Bergen, Norway: West Norway Museum of Decorative Art

This started out as a simple photo of some public art. Turns out the building behind it - the West Norway Museum of Decorative Art - was the attraction.

The museum started in 1887, but a fire nine years later forced a move into another building. Another fire took place in 1916, but the structure was saved. It holds items in silver, furniture, glass, porcelain, and textiles.

The Bergen Art Gallery used to control the top floor of this building, but that moved to a new home down the street. Now the Museum of Decorative Art concentrates on crafts, with many from China thanks to a donation from a benefactor.

The China Collection was the subject of a couple of thefts in 2010 and 2013. The complex relationship between Norway and China has gotten in the way of investigating the crimes fully.