Oslo's new main library

Deichman Bjorvika is Oslo's new main library. The opening date of March 28, 2020 has just been announced. Here are the main facts about the new library.

02 Dec 2019

 undefinedOslo's new library

  • Opens Saturday March 28, 2020
  • Address: Anne-Cath. Vestlys plass 1, 0150 Oslo, Norway
  • Six floors:
    Basement: cinema, 200-seat auditorium, freely accessible book depots.
    First floor: square, restaurant, café, newspapers, magazines, books for short-term borrowing.
    Second floor: fiction, history of literature, children’s section.
    Third floor: music, movies, comics, games, speculative fiction, workshops, recording studios, mini cinema, gaming rooms, movie screening stations, stage.
    Fourth floor: class rooms, reading rooms, books on art, architecture, health, technology, and science.
    Fifth floor: social sciences, history, psychology, philosophy, religion, literature about Oslo, the original Deichman collection, study desks, reading rooms, the art project Future Library.
  • 450,000 books and other media.
  • Gross floor area: 19,600 square meters. Net floor area: 13,560 square meters.
  • Architects: Lund Hagem and Atelier Oslo.
  • Client: The City of Oslo by The Municipal Undertaking of Cultural and Sports Facilities.
  • Important dates:
    September 3, 2008: The City Council adopted a resolution to locate the library in Bjørvika.
    March 27, 2009: Lund Hagem and Atelier Oslo’s entry “Diagonale” won the architecture competition, ahead of 18 other entrants.
    March 6, 2013: The City Council secured financing and adopted a resolution to build a new main library in Bjørvika.
    January 29, 2014: Construction commenced.
    February 3, 2017: Laying of the foundation stone with students from Oslo’s Smestad and Karlsrud schools.
    March 28, 2020: Opening of Deichman Bjørvika.
  • Website: http://deichman.no/bjørvika