Mjellby Art Museum (''Mjellby konstmuseum'') is situated outside

Halmstad Halmstad () is a port, university, industrial and recreational city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Socia ...

, Sweden. There is an art gallery featuring exhibitions of diverse content – everything from 1900s

modernists Modernism is both a philosophy, philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western world, Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new fo ...

to current

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. Mjellby Art Museum, also known as the Halmstadgruppen's museum, was established by the members of the Halmstadgruppen, whose work is often presented here in new formations. Here is a large permanent collection of the group's art. The museum's art gallery shows annually four to five exhibitions of everything from contemporary art to modernism. The museum was founded in 1980 by Swedish art critic and museum director Viveka Bosson. She was the daughter of

Erik Olson Erik Artur Olson (Ohlson, Olsson) (Halmstad 9 May 1901 – 1986) was a Swedish painter, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, theater decorator, and member of Halmstadgruppen. He was the brother of artist Axel Olson, and in 1929 married ...

, one of the members in Halmstadgruppen. Bosson bought the former site of the Mjellby folkskola (elementary school) outside Halmstad in 1980, setting up Mjellby Art Museum and later donated it to the

Halmstad Municipality Halmstad Municipality (''Halmstads kommun'') is a municipality in Halland County on the Swedish west coast, in which the city Halmstad is the seat. The 1971 local government reform was implemented gradually in the area. In 1967 the rural municipa ...

References

Other sources

*Jan Torsten Ahlstrand; Viveka Bosson (2009) ''Halmstadgruppen, ett kraftfält i svensk 1900-talskonst'' (Stiftelsen Halmstadgruppen) *Palmsköld, Hugo '' Halmstadgruppen'' (Häftad bok Fogtdal)

External links

Mjellby konstmuseum – Halmstadgruppens museum website
Art museums and galleries in Sweden Art museums established in 1980 1980 establishments in Sweden Museums in Halland County {{Europe-art-display-stub