Moderna Museet

Moderna museet, the Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, Sweden, is a state museum located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, that was first opened in 1958. Its first manager was Pontus Hultén.

It houses Swedish and international modern and contemporary art, including pieces by Picasso and Salvador Dalí and a model of the Tatlin Tower. The museum's restaurant is also famous on its own and popular due to its beautiful location.

Visiting the permanent collection was originally free of charge, but some of the temporary exhibitions had entrance fees. The fees were reinstated in 2007.

In 1993, six works by Picasso and two by Georges Braque totalling more than £40m were stolen from the museum in a renowned coup where the burglars came in through the roof by night, copying the method from the 1955 French movie Rififi (French: Du rififi chez les hommes). Only three of the Picasso paintings have been recovered.

Between 1994 and 1998, the museum was temporarily moved while the building in Skeppsholmen was rebuilt by the Spanish architect Rafael Moneo.

In 2005 it played host to the successful onedotzero festival bringing a new younger audience to the museum with screenings, installations, talks and live VJ audio-visual events.

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18 June 2015
This state-run museum is located in the beautiful Skeppsholmen island. The design and signage and the general space is nice to explore. A must-see for all art/design lovers when visiting Stockholm!
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29 September 2015
Iconic pieces from masters like Pollock, Dali, Matisse, Rauschenberg, Duchamp, Picasso. Also don't miss the exhibition of Adrian Villar Rojas, a young but great talent of our century.
Noah Weiss
15 July 2015
The museum is good, but the free outdoor sculpture garden is amazing. Highly recommend walking around, seeing a few Calders, and playing eye spy around the island.
Travel + Leisure
7 April 2014
The Rafael Moneo–designed art museum on Skeppsholmen Island has a permanent collection with blue-chip works by Francis Bacon, Matisse, and more, as well as many of their Swedish contemporaries.
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29 December 2017
The area is serene & beautiful! Loved their modern art collection although was small compared to other museums. Couple of showrooms are dedicated to photographers esp Nan Goldin. Marcel Duchamp too.
Do
13 February 2022
Really beautiful. Entry is for free. The building and the area around the museum were very nice as well.
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