Here you will find tours, lectures, and other activities that are either held in English or are language-independent. Welcome to join us!
Tours, talks and more
In English: Introduction to Nationalmuseum
Welcome to Nationalmuseum – Sweden’s museum of art and design! Through this brief introduction, we invite you to discover a selection of highlights from our rich collections, spanning more than six centuries.
In English: Introduction to Badin – Beyond Surface and Mask
A short introduction to Badin – Beyond Surface and Mask, an exhibition about an extraordinary life in 18th-century Sweden. Welcome to join before you discver the exhibition on your own.
Alice Rawsthorn in conversation with: Ilse Crawford
Ilse Crawford is a British designer who has long worked with product and interior design, as well as with social projects. In the final design conversation of this spring, she and design expert Alice Rawsthorn will discuss how design and interior decoration
Sculpture Sketching
Try sketching using sculptures as models. We draw them from different angles and at different speeds and train the eye to see shapes, directions and movements in something that is completely still. Free admission, drop-in.
Conference: Marble and Flesh. Johan Tobias Sergel and His Times
In connection with the major spring and summer exhibition "Fantasy and Reality – The Art of Johan Tobias Sergel", this conference aims at placing Sergel within an international, historical, and art-historical context. His artistic practice is discussed
Thursday evenings: bar, activities and free admission for all!
Short pop-up viewing in English
Join a pop-up viewing and discover a lot in a short time! In just 15 minutes, one of the museum’s experts will introduce you to a selected artwork. Free admission, no pre-registration required. The viewings are held in English.
Free drop-in in the studio
Come and be creative in the Nationalmuseum’s studio! On Thursday evenings this autumn, you can explore some of the fundamental materials and techniques of art. Try drawing or water colour painting. Free drop-in. No prior experience needed. Open to all!
Dance performance: Art in Motion
Young dancers from the Royal Swedish Ballet School create solos in dialogue with the museum’s artworks.
Play chess in the Sculpture Courtyard
Music, bar – and chess! Grab a drink, chat and play chess in the beautyful Sculpture Courtyard. In collaboration with Third Culture Kids and the 1616 Chess Club.
Concert walk with Tusen Tungor
The treble choir Tusen Tungor (A Thousand Toungues) invites you to a roaming choral experience among the art-filled walls of the Nationalmuseum. Get ready for a bit of old, a bit of new, and a generous dose of explosive choral singing that moves through time