Exhibitions in Stockholm
March 2026
March 2026 at a glance: 8 exhibitions opened, 0 closed, and 5 more were on view across the city.
Opened in March
James Cameron – Challenging the Deep4 MarVasa 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.
Lebohang Kganye: Le Sale ka Kgotso6 MarFotografiska Stockholm · Past
South African artist Lebohang Kganye's immersive installation on home, myth and memory.
City Faces11 MarStockholm City Museum (Stadsmuseet) · Free
Historical portraits, biographical records and facial recognition bring Stockholm's 19th-century faces, from maids to wholesalers, back to life.
War of the corsets13 MarHallwyl 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.
Prince Plants15 MarPrins Eugens Waldemarsudde · Past
The Bernadotte Room fills with plants grown at Waldemarsudde since Prince Eugen's day, in his own designed pots, with a timeline of the garden's history.
Torget: Vacant Houses and the Land We Share19 MarArkDes · Free · Past
Team Boden's installation on empty houses in northern Sweden's Råne river valley, and how the existing built environment can serve a growing population.
MUCHA – Beyond Art Nouveau27 MarArtipelag
Immersive Artbox show on Alphonse Mucha: his Paris posters, the 1900 Universal Exhibition and the Slav Epic, told with projection, sound and scent. Closed 13–16 and 20–22 Oct.
Brassaï – The Secret Signs of Paris28 MarModerna Museet · Past
The first major Brassaï show in Sweden: nocturnal Paris of the 1930s, portraits of artists and their studios, and the city's graffiti.
Was on view in March
Worldglimpsing: Roleplay and the Design of Alternate Realitiesto 4 OctArkDes · Free · Past
ArkDes and Nieuwe Instituut explore roleplay and world-building as design, with game simulations and OMSK Social Club's full-scale roleplay OUR BR00D.
Medieval Fashionto 1 NovSwedish History Museum (Historiska museet)
Newly sewn women's garments recreated from the 1100s to the early 1500s, by the Medieval Museum at the Swedish History Museum.
Viking Life with Halvdan and Meiato 1 NovSwedish History Museum (Historiska museet)
A play Viking village for preschoolers: a chieftain's house, forge, farm animals and a Viking ship, based on Martin Widmark's Halvdan Viking books.
True Crimeto 31 Mar 2027Spritmuseum
Sweden's prohibition era in 1920s-30s Stockholm, told through smugglers, bootleggers and moonshiners.
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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- James Cameron – Challenging the DeepLovisa Brämming/The Vasa Museum/SMMTF, CC BY
- Lebohang Kganye: Le Sale ka KgotsoCourtesy of Fotografiska Stockholm
- City FacesCourtesy of Stockholm City Museum (Stadsmuseet)
- War of the corsetsJens Mohr, the Hallwyl Museum/SHM, CC BY 4.0
- Prince PlantsCourtesy of Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde
- Torget: Vacant Houses and the Land We ShareOskar Omne, CC BY
- MUCHA – Beyond Art NouveauCourtesy of Artipelag
- Brassaï – The Secret Signs of Paris© Estate Brassaï Succession – Philippe Ribeyrolles 2026
- Worldglimpsing: Roleplay and the Design of Alternate RealitiesIllustration: Jonathan Castro Alejos
- Medieval FashionPhoto: Ola Myrin, The Swedish History Museum/SHM
- Viking Life with Halvdan and MeiaPhoto: Helena Bonnevier, The Swedish History Museum/SHM.
- True CrimeCourtesy of Spritmuseum
- Colour! For children and their curious grown-upsPhoto: Anna Danielsson/Nationalmuseum
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