Founded in 1993, the Astrup Fearnley Museet is one of Scandinavia´s most notable museums for contemporary art. The museum holds the extensive Astrup Fearnley Collection, which includes significant works by artists like Matthew Barney, Paul Chan, Nicole Eisenman, Ida Ekblad, Trisha Donnelly, Félix González-Torres, Rachel Harrison, Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Koons, Glenn Ligon, Julie Mehretu, and Cindy Sherman. The museum presents changing exhibitions that both draw on the collection and new commissions by artists from all over the world. The museum building is designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano and is surrounded by Tjuvholmen sculpture park with a view over the Oslo Fjord.