Reconciliation Festival 2025

Art & Science for a beautiful world

20 – 24 August 2025

3rd edition

Roots

The chamber musical festival which invites artists and scientists to demonstrate how art and science together can contribute to build a beautiful world, and invites you to share the artistic experience as a reconciliation force with nature and in society and a step towards sustainability.

The theme for 2025 is Roots. The artists invite you on a journey through time, culture, and personal stories. We are thrilled to bring together guests from Norway, Europe, and Africa to collaborate and share their diverse stories here in Norway. The festival will also pay tribute to the French-Polish scientist Maria Skłodowska-Curie. She was the first woman to receive 2 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry. Her remarkable life journey reminds us of the continued importance of promoting education, culture, and gender equality.

Photo Henri Manuel ©Musée Curie (Coll. ACJC)

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NEWS!!

Reconciliation Festival 2025 is proud to contribute to the dissemination of the Songs of Travel project in Stavanger. Songs of Travel (SOT) is a international Creative Europe Cooperation project that aims to raise awareness and foster empathy for climate change and migration through music. We found out about SOT thanks to cellist Jakob Koranyi, guest at Reconciliation last summer. We are delighted to present you this project at the 3rd edition during the opening concert with the singer Sarah Camille.

Den gjenfundne tid, the association which produces Reconciliation, is finalist for the Prize “Årets Inspirasjon” nominated by a jury of professionals from Norske Kulturarrangører. Tusen takk!

Our Vision

Reconciliation festival is a new festival, located in Stavanger region,Norway. Our vision is guided by the United Nations Agenda 2030 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We believe and want to demonstrate that art and science together can contribute to build a beautiful world and create greater social bond. The festival prioritizes active participation, especially aiming to engage children and young people as they are the citizens of the future. Therefore we offer them a diverse range of artistic and scientific workshops and invite them to voice their ideas. Additionally, artists and the public are invited to join our beach cleaning initiative in collaboration with Clean Shores association.

Our vision

The Association

Reconciliation festival is produced by the non-profit and volunteer norwegian association, Den Gjenfundne Tid (Time Regained). We are based in Stavanger.

Founded in 2017 by 2 passionate amateur musicians, our main goal is to share the joy of music with everyone. Our motto is time for me, time for you, music for everyone.

About us