A new third-space for Ålesund
Gallery, stage and café — built for art, conversation, and community
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
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.
Upcoming Events
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Nadia Molugova
06.03-26.03
”Breath of the Unseen”
Landskapsmalerier fra Cortina d’Ampezzo del av Kultur-OL for
Vinter-OL i Milano–Cortina 2026
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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.
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.
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.
Sunniva
Jan
Ragnhild
Louis
Silvia
