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The KODE Museums 1-4 are all located in a row alongside Lake Lille Lungegårdsvann in the center of Bergen. The museum buildings have different approaches to art. In Kode 1 is Permanenten which is a museum for design and fine crafts. Kode 1 is also home to Italian restaurant Bien Centro and a design store at the ground floor. Kode 2 is The Stenersen building - home to the Stenersen Collection. This building is today used for temporary exhibitions and has a great lunch restaurant Smakverket. Here you also find the largest museum store with a wide selection of design and art books. Kode 3 consist of permanent exhibitions such as the Rasmus Meyer Collection of Norwegian art from «the golden age» (from 1880 to 1905), including works from Erik Werenskiold, Christian Krogh, J.C. Dahl and Hans Gude among others. Kode 3 is also home to the third largest collection of Edvard Munch (most of the collection is under restoration in 2022) In the last one of the museum buildings along the lake, Kode 4 Lysverket, you will find the international art collection (parts of the building is closed in 2022 due to refurbisment). Here you will also find one of Bergen´s best restaurant - named Lysverket as well. KODE also consist of the composer homes - home of three famous composers from Bergen: • Edvard Grieg´s home Troldhaugen, • Ole Bull´s home Lysøen in Lysefjorden outside Bergen • Harald Sæveruds home Siljustøl