200 works added to the Collection in 2013
30.12 2013
Moderna Museet has had an unusually successful year. During 2013, thanks to acquisitions and generous donations, its collection grew explosively. It …
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With Ulf Linde an entire era comes to an end
1.11 2013
Last weekend, the art critic, musician, professor and former museum director Ulf Linde died. But for him, the Swedish art scene would have been very …
The literary museum
26.9 2013
This autumn, literature and art are brought together at the Museum. Word and image, language and object. Yes, at Moderna Museet we bridge the arts. …
Casting four performer
11.9 2013
Marcus Lindeen’s is casting four native English speakers to perform in theatrical piece Wild Minds. Wild Minds will be a 35 minute long text and …
Obama in town – Moderna Museet is open!
30.8 2013
Free admission to Moderna Museet when the US President Barack Obama is visiting Stockholm on 4–5 September, 2013. …
Hilma af Klint going to Venice Biennale 2013
23.5 2013
In association with Moderna Museet, the Venice Biennale 2013 is presenting Hilma af Klint in the Central Pavilion. In conjunction with this event, …
The collection as a laboratory
10.2 2013
An open, dynamic museum must be a laboratory, according to Daniel Birnbaum and Ann-Sofi Noring. Over the past two years, Moderna Museet has looked at …
Le jardin by Henri Matisse back at Moderna Museet!
22.1 2013
After more than 25 years, Henri Matisse’s painting Le jardin is back at Moderna Museet in Stockholm at last. Le jardin will be on show 26 …
Salon: Marcel Duchamp by Arturo Schwarz
4.12 2012
Arturo Schwarz (born 1924 in Egypt) is an art historian, poet, writer and curator. He wrote and edited the catalogue raisonné of Marcel Duchamp’s …
Rewriting history: Women pioneers
28.10 2012
We are rewriting art history. Yes, that may sound presumptuous, but if we manage to reach a wide public with our exhibition Hilma af Klint – A …
Search for the Fountain
13.6 2012
For the exhibition at Moderna Museet, Yoko Ono has written a new instruction, Search for the Fountain. The text has been sent to some 20 artists who …
Wish Tree for Stockholm
7.6 2012
SHanre your wish in Yoko Ono’s Wish Tree outside the main entrance! …
Fullmoon night with Yoko Ono
5.6 2012
Yoko Ono’s works Evening till Dawn (1964) and Secret Piece (1953) took place on Djurgården in Stockholm on the night between 4 and 5 June 2012. …
Gärdet Party Revival (at Skeppsholmen)
5.6 2012
A music and art festival for the people, by the people. …
Clarification concerning Moderna Museet vis-à-vis World Art Day
18.4 2012
The theme of World Art Day, organised by the Swedish Artists’ National Organisation (KRO), was the fight against censorship and for freedom of …
The open museum: Quality, Dialogue, Experiments
20.1 2012
Moderna Museet is one of the world’s leading museums for modern and contemporary art, with a collection of the highest international standard. Our …
John Peter Nilsson new director of Moderna Museet Malmö
15.12 2011
John Peter Nilsson has been appointed director of Moderna Museet Malmö. He currently works as a curator at Moderna Museet in Stockholm, and will take …
Ny bok! En annan historia
25.11 2011
Moderna Museet has one of the finest collections of photography in Europe. Many historically momentous photographers are featured in the collection, …
Cy Twombly passed away
12.7 2011
Cy Twombly, born in 1928, died on 5 July, after a long illness. …
Everybody is a photographer!
22.6 2011
Take photos of yourself and your nearest and dearest in everyday life. We will print and exhibit them at Moderna Museet. In connection with the new …