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Street-by-Street: Skeppsholmen

Skeppsholmen has long since lost its importance as a naval base Teater Galeasen is
and has been transformed into a centre for culture. Many of the Stockholm’s avant-garde
theatre for new Swedish
naval buildings have been restored, and traditional wooden and international drama.
boats are moored here, but pride of place now goes to the
internationally acclaimed Moderna museet.
The island is ideal for a full-day visit, with its location between
the waters of Strömmen and Nybroviken acting as a breathing
space in the centre of Stockholm. The attractive buildings, the
richly wooded English-style park and the view towards
Skeppsbron and Strandvägen also make Skeppsholmen an ideal
place for those who would just prefer to have a quiet stroll.
Skepps holmsbron

Blasieholmen

1. Östasiatiska museet
This porcelain dish with a five- Skeppsholmen Church
clawed dragon (Ming Dynasty, (1824–42) in well-
1573–1620) is included in a preserved Empire style.
remarkable collection of arts and
crafts from China, Japan, Korea and Salute battery
India, covering the period from
the Stone Age to the 19th century.
Admiralty House SVENSKSUNDSVÄGEN

The Fantastic
Paradise (1966), a
sculpture group by
Jean Tinguely and
Niki de Saint Phalle
for Montréal’s World
Exposition, has VÄSTRA BROBÄNKEN
stood outside the
site of the Moderna
museet since 1972.
Youth Hostel

Swedish Society
of Crafts & Design

5 Konsthögskolan
The first part of the Royal
Institute of Art was completed
in the 1770s, but it acquired
4 af Chapman its present appearance
Built in 1888, the full-rigged former freighter and school in the mid-1990s.
ship has served as a popular youth hostel since 1949. This cast-iron
Skeppsholmen Church (left) and the Admiralty House boar stands at
(1647–50, rebuilt 1844–6) are in the background. the entrance.

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