This spring’s exhibition, Swedish Grace, presents art, design, film and fashion from the 1920s. It is a period of transition that laid the foundations of modern society and an era full of tensions across the artistic spectrum.
Nationalmuseum has acquired a landscape painting of the Forest of Fontainebleau by Théodore Rousseau, believed to date from the 1840s. Rousseau was one of the most headstrong and innovative members of the French school of artists who took their name from the village of Barbizon and are considered the forerunners of the Impressionists.
Nationalmuseum is publishing a new book about its collection of miniature paintings. The book’s author, Magnus Olausson, has been working with this collection for more than 30 years.
Nationalmuseum has acquired a unique gold box bearing a portrait by the court enameller, Johan Georg Henrichsen, of King Gustav III. Very few such tokens of royal favour have survived intact, which is what makes this gold box unique.
A new edition of the Art Bulletin of Nationalmuseum Stockholm is now available. It is the first part of Volume 27, which contains scientific articles and information about the museum’s acquisitions in 2020.
The 2022 exhibition programme at Nationalmuseum offers a mix of older art, design, applied art, sculpture and photography.
Nationalmuseum has acquired a key work by Julia Beck, the 1883 painting Autumn Day. After a long period of obscurity, Beck has made a comeback in recent years and is now one of the most popular Swedish artists from the late 19th century.
Nationalmuseum has recently acquired a table and a tall floor screen from a pewter furniture set designed by the architect Uno Åhrén. The pieces are the largest and most spectacular ever produced by Svenskt Tenn and can now be seen in the Scandinavian Design & USA exhibition opening on 14 October.
The exhibition Scandinavian Design & USA examines how concepts and design from the Nordic countries influenced and shaped modern American design, and conversely how influences from the United States have influenced Nordic design. It is an international collaboration between the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Nationalmuseum and Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo.
Nationalmuseum has added two unique silver artefacts from 1715 to its collection. The acquisition of the pieces was made possible by a generous financial donation from Märta Christina and Magnus Vahlquist through the Friends of Nationalmuseum.
Nationalmuseum has acquired An Allegory of War, a painting by Louis Masreliez originally intended to be one of two overdoor pieces for King Gustav III’s bedchamber in the royal palace in Stockholm.
A collection of Italian architectural drawings held by Nationalmuseum was the subject of a recently completed research project. Anna Bortolozzi, associate professor of art history at Stockholm University, made a detailed study of the collection, which was once owned by the architect Carl Johan Cronstedt.
