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Past exhibitions have featured VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
the work of such artists as
Edvard Munch, Paul Klee, Joan Practical Information
Miró, Alberto Giacometti, Keith Skåne. E6/E22. * 320,000.
Haring, Andres Serrano, Louise n opposite Central Station,
Bourgeois, Peter Greenaway and Skeppsbron 2, 040-34 12 00.
Tony Cragg. Associated special _ Malmö Festival (Aug), Malmö
events organized by the gallery City Horse Show (mid-Aug).
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include theatre performances,
films, poetry readings, lectures Transport
and debates, as well as k 30 km (19 miles) E of centre.
extensive educational activities £ Skeppsbron. @ Skeppsbron 10.
for both children and adults.
The Konsthall opened in 1975
City library Stadsbiblioteket and was designed by architect architect Henning Larsen
Klas Anshelm with a keen eye for renovated and extended the
E Malmö Konsthall three main elements: flexibility, old edifice, adding the cylindrical
St Johannesgatan 7. Tel 040-34 60 00. spaciousness and light. entrance building and the airy
Open daily. Closed Midsummer Eve, Calendar of Light hall.
Midsummer, 24, 25 & 31 Dec. P Stadsbiblioteket The library offers free access
8 daily. - 0 = 7 Kung Oscars Väg. Tel 040-660 85 00. to computer terminals, Wi-Fi
∑ konsthall.malmo.se Open daily. Closed public holidays. and a media collection. Tools
Malmö Konsthall (Art Hall) is 8 - 7 for digital needs such as
one of Europe’s largest spaces The City Library moved into the editing, scanning and printing
for contemporary art. It arranges “castle” on Kung Oscars Väg in are available in the Learning
and hosts exhibitions with an 1946, but by the 1960s there was Centre. The library puts on
international focus that range talk of expansion. Finally, in 1999, events for people of all ages
from modern classics to current the new state-of-the-art library and draws almost one million
artistic experiments. opened. The famous Danish visitors a year.

Central Malmö
1 Rådhuset 7 Malmö Konsthall
2 Jörgen Kocks Hus 8 Stadsbiblioteket
3 Residenset 9 Malmöhus/Malmö
4 St Petri Kyrka Museum
5 Humanitetens Hus 0 Kommendanthuset
6 Moderna Museet q Teknikens och
Malmö Sjöfartens Hus Central Station Bus Humanitetens Hus
CENTRALPLAN Station DROTTNING
NORRA VALLGATA N
CI TA DELL SV Ä G EN Residenset ÖSTERGATAN TORGET OSTRA PROMENADEN
FISKEH A MNSGATAN
Kommendant- Jörgen St Petri Kyrka NORRE GATAN GATAN TRADGARO STORA
Turning huset STOR
Torso VASTERG. Kocks Hus TORGET Rådhuset RUNDELSGATAN STORA KYARNGATAN
MALMÖHUSVÄG E N JÖNS FILSG.
LILLA
TORG Moderna
ENGELB
Teknikens och Malmöhus/ SÖDERGATAN BALTZARSG ATAN Museet Malmö LUND
Sjöfartens Hus Malmö Museum SLOTTSGATAN SODRA PROMENADEN
GRYNBODG. STORA NYGATAN
Mariedalspark DROTTNINGGATAN Airport
GUSTAV 30 km (19 miles)
HOSPITALSG. REKTSGATAN
Kungsparken ADOLFS Canal
TORG LILLANYG ATAN
KUNGSGATAN
Slottsparken AMIRALSGATAN
TORGGATAN
KUNG OSCARS VÄG Stadsbiblioteket KAPSTENGATAN
REGEMENTSGATAN STOR GATAN
MARIEDALSVAGEN
SOD RA FORSTADSGATAN
LIMHAMN FERSENSVÄGEN DAVIDSHALLSG ATAN
Öresund Bridge Ö. RONNEHOLMSV.
Malmö Konsthall
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For keys to symbols see back flap
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