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Mediterranean rub shoulders
in Medelhavsmuseet (Museum
of Mediterranean and Near
East Antiquities). Its many
treasures include a large group
of terracotta figures
discovered by archaeologists
on Cyprus in the 1930s.
Models made of unusual
materials, such as cork, show
how houses were once
constructed, and the museum
also has a fascinating gold
room. The Islamic collections
are complemented by tem-
The 28-m (92-ft) long gold foyer at Kungliga Operan porary exhibitions.
The museum is housed in
from a consortium founded by Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, design er a former bank, which was
the financier K A Wallenberg. of the original opera house. originally built in the 17th
The colouring of the build ing The palace and its decor are century for Field Marshal
in late Renaissance style is in shining examples of the Gustav Horn, a decorated
keeping with the Royal Gustavian style, thanks commander in the Thirty Years’
Palace and Parliament to the contributions War. The stairwell, dating from
building, and some of artists and 1905, and the peristyles and
details of the craftsmen such as colonnade around the upper
architecture are Louis Masreliez and part of the hall are well worth
common to all three. Georg Haupt and a visit in themselves.
The beauti ful their pupils Gustaf
staircase with ceiling Adolf Ditzinger, Johan
paintings by Axel Gold ceiling in Tobias Sergel and 6 Dansmuseet
Jungstedt was Kungliga Operan Gottlieb Iwersson. In Drottninggatan 17. Map 4 A1.
inspired by the Paris 1906 the building Tel 08-441 76 51. Centralen,
Opera. The same artist’s portrait was taken over by the Swedish Kungsträdgården. @ 52. Open
of Oscar II hangs in the 28-m Foreign Office. 11am–5pm Tue–Fri, noon–4pm
(92-ft) long gold foyer, where Nearby is the elegant Sat & Sun. 8 7 - =
Carl Larsson was responsible for Sagerska Palatset (1894) in ∑ dansmuseet.se
the decorative paintings. The French Renaissance style, which
wings at either side of the stage is used by the Prime Minister as In 2013 the Dance Museum
have been kept, as has the an official residence. moved into new premises on
width of the proscenium arch Drottninggatan, in a former
(11.4 m/37 ft). Also saved was J bank with a grand exterior.
T Sergel’s group of angels, The museum was originally
holding the national coat of founded in Paris in 1933 by
arms, above the stage. An angel the Swedish aristocrat and
in Vicke Andrén’s ceiling noted art collector Rolf de
painting is holding a sketch of Maré (1888–1964). He was also
the Opera House. the founder and artistic
director of the world-
4 Arvfurstens renowned Ballets Suédois.
The museum’s collection of
Palats Arvfurstens Palats (1794), now the exhibits reflects all aspects of
Gustav Adolfs Torg 1. Map 4 B1. Swedish Foreign Office dance – costumes and masks,
Kungsträdgården. @ 43, 62, 65. scenery sketches, art and
Closed to the public. 5 Medelhavs posters, books and documents.
Tempo rary displays are orga-
Opposite the Royal Opera museet nized every year. Apart from
House, on the other side of Fredsgatan 2. Map 4 B1. Tel 08-519 the exhibition halls, there is
Gustav Adolfs Torg, stands 550 50. Kung strädgården. @ 3, also a Study Centre, which
Arvfurstens Palats (Prince’s 52, 53, 62, 65. Open noon–8pm Tue– boasts a large collection of
Palace), built for Gustav III’s sister Fri, noon–5pm Sat & Sun. 8 7 - books and DVDs. The museum
Sofia Albertina and inaugurated = ∑ medelhavsmuseet.se also has a French bistro (Bistro
in 1794. She commissioned the Rolf de Maré) and a shop
architect Erik Palmstedt to carry Gods and people from pre- selling Sweden’s largest collec-
out the work. He was a pupil of historic cultures around the tion of dance books and DVDs.
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