Exhibitions in Stockholm
December 2026
December at a glance: 4 exhibitions opening, 0 closing, and 28 more on view across the city.
Opening in December
Menu Prints – Where Art Meets Science1 DecPrins Eugens Waldemarsudde
Signed original prints by Swedish artists made for the Nobel medicine laureates' dinner menus, shown with a table set with the Nobel dinner service.
Nobel Creations 20265 DecNobel Prize Museum
First-year fashion students at Beckmans College of Design create free interpretations of this year's Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economics.
Kvinnor bakom kameran, 1848–19685 DecFotografiska Stockholm
Women behind the camera: rewriting Swedish photography history with long-overlooked work by female professional photographers.
- Maria Bonnier Dahlins Stiftelses stipendiater 20269 Dec
Bonniers Konsthall
Major show of the 2026 Maria Bonnier Dahlin Foundation grant winners Henrik Jonsson, Rakel Bergman Fröberg and Tekla Bergman Fröberg, marking the prize's 40th year.
Also on through December
Gingerbread House 2026to 10 Jan 2027ArkDes · Free
ArkDes' beloved Christmas show: a city of gingerbread towers and houses by amateurs and professionals, with public voting and prizes.
Ylva Snöfrid: The House of the Musesto 10 Jan 2027Liljevalchs konsthall
Ylva Snöfrid's largest show yet: a Gesamtkunstwerk of 400 paintings, sketches, objects and painted furniture across thirteen galleries, one per muse or element.
War of the corsetsto 10 Jan 2027Hallwyl Museum (Hallwylska museet)
How the corset sparked Sweden's 1880s "corset war": a fight over women's bodies, class and identity at the turn of the last century.
Rädd eller bereddto 17 Jan 2027Army Museum (Armémuseum)
Scared or prepared? An interactive show on the individual as a resource in crisis and war, past, present and future, made with Save the Children.
Highlights from the collection: Jens Ferdinand Willumsento 24 Jan 2027Thiel Gallery (Thielska galleriet)
A selection of works by Danish modernist J.F. Willumsen (1863–1958), acquired and championed by Ernest Thiel, shown in the Söderberg Room.
Aage Gaup – Sculpting a Return/Hábmet máhccamato 24 Jan 2027Moderna Museet
The most extensive presentation to date of Sámi artist Aage Gaup (1943–2021), co-founder of the Máze Group and a force in Sámi cultural renewal.
Descendant. Curated by Lars von Trierto 24 Jan 2027Thiel Gallery (Thielska galleriet)
Lars von Trier gathers the Nordic "family" behind his films: Hammershøi's Five Portraits, Munch, Strindberg, Hill, Willumsen and more. Made with the Willumsen Museum.
Harder Better Faster Stronger: Are Men OK?to 7 Feb 2027Fotografiska Stockholm
30 photographers explore modern and future masculinity in a digital culture.
Nils Petter Löfstedt: The Unmeasurableto 7 Feb 2027Fotografiska Stockholm
Nils Petter Löfstedt's photographs honour care work, human dignity and the invisible bonds that hold society together.
To the Sea!to 7 Feb 2027Nationalmuseum
A day at the beach in 200+ paintings, photos, posters and swimwear, tracing coastal tourism 1870s-1950s, with Monet, Zorn, Krøyer, Hjertén and O'Keeffe.
Kåge – Sketches and Drawings from the Nationalmuseum Archivesto 14 Feb 2027Nationalmuseum
Archival sketches, drawings, photographs and printed matter by designer Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960), shown in the museum's Old Library.
Dance Legends – Myths in Motionto 14 Feb 2027Swedish History Museum (Historiska museet)
Costumes from three Swedish ballets, including Saint George and the Dragon, shown among the medieval sculptures and altarpieces of the Gothic Hall.
Wilhelm Kåge & Shōji Hamada: Ceramics Across Bordersto 28 Feb 2027Nationalmuseum
Two ceramic masters, Swedish and Japanese, united by a love of clay and glaze and beautiful everyday objects for all; also explores cultural exchange as soft power.
