Further aqusitions within A Larger World

New works in the collection thanks to donation

6.3 2019

The collection is growing, thanks to a donation of SEK 2.6 million earmarked for acquiring mainly Swedish contemporary art. The funds were bequeathed …

Further aqusitions within A Larger World

21.12 2018

Within the project A Larger World we have acquired works during 2018 by: Adel Abdessemed, Frank Bowling, Juan Castillo, Lygia Clark, Pratchaya …

News in the Collection: Towards Pure Colour

12.12 2018

Currently on view at the museum is a gallery of paintings that are all virtually in one respective colour. It is a selection of works from 1954 to …

New presentation: Henri Cartier-Bresson

21.11 2018

From November 2018, a selection of black-and-white photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson from the Moderna Museet Collection will be …

Search the collection and find more

14.8 2018

More information about, and more pictures of, the works in the Moderna Museet collection is available digitally. Thanks to our digitalisation …

Monogram is back!

3.5 2018

One of our favourite works is back from a long international tour. On 12 May, you can view the famous work of art Monogram by Robert Rauschenberg at …

Aqusitions within A Larger World

6.3 2018

Within the project we have acquired works by: Georges Adéagbo, Etel Adnan, Meriç Algün, Kader Attia, Tala Madani, Rivane Neuenschwander, Gabriel …

Twelve monochrome paintings donated

16.2 2018

We have received a donation of 12 abstract paintings. The art works comes from the art collector and gallerist Claes Nordenhake’s private …

Photography project continues

26.1 2018

The photography project Before and Behind the Lens includes exhibitions, talks and guided tours. It continues into 2019, with a series of …

New works by Louise Bourgeois in the collection

2.12 2016

We are showing five works by Louise Bourgeois, two of which were recently added to the collection: the bronze sculpture Janus Fleuri, and Blue is the …

Last chance to see the Goat

5.10 2016

Sunday, 9 October, is your last chance to see Monogram before it goes off on tour. Monogram won’t be back at Moderna Museet until 2018, so come and …

See Robert Mapplethorpe’s photo of Patti Smith, on show until 20 Nov 2016

21.9 2016

In connection with the talk at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, we will be showing Robert Mapplethorpe’s portrait of Patti Smith, which belongs to the …

Contemporary Photography – Re-hanging in the Collection

30.8 2016

Moderna Museet’s collection is constantly growing, not least thanks to generous donations from friends. Now we open a gallery with a couple of …

Monogram Goes on Tour

28.7 2016

One of our best-loved works, Monogram by Robert Rauschenberg, is about to go out into the world. The first stop on the tour is London’s Tate Modern …

How is the Goat getting on?

15.3 2016

A large touring exhibition wants to borrow our world-famous goat, Monogram (its official name) by Robert Rauschenberg. Kids love Monogram for its …

Works by Hilma af Klint on show now

9.2 2016

One of our most popular exhibitions of all time was Hilma af Klint – A Pioneer of Abstraction (2013), which attracted more than one million people …

Large donation enriches the Swedish art scene

17.12 2015

This year, Anna-Stina Malmborg and Gunnar Höglund have donated EUR 5.4 million for the acquisition of art for the Moderna Museet collection. …

Moderna Museet acquires key work by Olafur Eliasson

27.10 2015

Prior to the opening of Olafur Eliasson: Verklighetsmaskiner/Reality machines, Moderna Museet has the pleasure of announcing that Olafur Eliasson’s …

A Larger World

30.6 2015

The exhibition After Babel at Moderna Museet in Stockholm marks the culmination of our project A Bigger World, an initiative to broaden standard …

The collection is expanding

1.3 2015

The Moderna Museet collection is not static but expands perpetually, as the attitude to the works that epitomise the history of 20th and 21st century …