Summer Museum Exhibitions- 2014

Nils Dardel at Moderna Museet!

Here is a handy list to help you with planning your visit to Stockholm this summer! There are many great museum exhibitions planned for this summer in Stockholm. Here are some of some of the major exhibitions (can't list them all!):

• Fotografiska (photography)- hauntingly beautiful black & white nature photographs in "Genesis" by Sebastião Salgado (until Sep 14th). Also exhibitions by Lisa Ross, Lu Kowski and Dana Sederowsky.
• Moderna (modern art)- an exhibit with one of Sweden's most beloved artists: "Nils Dardel and the Modern Age" (until Sep 14th). Also "Surrealism & Duchamp" and exhibits by Lena Svedberg, Georges Adéagbo and more.
• National (classic art)- closed for renovations, instead they have temporary exhibits housed at Konstakademien (see below).
• Konstakademien (classic art)- "Highlights: Famous and Forgotten Treasures from the National Museum" (until Aug 31st).
• Spritmuseum (wine & spirits)- a look at the myth and phenomenon of "Swedish Sin" (until Jan 2015). Don't miss the Absolut Art Collection as well.
• Nordiska (nordic traditions)- several continuing exhibits on a multitude of subjects... table settings, jewellery, Sami culture, fashion and more.
• Livrustkammaren (royal armoury)- "Power Games" a fascinating look how royalty (real and fiction) showed their power through costume.
• Nobel (nobel prizes)- great permanent exhibits as well as "The Nobel Prize: Ideas Changing the World" (until Nov 16th).
• Vasa Museum (warship Vasa)- Eleven permanent exhibits. Of special note is the newest one called "Meanwhile" which looks at interesting events happening in the world the same year as the Vasa sank (1628).
• Millesgården (art & sculpture museum)- Norwegian artist "Anne Karin Furunes: Beyond the Portraits" (until Aug 31st). Don't miss the sculpture garden with the work of Carl Milles.
• Historiska (history)- plenty of permanent exhibitions on Swedish history, including Vikings. New exhibit called "Medieval Massacre: The Battle of Gotland 1361".
• Waldemarsudde (art gallery/museum)- several temporary exhibits, including works of artists Staffan Nihlén and Rigmor Grönjord (both until Sep 14th). 
• Thiel Gallery (art gallery/museum)- The Collection as well as "Portraits of Thielska, Family & Friends" (until Sep 21st).
• Liljevalchs (art gallery/museum)-"Home Sweet Home, Furnished Tales" (until Sep 15th).
• Bonnier Konsthall (art gallery/museum)- closed June 30th to Sep 9th).
• Sven Harry (art gallery/museum)- permanent gallery and terrace as well as "Swedish Fashion: 2000-2015" (until Aug 31st).

Some images from the statuary garden at Millesgården.

Some fantastic museums without summer exhibitions but well worth a visit are Skansen and ABBA the Museum. There are, of course, plenty more museums and exhibitions. In fact, Stockholm has over 80 different museums. So if you are staying at the Rival Hotel and none of the above piques your interest... contact me and we'll find something to match your interests!

The history museum... Historiska!