiting Norwayand absolute must visit for all.
www.ftn-books.com has the 1970 Sonja Henie bilder catalogue now available.
