Exhibitions in Stockholm
April 2027
April at a glance: 0 exhibitions opening, 5 closing, and 8 more on view across the city.
Closing in April
Current Archaeology: Finds from Sylta4 Apr 2027Swedish History Museum (Historiska museet)
Entrance-hall showcase of fresh excavation finds, currently objects from a Viking Age burial ground at Sylta near Köping, Västmanland.
Kvinnor bakom kameran, 1848–196811 Apr 2027Fotografiska Stockholm
Women behind the camera: rewriting Swedish photography history with long-overlooked work by female professional photographers.
INNER CHILD: Playing with Design11 Apr 2027Artipelag
Lidewij Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano curate 100 designers and artists, among them Maarten Baas, Front and Yinka Ilori, in eight chapters on play, imagination and making by hand.
Democracy does not exist - We make it!15 Apr 2027Medelhavsmuseet (Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities)
Interactive show built with V-Dem research and personal stories, exploring fair elections, freedom, equality, openness and participation.
Byggfenomen: The First and Last Thing We See18 Apr 2027ArkDes · Free
Architect Daniel Johansson moves humble acoustic ceiling tiles onto the wall in a full-scale installation, turning an overlooked everyday material into ornament.
Also on through April
Diana Markosian: Fatherto 9 May 2027Fotografiska Stockholm
Diana Markosian's personal photographic story of separation, absence and reunion with her father.
Hannah Modighto 23 May 2027Stockholm City Museum (Stadsmuseet) · Free
Works by the 2025 Lennart af Petersens Award winner, including "Archive of longing", portraits of women at a Stockholm day shelter for homeless women.
Akseli Gallen-Kallelato 15 Aug 2027Nationalmuseum
The largest show of the Finnish master ever seen in Sweden: a world of images where nature, myth and national identity converge.
Nils Dardel – Artist and Dandyto 12 Sept 2027Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde
Around 100 works by the Swedish modernist Nils Dardel (1888–1943), including Ballets Suédois stage designs and sketches for Stockholm Public Library's Fairy Tale Room.
Women as Technologyto 19 Sept 2027Nationalmuseum
Over a hundred design objects and hi-tech artefacts show how women have been made to embody ideas of computing power, domestic work, fertility and satisfaction.
James Cameron – Challenging the Deepto 30 Sept 2027Vasa Museum (Vasamuseet)
Europe's first showing of James Cameron's deep-sea exploits: film props from Titanic and Avatar, his underwater cameras and the tech behind his record dives.
Absolut Absolutto 26 Mar 2028Spritmuseum
A spectacular advertising story: how a Swedish state enterprise made Absolut Vodka a global icon, told through some 90 bottles, 130 ads and a robot-run cocktail bar.
Colour! For children and their curious grown-upsto 12 Aug 2029Nationalmuseum
An immersive, hands-on exhibition for ages 6-12: don a lab coat and colour goggles and explore what colour is, where it comes from and how it feels.
Image credits
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- Current Archaeology: Finds from SyltaCourtesy of Swedish History Museum (Historiska museet)
- Kvinnor bakom kameran, 1848–1968Foto Sven Gillsäter
- INNER CHILD: Playing with DesignCourtesy of Artipelag
- Democracy does not exist - We make it!Courtesy of Medelhavsmuseet (Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities)
- Byggfenomen: The First and Last Thing We SeeCourtesy of ArkDes
- Diana Markosian: FatherCourtesy of Fotografiska Stockholm
- Hannah ModighPhoto: Hannah Modigh.
- Akseli Gallen-KallelaCourtesy of Nationalmuseum
- Nils Dardel – Artist and DandyNils Dardel / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Women as TechnologyCourtesy of Nationalmuseum
- James Cameron – Challenging the DeepLovisa Brämming/The Vasa Museum/SMMTF, CC BY
- Absolut AbsolutJoar Vestergren / Spritmuseum
- Colour! For children and their curious grown-upsPhoto: Anna Danielsson/Nationalmuseum
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