Nationalmuseum
The national collection of art and design on the Stockholm waterfront, reopened in 2018 after five years of rebuilding.
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Friedrich August Stuler designed the building in Venetian and Florentine Renaissance manner and it opened in 1866; a rebuilding that ran from 2013 to 2018 opened up skylights that had been boarded over, so the upper galleries now work on daylight as intended. The collection covers European painting to 1900 - Rembrandt, Watteau, Chardin, Renoir - with a large Swedish holding including Carl Larsson's murals on the entrance stair and the strongest single group of Anders Zorn. Design and applied art run alongside from the sixteenth century to the present, which is the part the museum handles distinctively, mixing periods rather than separating them.
What you actually see
- European painting to 1900 - Rembrandt, Watteau, Chardin, Renoir.
- Larsson's stair murals - and a large Zorn holding.
- Design and applied art - hung across periods, not separated.
- Daylight galleries - reopened in the 2018 rebuilding.
When to go
Year round; closed Mondays. Two to three hours.
Honest expectations
It is large and the design and painting routes cross confusingly. Temporary exhibitions are charged. The restaurant is expensive. Weekend afternoons are busy.
Nearby
The Royal Palace is across the water; Moderna Museet is a short walk.
What to pack for Nationalmuseum
Chosen from what this place is for. Tap a kit for the full checklist.
Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
