The Left Shore will be opening at Nationalmuseum on 12 June. This exhibition features a film created by Johan Renck, based on a number of photographs by Anders Petersen. A selection of Petersen’s photographs of closed institutions in Sweden is also on display.
This summer, Nationalmuseum will be presenting the first monographic exhibition on Hanna Hirsch Pauli. It will provide a comprehensive overview of her long life as an artist, including her most famous paintings and works that have never been exhibited before. In Hanna Hirsch Pauli – The Art of Being Free, her art is exhibited in its own right for the first time.
Design for Life – How design changes thinking and improves living standards showcases examples of design products from 1960 to the present day. Opening on 16 April, the exhibition features around 200 objects from Nationalmuseum’s collections.
Nationalmuseum is excited to present Ernst Billgren – New Memories, an exhibition with multiple new pieces by one of Sweden’s most renowned artists. Billgren challenges the art world’s unwritten laws and unspoken expectations with work that combines traditional art historical motifs with pop culture references and kitsch.
The exhibition will feature about two dozen artworks by Billgren, in whic
Pierre Bonnard was one of the twentieth century’s most influential artists. In iridescent images, the Frenchman captured the world around him: his home, family, garden, bustling streets, and the view on the ocean from his window. In recent years, crowds around the world have flocked to exhibitions of Bonnard’s paintings. Nationalmuseum’s exhibition is the first one in Sweden in more than seven dec
This coming year, Nationalmuseum will continue to deepen visitors’ understanding of popular artists in its collections, collaborate with other Nordic and European museums, and feature contemporary artists in its temporary exhibitions.
The 2024 Portrait of Honour depicts songwriter and music producer extraordinaire Max Martin, and was taken by photographer Mikael Jansson. The Portrait of Honour will be unveiled at Gripsholm Castle on 13 October, where it will become part of the collection in the Swedish National Portrait Gallery.
