The writer Henrik Ibsen is world-famous and his plays are performed at theaters all over the world. Still, there are few monumental displays of his works. In November 2004, Selvaag announced an international sculpture contest with Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt as the main theme. The purpose of the contest was to honor Ibsen, by decorating the neighborhood Løren in Oslo with scenes from Peer Gynt. The three first sculptures were commissioned work and put out for display in the Ibsen year 2006. Since that year, another 17 sculptures from national and international artists have been put on display.

The jury in the sculpture contest is:

• Ellen Horn, director Riksteateret
• Kirsten Kokkin, sculptor
• Vigdis Ystad, Centre for Ibsen Studies
• Kim Brandstrup, Gallery Brandstrup
• Peder Lund, Lund Fine Art
• Kristian Blystad, artist
• Ole Gunnar Selvaag, former director of Selvaag and the initiator of the contest

Selvaag is Norway's most experienced homebuilder, and have built almost 50 000 homes. The company has since the 1950s installed over 500 sculptures in the public room to please and inspire the public.

Interested in peer an interactive guided tour? Download our free Peer Gynt-app from iTunes App Store, search for "Peer Gynt"

For a real guided tour in the Peer Gynt Sculpture Park, please contact Oslo Guidebureau or Visit Oslo.