Founded in , the Malmö Art Museum is one of the leading art museums in

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. The museum building, built in , is located in the

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complex in

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, in southern

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. The museum is governed by the City of Malmö.

The collections

The museum houses a major collections of Nordic modern and contemporary art, now containing about 40,000 works, covering the period from the 16th century to the present day.Om Malmö Konstmuseum
Malmö stad. Retrieved 24 May 2016. The museum hosts several important collections and historical donations, including the works of

Carl Fredrik Hill Carl Fredrik Hill (31 May 1849 – 22 February 1911) was a Swedish painter and draftsman. He is known for the atmospheric landscapes he painted during the first four years of his career, and for the drawings of fantastical scenes he created aft ...

(1849–1911). The Herman Gotthardt Collection of Nordic modern 20th-century art is an important contribution to the understanding of the early production of Scandinavian modern art. Also in the museum's holdings is a unique collection of Russian '' fin-de-siècle'' paintings, acquired at the famous

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in Malmö in 1914.Den ryska samlingen
Malmö stad. Retrieved 28 November 2022. The museum has an extensive collection of furniture and handicraft, primarily from southern Sweden.

Exhibitions

The permanent exhibition "From 1500 until Now" shows the historical development and the great variety in Sweden and north Europe of painting, sculpture and applied arts from the Renaissance through to Art Nouveau and up to the present day. It displays a selection of the finest artworks from the collection and interiors from the different periods of style. Ester Almqvist - The Sawmill, December sun - Google Art Project.jpg, Ester Almqvist Ferdinand Fagerlin - Surprised - Google Art Project.jpg, Ferdinand Fagerlin Frans Floris - The Fall of Man - Google Art Project.jpg,

Frans Floris Frans Floris, Frans Floris the Elder or Frans Floris de Vriendt (17 April 15191 October 1570) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, print artist and tapestry designer. He is mainly known for his history paintings, allegorical scenes and portraits.< ...

, ''The Fall of Man'' (circa 1560) Alexander Roslin - Portrait of Princess Natalia Petrovna Golitsyn, born Tjernysjev - Google Art Project.jpg, Alexander Roslin, ''Portrait of Princess Natalya Petrovna Galitzine (1977) Alexander Roslin - Portrait of Prince Vladimir Golitsyn Borisovtj - Google Art Project.jpg,

Alexander Roslin Alexander Roslin (spelled Alexandre in French, ; 15 July 17185 July 1793) was a Swedish portrait painter who worked in Scania, Bayreuth, Paris, Italy, Warsaw and St. Petersburg, primarily for members of aristocratic families. He combined insight ...

, ''Portrait of Prince Vladimir Golitsyn Borisovtj'', 1762 Amanda Sidwall - The thief of hearts - Google Art Project.jpg, , ''The thief of hearts'' (1884) Anders Zorn - Self-Portrait - Google Art Project.jpg,

Anders Zorn Anders Leonard Zorn (18 February 1860 – 22 August 1920) was a Swedish painter. He attained international success as a painter, sculptor, and etching artist. Among Zorn's portrait subjects include King Oscar II of Sweden and three American ...

, ''Selfportrait'' (1907) Carl Fredrik Hill - Untitled (twilight landscape) - Google Art Project.jpg,

, ''Untitled (twilight landscape)''

References

External links

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