Stockholm, Sweden

Moderna Museet

Moderna Museet was founded in 1958 as Sweden's national museum of modern and contemporary art, and it rapidly built an international reputation under adventurous early leadership that staged landmark exhibitions and acquired ambitiously while prices were still low. The collection is notably strong in twentieth-century avant-gardes — cubism, surrealism, and postwar movements — as well as photography and Nordic art, and includes celebrated works by major international figures. Since 1998 the museum has occupied a building by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo on the island of Skeppsholmen, with a satellite venue in Malmö. Moderna Museet's relevance comes from the historical depth of its collection and its long record of treating contemporary art as a serious national priority, making it a key reference point in Scandinavia.

Moderna Museet is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, opened in 1958. In 2009, the museum opened Moderna Museet Malmö in Malmö. Source: Wikipedia