Museum of Sketches for Public Art

The Museum of Sketches for Public Art (Swedish Skissernas museum - Arkiv för dekorativ konst, also known in English as the Archive of Decorative Art) is an art museum at Lund University in Sweden, dedicated to the collection and display of sketches and drawings for contemporary monumental and public art, such as frescos, sculpture and reliefs. The museum contains about 25,000 items, including sketches and contest entries by leading 20th-century Swedish artists such as Isaac Grünewald, other Nordic artists and foreign artists such as Henry Moore, Diego Rivera and Henri Matisse.

The museum was founded in 1934 by Ragnar Josephson (1891–1966), professor of the History and Theory of Art at Lund University. Josephson, who wanted to collect material illuminating the creative process of the artist, wrote a book on the topic, Konstverkets födelse ("The Birth of the Work of Art", 1940), as well as many shorter studies. The collection opened to the public in 1941 in a building close to the Lund University Library.

The original building was an old gymnastic hall; the architect Hans Westman added a new section, and another addition, designed by Johan Celsing, was completed in 2005. The museum reopened in March 2005 after having been closed for construction work since 2001.

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References

  • Ellen H. Johnson, "Lund University's Archive for Decorative Art", Art Journal 20:2 (1960), pp. 96–97.
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Murat
23 September 2018
Very interesting collection of sketches from all around the world. Big, takes 1,5 hrs to see all, tours are available in EN and SE. Staff is very friendly, a restaurant is available just outside.
Eda Nakıboğlu
29 July 2015
truly inspiring with its rare approach towards artworks, investigating their creation processes. incl. nordic artists' sketches as well as works of matisse, chagall & delaunay. definitely recommended!
Ája Hlá
3 April 2017
A great choice if you feel like exploring art for an hour or two. There is very much to see, various types of art, new and old. There is also a restaurant downstairs ????
Hossein Lavi
31 March 2018
A small but very good museum with a mix of both old and new. Absolutely worth a visit.
Yipski
31 August 2012
SEK50 entrance fee but what a gem of a museum! Wonderful collection of sketches and proto-models for public artworks including Swedish artists, Diego Rivera and Henri Matisse
VictoriaG
25 January 2015
Novel concept of creating a museum of sketches and models. Matisse and Leger can be even found here! Temporary exhibitions 4-5 times/year. Free entrance for students
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Wed 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
Thu 11:00 AM–7:00 PM
Fri 10:00 AM–8:00 PM
Sat Noon–7:00 PM
Sun Noon–5:00 PM
Mon 11:00 AM–2:00 PM

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