Bergen Art Book Fair 2026
April 10–12

Apply for BABF 2026

Deadline December 1

Bergen Art Book Bath. Photo: Nayara Leite

Botanical Book Launch. Photo: Nayara Leite

Book fair at Bergen Kunsthall. Photo: Runa Halleraker

Bergen Art Book Hike

Book fair at Bergen Kunsthall. Photo: Runa Halleraker

Book fair at Bergen Kunsthall. Photo: Runa Halleraker

Book fair at Bergen Kunsthall. Photo: Runa Halleraker

Gloppen Kunstbokmesse
10.04, 16:00

Biblioteket i Trivselshagen

Møt Kunstnarane
10.04, 18:00

Trivselshagen

Lesestova for Kunstnarbøker om Klimakrisa
12.04, 14:00

Dagsturhytta, Trivselsskogen

Opent verkstad for alle: Kva føler plantene?
12.04, 14:00

Tin-camp, Trivselsskogen

Performance med Kurt Johannessen
12.04, 15:00

Tin-camp, Trivselsskogen

BABF 2025 PROGRAM HERE

BERGEN ART BOOK FAIR 2025

April 3–6

Botanical Book Launch
03.04, 11:00

Plantehuset, Universitetsmuseet, Christies gate

Bergen Art Book Bath
03.04, 16:00

Nordnes Sjøbad

Books & Beer at the Bodega
03.04, 20:00

Bodega, Kong Oscars Gate 23

Official Opening of the Art Book Fair
04.04,

Bergen Kunsthall

Official Opening Chillout Ceremony
04.04, 20:00

Landmark

How Artists’ Books Live

text by Heather Jones

Bergen Art Book Fair, established in 2013, is an annual festival in Norway dedicated to artistic publishing. BABF serves as a platform for showcasing artists’ books and self-published works by both local and international creators, as well as independent art publishers.

Organized and initiated by

Illustrations for BABF 2025 by Femme ter Haar

BABF 2025 was kindly supported by Art Council Norway, Bergen municipality, Bergesenstiftelsen, Vestland County and the Norwegian embassy in Tokyo and New York.