Skien is Norway's only city with canal facilities for boat traffic, locks and fishing ladders in down town.
The new fish ladder will ensure that four important species - the Atlantic wild salmon, sea trout, eel and harbor island - can get past the power stations and further up to the spawning and growing areas in the Telemark watercourse.
The fish ladder are also an urban space with outdoor artrium.
The artist behind the wall art on the mall “Arkaden” is Spaik - Romero Guerra from Mexico…
Skien sluse is the first lock in the Telemark Canal, with connection between Skienselva…
In this building, in the corner room on the 2nd floor, Henrik Ibsen was born.
Painting of a family sitting on the pier, based on an original photo from the Fishing…
Snipetorp is the only authentic urban environment that survives from Henrik Ibsen’s time…
Snipetorp, Skien's oldest residential quarter and residence of Henrik Ibsen's parents,…
Victor Ash is a highly acclaimed French street artist, originally from Portugal, who…
Ibsenhuset is Skien's cultural center and offers a wide selection of concerts and shows…
The first owner of Altenburggården was probably Johan Altenburg, Henrik Ibsen's…
The painting shows Skien around the 17th century, where Skien was one of the largest…
The Ibsen Staircase is a concrete and granite structure with a bust of Henrik Ibsen. It…
Their gallery is in the Cultural Centre called Ibsenhuset, which opened in 1973.
Street art in homage to Åge Samuelsen (1915-1987) and Paal Flaata (1968-...), as well as…