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Monogram (1955–59) by the late was like. There is also a
American painter and sculptor fascinating display of items
Robert Rauschenberg. Among retrieved in the salvage
the collection of Swedish works operation, including medical
is Nils Dardel’s Expressionistic equipment, an officer’s back-
painting, The Dying Dandy (1918). gammon set, and a chest still
neatly packed with clothing and
other personal belongings.
9 Vasamuseet Moored in the dock along side
Galärvarvsvägen 14, Djurgården. Tel the museum are two other
08-519 548 00. @ 67, 69, 76. v 7. 4 historic vessels, collectively
Djurgårdsfärja. Open daily. Closed Jan referred to as the Museifartygen.
1, Dec 23–25 & 31. & 7 8 9 0 The lightship Finngrundet was
The Moderna museet’s airy interior, - = ∑ vasamuseet.se built in 1903 and worked for 60
designed by Catalan Rafael Moneo Museifartygen: Tel 08-519 549 00. years before becoming a
Open mid-Jun–Aug: 11am–6pm daily. museum. Sankt Erik was commis-
8 Moderna Museet & 8 ∑ sjohistoriska.se sioned in 1915 and was Sweden’s
first seagoing icebreaker.
Exercisplan 4, Skeppsholmen. Tel
08-520 235 00.  Kungsträdgården. The centerpiece of the city’s
@ 65. Open Tue–Sun. Closed Jan 1, most popular museum is the
Easter Mon, Whit Mon, midsummer massive royal warship, Vasa,
eve, Dec 24, 25 & 31. & 7 ^ 9 which capsized in Stockholm
0 - = ∑ modernamuseet.se harbor on its maiden voyage in
1628. Rediscovered in 1956, the
The Museum of Modern Art vessel has been painstakingly
is an airy, contemporary building, restored to 95 per cent of its
designed by the Catalan original appearance.
architect Rafael Moneo in 1998. The warship is decorated with
The light and spacious venue around 700 sculpted figures and
provides a perfect setting for the carved ornaments, designed as Midsummer celebrations at the open-air
museum’s world-class collection a type of war propaganda. museum, Skansen
of international and Swedish King Gustav II Adolf, who
modern art, photography, and commissioned Vasa, was known 0 Skansen
film. Built partly underground, as the Lion of the North, so a Djurgårdsslätten 49–51. Tel 08- 442
the museum includes a cinema springing lion was the obvious 80 00. v 7. 4 Djurgårdsfärja.
and auditorium. choice for the figurehead on the Open daily. & 8 Jun–Aug (call
All the works on display date ship’s prow. It is 4 m (13 ft) long in advance). 7 0 - =
from between 1900 and the and weighs 450 kg (990 lb). ∑ skansen.se
present day. Two of the star Although visitors cannot
exhibits are The Child’s Brain board the ship, full-scale models The world’s first open-air museum
(1914) by Italian artist Giorgio of Vasa’s upper gun deck and opened in 1891 to show an
de Chirico, widely considered a the Admiral’s cabin provide a increasingly industrialized
precursor to the Surrealists, and glimpse of what life on board society how people once lived.
Around 150 buildings were
assembled from all over
Scandinavia, to portray the life
of peasants and landed gentry,
as well as Lapp (Sami) culture.
In the Town Quarter glass-
blowers and other craftsmen
demonstrate their skills. Two of
Skansen’s oldest “exhibits” are a
650-year-old wooden farm-
house from Dalarna, and a 14th-
century storehouse from Norway.
Nordic flora and fauna can be
seen, with moose, bears, and
wolves in natural habitat enclo-
sures and marine animals in an
aquarium. Gröna Lund theme
park offers 30 attractions, includ-
ing a love tunnel, haunted house,
white knuckle roller coasters,
The restored 17th-century royal warship, Vasa, at the Vasamuseet and hosts many music concerts.
For hotels and restaurants see p616 and p617

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