[1] Founded by Christen Sveaas, the biggest shareholder of Kistefos, a privately owned investment company, the museum sits on the site of a disused wood pulp mill and includes the Kistefossen waterfall.

[4] In the early 1880s, a business entrepreneur, Anders Sveaas (1840-1917) acquired the rights to the Kistefossen waterfall in Jevnaker and to build around the surrounding land.

[3] Contributing artworks from his personal collection, reconstruction of the site soon began with the purpose of transforming the old pulp mill and the neighbouring land into an industrial museum and contemporary art park respectively.

Today, Kistefos integrates the old pulp mill among 12 other old factory buildings[3] as part of the park to maintain an important piece of Norwegian culture.

Founded by Christen Sveaas', the company AS Kistefos is the museum's main sponsor, regularly donating hefty sums and site-specific sculptures over the years.

[4] The Directorate for Cultural Heritage also contributes annual grants of NOK 1 million upwards each year since 2006 for the rehabilitation and maintenance of buildings.

[9] Kistefos' most iconic building, 'The Twist', is the museum's latest art gallery designed by architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).

[1] Kistefos was in need of a bigger, more modern museum to accommodate their ever growing collection of artworks, and there was also a need for a second bridge to complete the circulation of the park and allow visitors to explore more efficiently.

[10] The winning entry, submitted by BIG, combined both aspects into one structure, proposing a unique bridge-like building spanning across the Randselva river with a twist in the middle.

[1] The project was led by Brian Yang, with Bjarke Ingels and David Zahle as partners in charge, and was revealed to the public in 2015, with construction beginning in 2016.

The interim bridge had to be of suitable design and assembly to give sufficient stability and enough working space to mount the steel components and aluminium and glass facades.