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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Wallenbergs Torg
Practical Information
Södra Blasieholmshamnen. Map 2 E4.  Östermalmstorg.
@ 2, 54, 69, 76. v 7.
Map 4 D2. Tel 08-519 543 00.
∑ nationalmuseum.se This square is dedicated to
Closed for renovations until Raoul Wallenberg (1912–
2018. Temporarily relocating to unknown), who during World
Konstakademien Fredsgatan 12 War II worked as a diplomat
and Kulturhuset Stadsteatern; at the Swedish Embassy in
see website for more details. &
. The Lady with the Veil 9 in Eng. 0 = 7 ^ Budapest. By using Swedish
Alexander Roslin’s elegant “protective passports” and safe
portrait (1769) is often Transport houses throughout the city
considered to be a @ 65; or 2, 55, 76 to Karl XII’s he helped a large number
glamorized symbol of Torg.  Kungsträdgården. of Hungarian Jews to escape
18th-century Sweden. deportation to the Nazi
concentration camps.
In 1945, when Budapest
was liberated, Wallenberg
was imprisoned by the Soviet
Union and according to
Russian sources he died in
Moscow’s Lubianka prison
in 1947. His fate has never
been satisfactorily explained
despite strenuous efforts by
the Swedes to seek the truth.
The small square adjoins
Berzelii Park and Nybroplan
The Upper Staircase and faces the Nybrokajen
At the back is Carl Larsson’s waterfront. The definitive
monumental mural The Entry of King design of the square has
Gustav Vasa of Sweden in Stockholm been hotly debated because
1523. On the opposite wall is his it is set in an architecturally
Midwinter Sacrifice.
sensitive area, but great efforts
have been made to ensure that
Lamino Armchair (1955) it remains a worthy memorial
Yngve Ekström’s beech to Raoul Wallenberg.
and laminated leather
armchair, produced
by Swedese Möbler, e Musikaliska
features in the Design Nybrokajen 11. Map 3 C1.
in Sweden (1900 to Tel 08-545 703 00.
Present) exhibition.
 Kungsträdgården,
Östermalmstorg. @ 54, 69, 76.
4 Djurgårdsfärja. Open for
concerts (see website for details).
7 ∑ musikaliska.com
Level 1
Gallery Guide Constructed in the 1870s, this
The Nationalmuseum is undergoing building facing the waters of
Auditorium extensive renovations aimed at Nybroviken once housed the
creating larger public spaces, and Musical Academy. Its concert
is expected to stay closed until 2018. hall, opened in 1878, was the
Entrance
level During this time, a number of art­ first in the country, and was
works from the Nationalmuseum’s used to present the inaugural
collections will be on display in Nobel Prize in 1901. Designed
Key
rotating temporary exhibitions at in Neo-Renaissance style with
Painting and sculpture the Royal Academy of Fine Arts cast-iron pillars, the hall has a
Applied art and design (Konstakademien) at Fredsgatan royal box and galleries, and
12. In addition, some other works can seat up to 600 people.
Temporary exhibitions from the collection will appear at Musikaliska is a popular
Non-exhibition space other museums in the city. Check venue for chamber and choral
No admission the website for more details. concerts, jazz and folk music.

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