This summer, the museum’s High Hall becomes the meeting place for powerful international voices, compelling artistic experiences and stories that echo our shared present.
In a unique collaboration with art collectors Arne Austrheim and Tom Sydhagen, we present de:HUMANIZE, bringing together 23 artists from across the globe in an exhibition that challenges, moves, and creates space for hope.
The title plays on the word dehumanize—a term that, unfortunately, appears all too frequently in today’s news. Yet within the emphasis on HUMANIZE lies a powerful counterforce: art’s ability to remind us of what it means to be human.
Several of the artists come from societies marked by conflict, unrest, and deep divisions. Still, they create works filled with presence, beauty, resistance, and human dignity. The result is an exhibition that feels both global in scope and deeply personal.
Among the artists are internationally renowned names such as Igshaan Adams, currently exhibiting at the Guggenheim Bilbao; Nilbar Güreş, representing Turkey at the 2026 Venice Biennale and the provocative American artist Andres Serrano.
This is a rare opportunity to experience world-class contemporary art—right here in Førde.
We warmly welcome you to the opening of de:HUMANIZE.
PROGRAMME FOR THE EVENING
18:30 Doors open, welcome with an aperitif
19:00 Official opening. Hosts: Tor Martin Leknes and Mayra Henriquez. Speech by art collector Arne Austrheim, musical performance, and opening speech by Irene Kinunda Afriyie
19:30 The exhibition opens. Open bar and music
23:00 The museum closes
// Free admission //
The exhibition opening is part of Culture Night in Førde 2026, which takes place on Friday, June 5. The exhibition de:HUMANIZE is this year’s festival exhibition during the Førdefestivalen.