What is the name of the Art Nouveau museum in Ålesund, Norway?

The Art Nouveau museum in Ålesund, Norway, is called Jugendstilsenteret.

The centre occupies the former Swan Pharmacy, or Svaneapoteket, a building completed in 1907. Its authentic pharmacy interiors help explain how Art Nouveau, known locally as Jugendstil, shaped Ålesund’s architecture and decorative arts.

Ålesund became famous for its unified Jugendstil character after a major fire destroyed much of the town in 1904. Reconstruction between 1904 and 1907 replaced many wooden buildings with stone and brick structures featuring towers, ornament, curved forms and maritime motifs. Jugendstilsenteret opened in June 2003 to interpret this heritage through objects, interiors and exhibitions.

A common mix-up is confusing the centre with KUBE, the neighbouring art museum in Ålesund. The two institutions now operate together under Viti, but Jugendstilsenteret is the specialist museum and national competence centre for Norwegian and Nordic Art Nouveau.