The Foundation holds the paintings and papers of Lise Stigen, who painted for more than fifty years.
The collectionsThe Elise Foundation carries forward a family commitment to the arts, nature conservation and humanitarian work - honouring the legacy of the painter Lise Stigen.
Collections and archive
The archive gathers the record of the family, the houses and the land around them, and the people whose names run through them.
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HeimdalenFifty square kilometres of mountain in eastern Jotunheimen, given to the state in 1952 and made into a nature reserve.
Linderud GodsA manor estate on the edge of Oslo, in the family for generations and now run as a museum.
Anfinn StigenPhilosopher, 1923–1994. Professor at the University of Oslo and a translator of Plato and Aristotle.
Arne Lie ChristensenEthnologist and cultural historian of landscape, building traditions and preservation.