Sara-Vide Ericson: DRIFTto 28 Feb 2027Liljevalchs konsthall
Around sixty new works Sara-Vide Ericson painted aboard the icebreaker Oden in the Arctic Ocean, from monumental canvases to installations with expedition material.
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian – Tehran/New Yorkto 28 Feb 2027Moderna Museet
Around 100 works from 1970–2015: kaleidoscopic mirror mosaics, geometric sculptures, collages, rugs and her "Heartache Boxes".
Wonderful Colour – Gothenburg Colourism in a New Lightto 28 Feb 2027Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde
The 1930s Gothenburg Colourists, from Åke Göransson and Ivan Ivarson to Karin Parrow and Ragnar Sandberg, in a fresh look made with the Gothenburg Museum of Art.
City Facesto 28 Feb 2027Stockholm City Museum (Stadsmuseet) · Free
Historical portraits, biographical records and facial recognition bring Stockholm's 19th-century faces, from maids to wholesalers, back to life.
Jan Håfström – The Lost Worldto 14 Mar 2027Moderna Museet
An exhibition of Swedish artist Jan Håfström, curated by Matilda Olof-Ors.
Life in Color & Form: Robert and Barbro Nilssonto 29 Mar 2027Millesgården
Retrospective of sculptor Robert Nilsson, a Milles pupil, and textile pioneer Barbro Nilsson of Märta Måås-Fjetterström: sketches, weaving samples, models and letters.
True Crimeto 31 Mar 2027Spritmuseum
Sweden's prohibition era in 1920s-30s Stockholm, told through smugglers, bootleggers and moonshiners.
Current Archaeology: Finds from Syltato 4 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.
INNER CHILD: Playing with Designto 11 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!to 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 Seeto 18 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.
Diana Markosian: Fatherto 9 May 2027Fotografiska Stockholm
Diana Markosian's personal photographic story of separation, absence and reunion with her father.
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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- Menu Prints – Where Art Meets ScienceCourtesy of Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde
- Nobel Creations 2026Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Nanaka Adachi
- Kvinnor bakom kameran, 1848–1968Foto Sven Gillsäter
- Gingerbread House 2026Lennart Weibull
- Ylva Snöfrid: The House of the MusesCourtesy of Liljevalchs konsthall
- War of the corsetsJens Mohr, the Hallwyl Museum/SHM, CC BY 4.0
- Rädd eller bereddCourtesy of Army Museum (Armémuseum)
- Highlights from the collection: Jens Ferdinand WillumsenCourtesy of Thiel Gallery (Thielska galleriet)
- Aage Gaup – Sculpting a Return/Hábmet máhccama© Aage Gaup. Photo: Thomas Hämén/Statens konstråd
- Descendant. Curated by Lars von TrierCourtesy of Thiel Gallery (Thielska galleriet)
- Harder Better Faster Stronger: Are Men OK?Courtesy of Fotografiska Stockholm
- Nils Petter Löfstedt: The Unmeasurable© Nils Petter Löfstedt
- To the Sea!Courtesy of Nationalmuseum
- Kåge – Sketches and Drawings from the Nationalmuseum ArchivesCourtesy of Nationalmuseum
- Dance Legends – Myths in MotionPhoto: Ola Myrin, Swedish History Museum/SHM
- Wilhelm Kåge & Shōji Hamada: Ceramics Across BordersCourtesy of Nationalmuseum
- Sara-Vide Ericson: DRIFTCourtesy of Liljevalchs konsthall
- Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian – Tehran/New YorkCourtesy of Moderna Museet
- Wonderful Colour – Gothenburg Colourism in a New LightFrancesco Bini / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- City FacesCourtesy of Stockholm City Museum (Stadsmuseet)
- Jan Håfström – The Lost WorldCourtesy of Moderna Museet
- Life in Color & Form: Robert and Barbro NilssonCourtesy of Millesgården
- True CrimeCourtesy of Spritmuseum
- Current Archaeology: Finds from SyltaCourtesy of Swedish History Museum (Historiska museet)
- 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
- 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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