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weapons, tools and some
remarkable mummies. Greek
and Islamic culture, Roman and
Etruscan art are all represented
and complemented by
temporary exhibitions.
Medelhavsmuseet is housed
in a former bank, built in the
17th century for Gustav Horn,
a general in the Thirty Years
War. The stairwell, dating from
1905, and the peristyles and
colonnade around the upper
part of the hall are worth a
visit in themselves.
The splendid golden foyer at Kungliga Operan 7 Arvfurstens
which was given to the State in established in Paris in 1953 by Palats
1898 by a consortium founded the Swedish aristocrat Rolf de Gustav Adolfs Torg 1. Map 3 B1.
by the financier K A Wallenberg. Maré (1888–1964). He was a  Kungsträdgården. @ 53, 65.
The colouring of the building noted art collector and founder Closed to the public.
in Late Renaissance style is in of the renowned avant-garde
keeping with the Royal Palace company Les Ballets Suédois. The Opposite the Royal Opera
and Parliament building, and collection features all aspects House, on the other side of
some details of the of dance – costumes and Gustav Adolfs Torg, stands
architecture are masks, scenery sketches, Arvfurstens Palats (Prince’s
common to all art and posters, books Palace), built for Gustav III’s sister
three. The beautiful and documents – Sofia Albertina and completed
staircase with and includes an in 1794. She commissioned the
ceiling paintings archive on popular architect Erik Palmstedt to carry
by Axel Jungstedt dance. Apart from out the work. He was a pupil of
was inspired by the the exhibition hall, Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, designer
Paris Opera. The there is also a data of the original opera house.
same artist’s portrait Gold ceiling in bank – the Rolf de The palace and its decor are
of Oscar II hangs Kungliga Operan Maré Study Centre – shining examples of the
in the 28 m (92 ft) which contains Gustavian style, thanks to the
long golden foyer, where video/DVD facilities, a library contributions of artists and
Carl Larsson was responsible and archives. The museum craftsmen such as Louis
for the decorative paintings. shop stocks Sweden’s largest Masreliez and Georg Haupt
The wings at either side of the collection of dance DVDs and their pupils Gustaf Adolf
stage have been retained, as for sale. Ditzinger, J T Sergel and Gottlieb
has the width of the proscenium Iwersson. In 1906 the building
arch (11.4 m/37 ft). Also saved 6 Medelhavs- was taken over by the Swedish
was J T Sergel’s group of angels Foreign Office.
above the stage. An angel in museet Nearby is the elegant
Vicke Andrén’s ceiling painting Sagerska Palatset (1894) in
is holding a sketch of the Fredsgatan 2. Map 3 B1. Tel 010-456 French Renaissance style, which
12 00.  Kungsträd gården. @ 53,
Opera House. is used by the prime minister as
65. Open noon–8pm Tue–Thu,
noon–5pm Fri–Sun. 8 - = an official residence.
7 ∑ medelhavsmuseet.se
5 Dansmuseet
Gods and people from pre-
Drottninggatan 17. Map 3 A1.
Tel 08-441 76 50.  Kungsträd- historic cultures around the
gården. @ 53, 65. Open 11am– Mediterranean rub shoulders
5pm Tue–Fri, noon–4pm Sat & Sun. in Medelhavsmuseet (the
& 8 - = 7 Museum of Mediterranean
∑ dansmuseet.se and Near East Antiquities). Its
many treasures include a large
Located in the heart of group of terracotta figures
Stockholm, the Dance Museum discovered by archaeologists
is housed in a former bank on Cyprus in the 1930s. There is
building on Drottninggatan. an extensive display covering Arvfurstens Palats (1794), now the Swedish
The museum was originally ancient Egypt, with bronze Foreign Office

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