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Malmö Art Museum

Malmö Art Museum
Malmö Konstmuseum (Swedish)
Malmö Art Museum entrance
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Established1841 (1841)
LocationMalmö Castle, Malmö, Scania, Sweden
Coordinates55°36′N 12°59′E / 55.6°N 12.99°E / 55.6; 12.99
TypeArt museum

The Malmö Art Museum (Swedish: Malmö Konstmuseum), founded in 1841 (185 years ago), is one of the leading art museums in Scandinavia. Located within the Malmö Castle complex in Malmö, Scania, southern Sweden, its current building dates to 1937. The museum is governed by the City of Malmö.

The collections

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The museum houses a major collections of Nordic modern and contemporary art, now containing about 40,000 works, covering the period from the 16th century to the present day.[1]

The museum hosts several important collections and historical donations, including the works of Carl Fredrik Hill (1849–1911). The Herman Gotthardt Collection of Nordic modern 20th-century art is an important contribution to the understanding of the early production of Scandinavian modern art. Also in the museum's holdings is a unique collection of Russian fin-de-siècle paintings, acquired at the famous Baltic Exhibition in Malmö in 1914.[2]

The museum has an extensive collection of furniture and handicraft, primarily from southern Sweden.

Exhibitions

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The permanent exhibition "From 1500 until Now" shows the historical development and the great variety in Sweden and north Europe of painting, sculpture and applied arts from the Renaissance through to Art Nouveau and up to the present day. It displays a selection of the finest artworks from the collection and interiors from the different periods of style.

References

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  1. ↑ Om Malmö Konstmuseum Malmö stad. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Den ryska samlingen Archived 26 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine Malmö stad. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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