Moderna Museet’s Youth council

Young thoughts on art

Stockholm

Moderna Museet’s youth council started in the spring of 2020 as a way to increase young people’s influence on the museum. You can follow and read more on the council’s work here. Don’t miss the series of films “Young thoughts on art”, where the council talk about some of their favorite works in the museum’s collection.

WHAT IS THE YOUTH COUNCIL?

Moderna Museet’s Youth council was started in the spring of 2020. It consists of ten young people between the ages of 16 and 23. The purpose is to capture young people’s view of Moderna Museet, incorporate their ideas into the museum’s work, and by extension attract more young people to the museum.

The council is given the opportunity to get to know the museum and reflect on, for e.g, exhibitions, texts and the museum’s various digital channels.

Ylva Hillström, curator, Learning, is responsible for the Youth Council together with art educators Jessica Eldenstjärna and Adam Wallenberg.

The Youth Council’s annual reports

The Youth Council’s activities of 2022 (in Swedish): The Youth Council report 2022 (pdf)

The Youth Council’s activities of 2021 (in Swedish): The Youth Council report 2021 (pdf)

Want to become a member?

At the start of every new term a few spots might open up in the Youth council. We will update this space when there is a free spot so if you are interested get in touch and tell us about who you are and why you would like to join.

Contact: Ylva Hillström, Curator, learning, Moderna Museet

Young thoughts on art

In the series “Young thoughts on art” members from Moderna Museet’s Youth council share personal stories on an artwork of their own choosing from the collection.

They talk about thoughts, feelings and memories, things that can be evoked when encountering art.

Watch all episodes (in swedish) on our Youtube channel: Young thoughts on art

Picture of a group of young people sitting in a room — Members of the Moderna Museet’s Youth Council, 2022 Photo: Ylva Hillström/Moderna Museet

Hanna on “The Red Blind”

In this episode Hanna talks about the painting “The Red Blind” (1918) by the artist Sigrid Hjertén.

“I think the artwork’s title is funny, that it’s named after the red blind. One can wonder, is that really focusing on the right thing? I mean, she’s the one we are looking at! I can imagine that it’s a kind of satire, women aren’t supposed to be the focal point”, says Hanna in the video.