Nationalmuseum

Stockholm, Sweden

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Opening hours: Mo off; Tu-We,Fr-Su 11:00-17:00; Th 11:00-20:00
Admission: Ticketed
Wheelchair access: Accessible
Phone: +46 8 519 543 00

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Sweden's national gallery of fine arts, Nationalmuseum occupies the peninsula Blasieholmen in central Stockholm. Founded in 1792 as Kungliga Museet (the Royal Museum) with support from King Gustav III and Carl Gustaf Tessin, the institution acquired its present building between 1844 and 1866, designed by German architect Friedrich August Stüler, who also created the Neues Museum in Berlin. The structure draws inspiration from northern Italian Renaissance architecture and, despite a relatively austere exterior, features a capacious interior dominated by a grand staircase ascending to the upper galleries. The building opened to the public in 1866, coinciding with its renaming as Nationalmuseum and its role as a venue for that year's General Industrial Exposition. Beyond its Stockholm base, the museum's collections extend to the National Portrait Gallery at Gripsholm, the Gustavsberg porcelain collection, various castle holdings, and internationally to the Institut Tessin in Paris. The building underwent substantial renovation between 2013 and 2018, addressing accessibility, fire safety, security, and climate control, and reopened on 13 October 2018.