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A new third-space for Ålesund

Gallery, stage and café — built for art, conversation, and community

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artist and author conversations, workshops, seminars, courses, and conferences, fostering reflection, dialogue, and conversation within art, culture, architecture, creativity, literature, philosophy, theology, and entrepreneurship

artist and author conversations, workshops, seminars, courses, and conferences, fostering reflection, dialogue, and conversation within art, culture, architecture, creativity, literature, philosophy, theology, and entrepreneurship

Our Story

Meet the team

In 2019, we opened Dråpe Kaffehus with a simple idea: create a place in Ålesund where people could slow down, meet, read, and talk—built around real hospitality and really good coffee. Dråpe grew into more than a café. It became a daily “third place” for the city: a room where strangers became neighbours, where ideas had space, and where culture could happen naturally.

Forum is the next step. A gallery and a stage alongside a café, created for exhibitions, concerts, conversations, workshops, and everything in between. We’re opening in January 2026, and we’re building it with Ålesund in mind: a space that gives something back to the city, and a programme shaped over time with the people journeying with us.

The front of a building with large windows, a wooden door with an oval glass pane, and a small balcony with a black metal railing. The windows display the word 'form' and show the interior lighting and furniture.

Upcoming Events

  • Nadia Molugova – free constructive drawing workshop at Galleri Forum

    Free “Constructive Drawing” Workshop with Nadia Molugova

    Florence-based artist Nadia Molugova hosts a free online workshop on Thursday 12 February at 19:00

    Open to beginners and self-taught artists. Focus: portrait drawing using “constructive drawing”—core fundamentals for drawing and painting.

    Bring an A4 sketchbook, pencils HB–B3, and an eraser. Limited personal feedback spots available via application.

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  • People painting in an art studio with various artworks displayed on the walls.

    Nadia Molugova

    06.02-26.02

    ”Breath of the Unseen” 

    Landskapsmalerier fra Cortina d’Ampezzo  del av Kultur-OL for

    Vinter-OL i Milano–Cortina 2026

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  • A landscape painting of green mountains with purple and pink sky, and a river with boats in the foreground.

    Sara Elisabeth Tunheim

    05.03-02.04

    Tunheim bor og arbeider på Alnes og er inspirert av naturen som omgir henne med flate voller, fjell og hav.

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På torsdag er siste mulighet for å se og kjøpe fra Nadia Molugovas utstilling på Galleri Forum. 🤍 Etter Molugovas utstilling kommer en ny en av Sara Elisabeth Tunheim fra 5. mars til 2. april. Vi gleder oss masse!
Vi feirer litt valentines på lørdag med ekte bringebær pulver på ostekaka vår! Passer godt med en kaffi og en date🩷
Vi hadde en nydelig åpning i går kveld, med poesi og intervju av selveste kunstneren, Nadia Molugova🤩 Ta turen innom i februar for å se maleriene på nært hold. De er også tilsalgs, velkommen inn! Artist: @molugov
På Dråpe og Forum har vi mange fine gaver til morsdag, kopper og kaffeposer og mer! 🤩🥰❤️

Forum is shaped by Ålesund, and made for the people who live here.

Forum is shaped by Ålesund, and made for the people who live here.

A crowd of people celebrating on a street, many holding Norwegian flags. Some are wearing traditional Norwegian clothing, and a man in the foreground is shouting, wearing a red vest and black hat.
A scenic view of a bay with multiple small islands, a mountain in the background, and a cityscape along the shoreline at sunset.
A seagull standing on top of a bronze statue of a woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

Forum is built by a small group spanning architecture, art, technology and hospitality.

Together we create exhibitions, live conversations and cultural events — with care for craft, people, and place.

A woman wearing a knit hat and black jacket sitting in a cozy indoor space, resting her head on her hands, looking directly at the camera with a gentle smile.

Sunniva

A smiling man with glasses and a shaved head, wearing a dark shirt, in a black and white photo.

Jan

A woman with light-colored hair smiling in an indoor setting, wearing a light-colored top and glasses hanging from her neckline.

Ragnhild

Black and white photo of a smiling man with a beard, wearing a cap backwards, outdoors with a blurred background.

Louis

A woman with long dark hair smiling while sitting in front of a textured wall.

Silvia