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Exploring Stockholm’s Museums
Stockholm’s wide range of museums gives the visitor a Mediterranean and Near Eastern
chance to experience exhibitions covering a multitude of Antiquities, p67), with its
different interests. Many are housed in magnificent historic marvellous 1905 stairwell,
palaces or institutions with notable collections and the focuses on architecture and
sculptures from the countries
resources to bring each subject to life. In addition, there around the Mediterranean.
are numerous specialist museums, including the homes of Östasiatiska museet
highly regarded artists. Various important private collections (Museum of Far Eastern
are open to the public. This guide lists more than 50 of the Antiquities, p80) contains
best museums Stockholm has to offer. large collections of arts and
crafts from China, Japan, Korea
and India.
1820s in Karl Johan (Empire)
style, on Djurgården. Gustav Art Museums
III’s Paviljong (pp124–5) in
Hagaparken has furnishings The wide range of collections at
and decorations that are the Nationalmuseum (National
fine examples of the late Museum of Fine Arts, pp84–5)
18thcentury Gustav ian style. cover European and Swedish
Ulriksdals Slott (p127) has some paintings up to the early 20th
interesting interiors, including century, as well as Swedish
a living room for King Gustav VI handicrafts and design.
Adolf and Queen Louise. Moderna museet (pp82–3) on
In a class of its own is Skeppsholmen has an outstand
Drottningholms Slott (pp146– ing collection of contemporary
9), a UNESCO World Heritage Swedish and international art.
site, which includes a notable ArkDes (p80), highlights
theatre museum. Swedish building techniques
Karl XII’s uniform, 1718, on show over the last 1,000 years and
at Livrustkammaren provides an overview of the
Historical Museums wider inter national picture.
Several of Stockholm’s Three magnificent art
Palace Museums museums focus on various galleries are located in
The period when Sweden was historic aspects. beautiful buildings on
a great power (1611–1721) Historiska museet (Swedish Djurgården. Liljevalchs
resulted in a number of History Museum, pp106–7) has Konsthall (p97) focuses on
beautiful buildings, many of treasures from prehistoric times 20thcentury Swedish and
which are now museums. in its magni ficent Gold Room, international art, while
Foremost among these are the as well as a wonderful section Waldemarsudde (p99) and
royal palaces in and around the on the Vikings. Thielska Galleriet (p99) both
city. Kungliga Slottet (Royal Nordiska museet (pp92–3) specialize in Swedish and
Palace, pp50–53) is a museum and the openair Skansen Nordic art from the late 19th
in itself. It also houses (pp100–101) show Swedish to the early 20th century.
Skattkammaren (the Treasury) customs and traditions along The Schefflelerska Palatset
with Sweden’s royal regalia, side traditional wooden homes. (Haunted Palace, p118) shows
crowns and a large silver font for Stockholms Stadsmuseum Stockholm University’s
the baptism of royal children. (City Museum, p129) tells the collection of classic Swedish
Also in the Royal Palace are story of Stock holm and its
Gustav III’s Antikmuseum, citizens. It is also home to a
containing the antique marble refer ence library.
sculptures that Gustav III The city’s earliest history is
brought home from his Italian highlighted at Medeltids
travels, and Livrustkammaren museum (Medieval Museum, p61).
(Royal Armoury, p54) where Etnografiska museet(National
visitors can see a variety of Museum of Ethnography, p110)
items used at the court through features anthropological artifacts
the centuries. Museum Tre from all around the world.
Kronor reflects the history of The culture and history
the earlier castle. of Stockholm’s Jewish
Other royal museums include population is the theme
Rosendals Slott (p98), a pre of Judiska museet (p120). Decorative Viking brooch,
fabricated building from the Medelhavsmuseet (Museum of Historiska museet
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