Moderna Museet Stockholm is a popular museum which holds one of the greatest collections of classic and modern art in Sweden. It is a huge store house of artifacts from the entire world presented to the public in a wonderful building known for its architecture and design.
The museum is situated in an island in Stockholm which is easily accessible to people via different modes of transport.
History of Moderna Museet Stockholm
Moderna Museet is located at Skeppsholmen, SE-103 27 Stockholm. The museum, a huge store-house of traditional and modern arts was first started in 1958. At that time a drill-house of the navy in the Skeppsholmen Island was used as home of this museum. The drill-house now houses the Museum of Architecture.
In course of time the spread of modern art increased vastly in Sweden and a number of important exhibitions started taking place during the 1960’s. Music, films, displays for children and other important events and happenings started becoming part of the museum.
A larger area and a new structure became the need of the day that eventually resulted in an architectural contest in 1989, to find the best architect to build the new museum. It was then that architect Rafael Moneo was chosen for the job, who eventually constructed the Moderna Museet in 1998.
Reaching Moderna Museet Stockholm
Visitors can reach Moderna Museet the following means of transport.
- By Train
The museum is a ten minutes walking distance from the nearest underground station Kungsträdgården.
- By Bus
To reach the museum by bus, visitors can take the Bus 65 from T-Centralen to Skeppsholmen. It is advised that the visitors get a return ticket since there is no ticket counter near the museum for the return journey.
- By Car
Car parking is available outside the entrance for visitors traveling by car. There is parking for disabled as well. Taxis are allowed to stop
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outside the main entrance
- By Boat
Visitors wanting to take the water route can take the Djurgården ferry from Slussen to Skeppsholmen that takes about 5 minutes.
Artifacts at Moderna Museet Stockholm
The vast art collection at Moderna Museet includes works of Duchamp, Dalí, Rauschenberg, Picasso and Matisse, besides other new artists. International works are also presented which includes works of Braque and Kokoschka. The main categories are:
- Swedish and Nordic art
- Drawings and prints
- Films and video
- International art
- Photography
Things to do at Moderna Museet
There are a lot of attractions in Moderna Museet for the visitors to spend an entire day. There are Art and Photographic libraries for the interested people dealing with various forms and techniques of art and photography respectively.
The restaurant at the venue serves delicious foods all day long and provides a wonderful view of Stockholm that the people can enjoy with their family and friends. The museum holds exhibitions throughout the year besides the regular displays of artifacts. There is a shop selling interesting wares which serves as a good place to collect memento.
Facilities at Moderna Museet
Moderna Museet provides the visitors the following facilities and services to make the stay comfortable.
- Restaurants
- Car Parking
- Toilet facilities and on-demand wheelchairs with special attention towards the disabled
- Prams and change rooms for babies
- Audio Guides for visitors
- Guides for visual and hearing impaired visitors
- Conference facilities and space for big and small events
The museum is known for its diverse collections and provides decent facilities to the visitors.
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