Gothenburg Museum of Art

The Gothenburg Museum of Art (Göteborgs konstmuseum) is an art museum located in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. The collection consists of more than 70,000 works in total, most of which are Nordic art from the 15th century until today. It is the third largest museum in Sweden by number of art works, succeeded only by the Swedish National Museum (Nationalmuseum) and the Modern Museum (Moderna museet) in Stockholm. The museum is part of the Gothenburg Cultural Administration (Göteborgs stads kulturförvaltning),

Gothenburg Museum of Art

Göteborgs konstmuseum (Swedish)
Established	1925; 100 years ago (1925)
Location	Götaplatsen, Gothenburg, Sweden
Coordinates	57°41′47″N 11°58′50″E
Type	Art museum
Collections	70,000 works
Visitors	250,000 annually
Director	Patrik Steorn
Website	Official website

In 2018, the museum was awarded the Swedish Museum of the Year Award (Årets museum). Approximately 250,000 people visits annually. The builing is located at the Götaplatsen, in the southern end of The Avenue (Kungsportsavenyen), and is an individual-listed building since April 2017.

History

The museum has its roots in the Museum of Gothenburg, founded in 1861. In 1923, as part of the construction of Götaplatsen as a cultural center, the museum's building was built. In 1925, the museum was inaugurated. It was expanded in 1968 and 1996.^[1]

Building

The museum building was designed for the Gothenburg Tercentennial Jubilee Exposition (Jubileumsutställningen i Göteborg) in 1923 by architect Sigfrid Ericson (1879–1958). The eastern extension was added in 1966–1968, after drawings by Rune Falk (1926–2007). It was originally built in celebration of the city's 300th anniversary, and represents the monumental Neo-Classical style in Nordic architecture. It is built of a yellow brick called "Gothenburg brick" because of the material's frequent use in the city. The museum forms the imposing end of the main street of the city, Kungsportsavenyn.^[2][3]

Collections

The museum holds the world's finest collection of late 19th-century Nordic art. A highlight is the lavishly decorated Fürstenberg Gallery, named after a leading Gothenburg art donor, Pontus Fürstenberg and his wife Göthilda. Among the artists showcased are P.S. Krøyer, Carl Larsson, Bruno Liljefors, Edvard Munch, and Anders Zorn.^[4]

The museum also houses older and contemporary art, both Nordic and international. The collection includes, for example, works by Monet, Picasso and Rembrandt. The museum has been awarded three stars in the Michelin Green Guide (Green Guide Scandinavia).^[5]

Gallery

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  Emigration from Gothenburg (1872) by Geskel Saloman
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  Hip, Hip, Hurrah! (1886) by Peder Severin Krøyer
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  Outdoors (1888) by Anders Zorn
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  Olive Grove, Saint-Rémy (1889) by Vincent van Gogh
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  Cat hunting Birds (1883) by Bruno Liljefors
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  Water Lilies (1907) by Claude Monet
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  Reclining Model (c. 1914) by Karl Isakson
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  The Vampire (1893) by Edvard Munch

See also

• Museum of Gothenburg
• Gothenburg Art Exhibition
• Hasselblad Foundation