Editing Sandefjord (section)

===Art===
[[File:Midtåsen_skulpturpaviljong.png|thumb|right|The Sculpture [[pavilion]] at Midtåsen Sculpture Park.]]
Sandefjord is the city in Norway with the most sculptures per inhabitant. There are around 100 sculptures from over 50 artists and sculptors including [[Ørnulf Bast]], [[Nils Aas]], [[Dagfin Werenskiold]], [[Knut Steen]], [[Per Krohg|Per Krogh]], and others. Notable sculptures include the [[Whaler's Monument]] and the Sea Queen ({{lang|no|Havdronningen}}) by [[Arnold Haukeland]], which is located outside [[Hjertnes Civic and Theater Center]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tveitan |first=Flemming Hofmann |date=2011-06-08 |title=Skulpturbyen Sandefjord |language=no |work=[[Sandefjords Blad]] |url=https://www.sb.no/skulpturbyen/skulpturbyen/skulpturbyen-sandefjord/s/2-2.428-1.6291115 |access-date=2021-08-21}}</ref> [[Midtåsen Sculpture Park]] contains a collection of bronze and marble works by Knut Steen in a park and villa designed by [[Arnstein Arneberg]]. Poseidon Sculpture Park, which is located in [[Badeparken]], features Greek mythology sculptures by [[Nina Sundbye]]. [[Arne Durban]]'s sculpture "Mother and Child" is located in the City Park (“Byparken”), while a sculpture of priest [[Magnus Brostrup Landstad]] made by [[Hans Holmen]] can be seen at ''Landstads plass'' by [[Sandar Church]]. A polar bear sculpture by [[Skule Waksvik]] is located outside [[Sandefjord Museum]], while a whale jawbone arch is placed outside [[Scandic Park Hotel]]. A memorial to fallen sailors (''Sjømannsminnesmerket'') was placed outside [[Sandefjord Church]] in 1920 and was made by sculptor [[Gustav Lærum]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lundh |first=Gro Laheld |title=Verd å se: skulpturer, monumenter og større dekorative arbeider i Sandefjord |publisher=Sandefjord kommune |year=2003 |isbn=8299671701 |language=no}}</ref>

The fountain at Christopher Hvidts Plass, the Thaulow fountain, was donated to the city in 1875 by [[Heinrich Arnold Thaulow]], the city's first physician and founder of [[Sandefjord Spa]]. It is the city's oldest sculpture and its first donation.<ref name="SG" />{{rp|335}}

In 2017, the NGO ''Art for All in the World'' conducted a project where seven mural artists contributed. A mural by [[Eduardo Kobra]], “Peace between nations”, can be seen behind ''Peter Grøns gate 2B''. Street art by graffiti artist [[Victor Ash (artist)|Victor Ash]] can be seen at ''Stockfeldsgate 6-8''.<ref name="MS" />{{rp|108}}