Exhibitions in Stockholm
May 2026
May 2026 at a glance: 7 exhibitions opened, 0 closed, and 17 more were on view across the city.
Opened in May
Cells, nerves, genes8 MayNobel Prize Museum
Engravings, books and instruments from Karolinska Institutet's collections trace centuries of looking inside the body, centred on the 1931-33 medicine prizes.
The Machine's Eye in Human Hands8 MayFotografiska Stockholm
Truth or fiction? An exhibition of AI-generated imagery asking how generative art shapes our sense of reality.
Absolut Absolut20 MaySpritmuseum
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.
Gold! 50 years together for Sweden21 MayRoyal Palace of Stockholm (Kungliga slottet) · Past
Golden-wedding display in the State Apartments: Queen Silvia's 1976 wedding dress, the King's admiral's uniform, wedding gifts, memorabilia and five decades of photographs.
Grow the City22 MaySwedish Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska riksmuseet) · Past
Outdoor summer exhibition in the museum's green courtyard: urban farming, insect hotels, beehives and ideas for turning grey city spaces green.
Martin Parr: Short & Sweet23 MayFotografiska Stockholm · Past
A major retrospective of Martin Parr's saturated, satirical pictures of everyday life, tourism and consumption.
Highlights from the collection: Jens Ferdinand Willumsen30 MayThiel 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.
Was on view in May
Anna Casparsson – The Isle of Blissto 27 SeptModerna Museet · Past
Opulent, story-filled embroideries by textile artist Anna Casparsson (1861–1961), stitched with pearls, shells, sequins and mirror shards.
Brassaï – The Secret Signs of Paristo 4 OctModerna 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.
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.
Torget: Vacant Houses and the Land We Shareto 4 OctArkDes · 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.
Prince Plantsto 11 OctPrins 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.
Lebohang Kganye: Le Sale ka Kgotsoto 18 OctFotografiska Stockholm · Past
South African artist Lebohang Kganye's immersive installation on home, myth and memory.
MUCHA – Beyond Art Nouveauto 31 OctArtipelag
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.
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.
Lotta Antonsson: I Am Everythingto 29 NovFotografiska Stockholm
Swedish artist Lotta Antonsson's new exhibition on gender, identity and image culture.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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- Cells, nerves, genesNobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Mattias Lindbäck
- The Machine's Eye in Human HandsCourtesy of Fotografiska Stockholm
- Absolut AbsolutJoar Vestergren / Spritmuseum
- Gold! 50 years together for SwedenPhoto: The Royal Court
- Grow the CityPhoto: Bengt Olofsson
- Martin Parr: Short & SweetCourtesy of Fotografiska Stockholm
- Highlights from the collection: Jens Ferdinand WillumsenCourtesy of Thiel Gallery (Thielska galleriet)
- Anna Casparsson – The Isle of Bliss© Anna Casparsson 2025. Photo: Albin Dahlström/Moderna Museet
- Brassaï – The Secret Signs of Paris© Estate Brassaï Succession – Philippe Ribeyrolles 2026
- Worldglimpsing: Roleplay and the Design of Alternate RealitiesIllustration: Jonathan Castro Alejos
- Torget: Vacant Houses and the Land We ShareOskar Omne, CC BY
- Prince PlantsCourtesy of Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde
- Lebohang Kganye: Le Sale ka KgotsoCourtesy of Fotografiska Stockholm
- MUCHA – Beyond Art NouveauCourtesy of Artipelag
- Medieval FashionPhoto: Ola Myrin, The Swedish History Museum/SHM
- Viking Life with Halvdan and MeiaPhoto: Helena Bonnevier, The Swedish History Museum/SHM.
- Lotta Antonsson: I Am Everything© Lotta Antonsson
- War of the corsetsJens Mohr, the Hallwyl Museum/SHM, CC BY 4.0
- Wilhelm Kåge & Shōji Hamada: Ceramics Across BordersCourtesy of Nationalmuseum
- City FacesCourtesy of Stockholm City Museum (Stadsmuseet)
- True CrimeCourtesy of Spritmuseum
- Current Archaeology: Finds from SyltaCourtesy of Swedish History Museum (Historiska museet)
- James Cameron – Challenging the DeepLovisa Brämming/The Vasa Museum/SMMTF, CC BY
- Colour! For children and their curious grown-upsPhoto: Anna Danielsson/Nationalmuseum
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