Buildings and Facilities

1st House

The Norwegian Academy of Music moved into its premises in Majorstua in 1989, a building with advanced acoustics and technical installations. The house contains a chamber music venue (Levin Hall) with up to 120 and a modern Amphi-shaped concert hall (Lindeman Hall) with 365 fixed seats and a stage designed to accommodate a symphony orchestra with a choir. See technical information about the two venues.

The Lindeman Hall and Sandvold Hall both have large organs.

The block houses a library, canteen and high-tech rooms including a recording studio, study spaces, teaching and practice rooms. The academy is home to the most significant number of grand pianos anywhere in Norway, a large number of percussion instruments, as well as instruments and equipment for jazz and electronic music. A wide range of specialist instruments, period instruments and objects from the academy’s historical instrument collection is displayed in the library.

2nd House

In January 2007 all staff and students at the academy were finally able to move to Majorstua as the new house opened. The annexe contains teaching rooms, a 100-capacity auditorium, staff room, practice rooms etc. The building also boasts unique rooms for amplified music.

Our buildings have varying degrees of accessibility.

The “Bygg for alle” website contains a list of all of our rooms and information about access for people who have a hearing impairment, are blind, deaf, wheelchair users or have another form of impaired mobility.

• Summary of the rooms on the “Bygg for alle” website.

The artworks in the 1st House were acquired in partnership with the government’s fund for art in public spaces. The works are Paul Brandt’s “Kontrapunkt” – a wall relief displayed in the canteen inspired by Bach’s “The Art of Fugue” – “Svevende prismer” by Carl Nesjar in the foyer, a painting by Therese Nortvedt and a tapestry by Ellen Lenvik made from textiles and copper in the stairwell leading to the basement. Lindemans Legat provided funding for relief in white marble: “Hexachord” by Knut Steen (Lindeman Hall).

The artworks in the 2nd House are by photographer Katrine Giæver. There is a large fresco extending several storeys by the auditorium. She also designed the works by and on the glass bridge between the two blocks.