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2022-12-07

New research project about Swedish and Ukrainian museum objects

Against the background of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the National Historical Museums are launching a new research project to compare the object collections at the historical museums of Sweden and Ukraine. The project is led by Associate Professor Fedir Androshchuk and funded by the Torsten Söderberg Foundation. The overall aim is to develop knowledge of ...

2022-03-02

Nordic Museums Associations urge russia to respect the 1954 hague convention

The Nordic Museums Associations of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden strongly condemn the unprovoked Russian invasion of the democratic and free Ukraine. We mourn human losses, and we fear irreparable damages to the cultural heritage. The Nordic Museums Associations receive reports of museum colleagues in Ukraine struggling to preserve and protect objects and collections. ...

2021-10-13

Dimensions in Testimony in Swedish Premiering

The Swedish version of the installation Dimensions in Testimony will be presented in Malmö at International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism. Prime minister Stefan Löfvén will host the event in Malmö on October 13th and is also planning to visit the installation together with minister of education Anna Ekström. – This means that ...

2020-03-16

Information concerning the corona virus

All museums of National Historical Museums take the spread of the corona virus very seriously and follow the Swedish Public Health Agency’s recommendations and instructions. The museum is open as usual, but our public activities and guided tours are affected. Cancelled programs and guided tours All guided tours, booked group tours, lectures and public activities ...

2018-12-07

CONSERVING CANVAS – Skokloster Summer Institute

Beneath the Surface – Understanding, Mechanisms, Deterioration and Conservation Practices in a Historic House. June 3 – June 15, 2019. Apply before January 31. The Swedish National Historical Museums is pleased to announce Skokloster Summer Institute, a workshop supported through the Getty Foundation’s Conserving Canvas initiative. For Conservators and Curators. Please read more and apply. NOTE! Extended ...

2018-06-28

No loans of objects

From July 1, 2018 to September 1, 2019, we are unfortunately unable to grant loans of objects from the collections of the Royal Armory, Hallwyl House, or Skokloster Castle. During this period, the agency’s conservators and curators will be working intensively on the construction of the new permanent exhibitions of the Royal Armory and Skokloster ...