Art Nouveau Ålesund

Another fine day in Ålesund today. I carried my cardigan around all day, only putting it on about 5pm.
I started the day with a wander up to the Shetland Bus memorial looking at the houses on the way. From there I went to the Åalesund museum which while small was very informative. It covered the founding of Ålesund, the fishing industry, the fire of 1904 which destroyed most of the town, the rebuilding and the resistance during World War Two. When Ålesund was rebuilt it was mandated that all buildings in a town centre had to be built from stone. Architects were employed to redesign the town and the buildings. Oslo had been experiencing an economic downturn so there was an availability of workers and the town was rebuilt in 3 years.
After lunch I went to the Art Nouveau museum where I learnt a bit about the architecture style. The main takeaway was the buildings are asymmetrical and the windows vary.
My entry in Kube the art history museum was included in my ticket. It had an exhibition from a textile artist. I have to admit it’s not really my thing.
From there I followed a self guided art nouveau building tour. Completing half, I’ll try and do the other half tomorrow on my way to the boat.Read more