Moderna Museet Malmö, November 2009
Poto: Albin Dahlström  

On 26 December, 2009, the art map of the Malmö and Öresund region will be substantially enriched. Moderna Museet Malmö opens in the impressive power station from 1901, designed by John Smedberg on Gasverksgatan 22.

These used to be the premises of the now defunct Rooseum centre for contemporary art. The architects Tham & Videgård Hansson have redesigned the building into a modern museum. Moderna Museet Malmö opens with three exhibitions: Belgian Luc Tuymans, one of the most renowned artists of our time, a group show focusing on the 1960s featuring works from the Moderna Museet collection, and Copenhagen-based Astrid Svangren.

Press preview Moderna Museet Malmö 18 December 2009.

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Please see the entire calendar for the Moderna Museet here.

Andy Warhol with Viva and Paul Morrisey in Stockholm 1968 during Warhol's exhibition at the Moderna Museet.

Moderna Mueet in Stockholm was established in 1958 on Skeppsholmen. The museum is still located on this island in the centre of the city, but as of 1998 in a new building designed by Rafael Moneo.

Moderna Museet features one of Europe's most distinguished collections of modern and contemporary international art, and presents three to five major temporary exhibitions every year. Entrance is free for all under 19 years.