Nationalmuseum

The Nationalmuseum (or National Museum of Fine Arts) is Sweden's national gallery, located in central Stockholm on the peninsula Blasieholmen. The national museum's operations extend well beyond the boundaries of Blasieholmen; it manages the National Portrait Gallery collection at Gripshom, the Gustavsbergporclain museum, a few castle collections, and the Swedish Institute in Paris (Institut Tessin). Nationalmuseum Jamtli opened in stersund in the summer of 2018 to display a portion of the collection in the north of Sweden.

The current structure, which was constructed between 1844 and 1866, was influenced by North Italian Renaissance architecture. It was created by German architect Friedrich August Stüler, who also designed Berlin's Neues Museum. The rather tight façade belies the enormous interior, which is dominated by a massive flight of steps going up to the uppermost galleries.

In 1961, the museum was expanded to house the museum workshops. The current restaurant opened in 1996. The museum closed for renovations in 2013 and reopened on October 13, 2018. The $132 million renovations aimed to showcase more of the museum's collection while also matching the security, accessibility, fire safety, and temperature control of a modern institution.

Location: Södra Blasieholmshamnen, Stockholm, Stockholm County 111 48

Website: nationalmuseum.se