Press release -
Nationalmuseum and the Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum open to visitors from 6 April
Nationalmuseum and Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum will be opening their doors to visitors once again having been closed since November. Both museums have been adapted to the recommendations issued by the Public Health Agency of Sweden, including additional restrictions on the number of visitors, with capacity now calculated at 10 m2 per person. Nationalmuseum will be opening from 6 April and Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum from 9 April.
Nationalmuseum will begin by opening the exhibition Zorn – A Swedish Superstar to pre-booked ticket holders, with admission regulated according to time slots. The Nationalmuseum Restaurant and Shop will also be open to casual visitors. It is planned to open the collections, the exhibition Snowcrash and other areas of the museum later in the spring. Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum will be opening in its entirety and with the temporary exhibition Lisa Larson.
“It is important that museums, which are vital societal functions, can safely open for visitors once again. The pandemic has shown us just how great a role culture plays in our lives; many people have found it difficult while it has not been possible to visit the theatre, concerts, the cinema and dance performances. It is now possible to visit us in a safe and secure manner. Here at Nationalmuseum, we have been preparing to reopen for a long time and we are delighted to be able to open the exhibition on Zorn at Nationalmuseum and the Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum, including the Lisa Larson exhibition,” says Susanna Pettersson, Director General of Nationalmuseum.
Those wishing to attend the Zorn exhibition from 6 April onwards will need to pre-book their ticket for a specific date and time. The pre-booking requirement also applies to children and others entitled to free admission. The first tickets will be released on 23 March and then every two weeks via the museum website. Tickets for the Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum can be purchased online in advance or on arrival at the museum. The museum is open Friday–Sunday until May, meaning that in practice that it will not be opening until 9 April.
Public lecture programmes and guided tours remain cancelled until further notice. The museum continues to offer an abundant digital programme of lectures, courses and online tours.
For further information
Hanna Tottmar, Head of Press, press@nationalmuseum.se, +46 (0)8-5195 4400
Nationalmuseum is Sweden’s museum of art and design. The collections include paintings, sculpture, drawings and graphic art from the 16th century up to the beginning of the 20th century and the collection of applied art and design up to the present day. The museum building closed for renovation in 2013 and reopened in autumn 2018.
