Artipelag is an art museum located on the archipelago in Stockholm, Sweden. Opened in June 2012, the building was designed by the late architect Johan Nyrén to fit into the surrounding landscape. The building covers an area of approximately 10,000 square meters and includes 3,000 square meters of art galleries and has 22 acres of surrounding natural scenery.
According to The New York Times, the museum was the "brainchild of Björn Jakobson, who founded the Swedish infant-care products company Babybjörn in 1961, and his wife, Lillemor." The parent company Lillemor Design provided funding (approximately $69 million according to estimates in Swedish media.
Notable exhibitions have included works by William Wegman and Candida Höfer. The artistic director of Artipelag is Bo Nilsson.
The name of the museum is a pun on "arkipelag," the Swedish word for "archipelago."
Exhibitions
The legacy of Andy Warhol April 15, 2016 - September 25, 2016
The Monochrome Symphony – Single-coloured Constellations of Art, Design, Fashion & Music October 16, 2015 – March 28, 2016
Land meets water – European and American photography from 1860 to the present May 29, 2015 – September 27, 2015
Mats Theselius – Urban Cowboy July 8, 2015 – August 23, 2015
Carouschka – The woman on the island April 29, 2015 – June 28, 2015
Earth Matters February 6, 2015 – May 3, 2015
HERE/NOW: A physical encounter in time and space October 17, 2014 – January 6, 2015
No man is an island – Artistic forays into the Stockholm archipelago May 23, 2014 – September 28, 2014
Reflections on mankind and the biosphere July 11, 2014 – August 17, 2014
The visible – Swedish contemporary photography February 7, 2014 – May 11, 2014
Blackboard – Teaching and learning from art October 11, 2013 – January 19, 2014
Hello Nature. How to Draw, Paint, Cook and Find Your Way May 25, 2013 – September 29, 2013
One, two, tree! June 14, 2013 – August 21, 2013
Poul Gernes / Sidekick / Cosima von Bonin March 8, 2013 – May 12, 2013
Enlighted: Electric light as the fairy of art October 27, 2012 – February 17, 2013
Candida Höfer – Affinities, Affinitäten, Affiniteter June 30, 2012 – October 28, 2012
Genius Loci June 3, 2012 – September 30, 2012
Photo gallery
See also
- List of museums in Stockholm
References
External links
- Official website
