The House of Literature in Bergen

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The House of Literature in Bergen offers an all-around experience with cultural events, an independent bookshop and a restaurant.

About

The House of Literature is located in the street Østre Skostredet, just a stone's throw away from the Fish Market and Bryggen. In the House of Literature you get to enjoy cultural events, our independent bookshop Boksalongen, as well as the restaurant Colonialen. You may also make use of our house by renting out our rooms for your own events.

The House of Literature in Bergen does everything to make your event a success! We rent out to both companies and private people. Our rooms have different capacities and may be altered to your every need. This includes everything from panel talks, debates, meetings, concerts, baptisms, weddings, and more. We make it even easier for you to plan your company meeting - by choosing our conference deal you'll book the room and catering at the same time.

You may choose to eat in the meeting room, in the restaurant or in a chambre separée. Colonialen does bookings for more than a hundred people.

Colonialen is open from 11 AM to 11 PM. The brasserie and café excels with a rustic and personal character through an informal style. You may order coffee, lunch, a drink or dinner from the à la carte menu and three-course menu. On Saturdays Colonialen offers a very popular two-course Bubble Brunch.

The independent bookshop Boksalongen has a carefully selected variety of books in both Norwegian and English. The bookshop's space may be transformed into an event space at night with book releases and signings. There is a room within the bookshop, named Fosse-stova after the Nobel Prize winner Jon Fosse, that is open during the bookshop's opening hours. Those who want may use this space to read, write or lounge as they see fit.

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0-500 sqm
max seating in boardroom - 20
max theatre seating capacity - 132
maximum banquet seating - 30
maximum classroom seating - 64
maximum reception - 130
number of persons with horseshoe table - 22

Capacity

Room	Area	Theatre	Classroom	Boardroom	U-Shaped	Banqueting	Reception
Alver	93 m²	70	36	20	15	20	90
Auditoriet	130 m²	132	-	-	-	-	132
Boksalongen	93 m²	40	-	-	-	-	60
Colonialen	193 m²	90	-	-	-	-	150
Fosse-stova	65 m²	-	10	20	20	15	45
Olav H. Hauge	115 m²	110	64	20	15	30	130
Podkaststudio	7 m²	-	-	3	-	-	-
Torborg Nedreaas	15 m²	-	-	8	-	-	-
Zinken Hopp	65 m²	40	28	16	22	16	55

Capacity

Alver Banqueting
Unit	Capacity
Banqueting	20

Alver Boardroom
Unit	Capacity
Boardroom	20

Alver Classroom
Unit	Capacity
Classroom	36

Alver Reception
Unit	Capacity
Reception	90

Alver Theatre
Unit	Capacity
Theatre	70

Alver U-Shaped
Unit	Capacity
U-Shaped	15

Auditoriet Reception
Unit	Capacity
Reception	132

Auditoriet Theatre
Unit	Capacity
Theatre	132

Boksalongen Reception
Unit	Capacity
Reception	60

Boksalongen Theatre
Unit	Capacity
Theatre	40

Colonialen Reception
Unit	Capacity
Reception	150

Colonialen Theatre
Unit	Capacity
Theatre	90

Fosse-stova Banqueting
Unit	Capacity
Banqueting	15

Fosse-stova Boardroom
Unit	Capacity
Boardroom	20

Fosse-stova Classroom
Unit	Capacity
Classroom	10

Fosse-stova Reception
Unit	Capacity
Reception	45

Fosse-stova Theatre
Unit	Capacity
Theatre	0

Fosse-stova U-Shaped
Unit	Capacity
U-Shaped	20

Olav H. Hauge Banqueting
Unit	Capacity
Banqueting	30

Olav H. Hauge Boardroom
Unit	Capacity
Boardroom	20

Olav H. Hauge Classroom
Unit	Capacity
Classroom	64

Olav H. Hauge Reception
Unit	Capacity
Reception	130

Olav H. Hauge Theatre
Unit	Capacity
Theatre	110

Olav H. Hauge U-Shaped
Unit	Capacity
U-Shaped	15

Podkaststudio Boardroom
Unit	Capacity
Boardroom	3

Torborg Nedreaas Boardroom
Unit	Capacity
Boardroom	8

Zinken Hopp Banqueting
Unit	Capacity
Banqueting	16

Zinken Hopp Boardroom
Unit	Capacity
Boardroom	16

Zinken Hopp Classroom
Unit	Capacity
Classroom	28

Zinken Hopp Reception
Unit	Capacity
Reception	55

Zinken Hopp Theatre
Unit	Capacity
Theatre	40

Zinken Hopp U-Shaped
Unit	Capacity
U-Shaped	22

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