Swedish Museum of National Antiquities

Swedish Museum of National Antiquities

Swedish Museum of National Antiquities (known in Swedish as "Historiska museet" or, more formally, "Statens historiska museum") is a museum located in Stockholm, Sweden that is responsible for Swedish cultural history and art from the Stone Age to the 16th century.

The museum is known for its so called "Gold Room" ("Guldrummet") by the architect Leif Blomberg, where a large number of gold objects are kept as part of the exhibition. The museum is also the place to go to see things related to Vikings.

The main museum building, the design of architects Bengt Romare and George Scherman 1935-1940, reflects an ambivalence between the predominant modern style of the era and the historical context given not only by the context requirements, but also the 19th century barracks and stables south of the museum designed by Fredrik Blom and built 1805-1817. The latter are neoclassicist in style and the repetitive façades use to be exposed to the Stockholm Harbour, while the former forms a compact block taking a step backwards from the street to leave space for a forecourt.cite book
title = Guide till Stockholms arkitektur
edition = 2nd ed. | year = 1999 | author = Johan Mårtelius
publisher = Arkitektur Förlag AB
location = Stockholm | id = ISBN 91 86050-41-9
pages = 54 | chapter = Norra innerstaden
] The portico and sculptures on the main façade were designed by the sculptor Bror Marklund in 1938.

In 2004 there was an international controversy regarding the installation "Snow White and The Madness of Truth".

See also

* Culture in Stockholm
* Museum of Medieval Stockholm

References

External links

* [http://www.historiska.se/ Swedish Museum of National Antiquities website]


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