Kaféen
Café
The café room, hired for confirmations, christenings and other functions. Fitted with a hearing loop.
Capacity
- Dining
- up to 80
Community / arts space
2 hireable spaces
Menstad bydelshus
One of Skien municipality's two neighbourhood houses, with a stage and technical equipment, an 80-seat café and meeting rooms, programming concerts, the Fredagsuniversitetet lecture series, quizzes and clubs.
Up to 80
capacity
2 spaces
hireable
Café and meeting rooms hired for confirmations, christenings, meetings and other functions.
available for hire
About this venue
Menstad bydelshus is one of the two neighbourhood houses run by Skien municipality under the name Bydelshusene i Skien, a meeting place for people of all ages. Its programme runs to concerts, the Fredagsuniversitetet midday lecture series, local history evenings, a neighbourhood quiz, a data café, health talks, outdoor cinema and choir cafés, alongside courses, clubs and workshops in languages, games, bridge, reading and crafts. Users of the workshops pay a small subscription each half-year towards the running of the rooms.
The house has a stage with technical equipment, a café that takes 80 for confirmations, christenings and other functions, and meeting rooms of various sizes for up to 40. It holds a licence to serve alcohol, so guests may not bring their own to a hire. The kitchen has its own chef and serves a weekday menu.
The building is step-free, with one accessible toilet, wheelchair spaces, good signage and hearing loops in the café, the Gunnar Knudsen room and the computer room. Note that the course kitchen on the first floor is reached by stairs only, with no lift. There are 70 free parking spaces on the site and two accessible spaces at the main entrance; bus line M1 stops at Menstadbrua, 400 metres away uphill, and line P5 at Haugsåsen, 200 metres away on the flat. Bydelshusene accept the Norwegian companion card at all their events.
Opening hours are Monday to Thursday 11:00–18:00 and Friday 11:00–15:00.
The Spaces
Møtelokaler
Meeting rooms
Meeting rooms in a range of sizes, among them the Gunnar Knudsen room and the computer room, both with hearing loops.
Capacity
- Boardroom
- up to 40
Up to 40 people; the house does not publish a breakdown per room.
Facilities
- Stage: Stage with technical equipment
- Catering / kitchen
- Parking: 70 free spaces on site, plus 2 accessible spaces at the main entrance
Accessibility
- Step-free access to venue
- Accessible toilet
- Accessible parking
- Hearing loop
- Wheelchair spaces / viewing area
- Companion / carer free ticket policy
- Other: The course kitchen on the first floor is reached by stairs only; there is no lift.
Rules & Policies
- Alcohol licensing: The house holds a serving licence; guests may not bring their own alcohol to a hire.
Location
Haugsåsvegen 30, 3712 Skien, Norway
Contact Information
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