Gothenburg Museum of Art
The Gothenburg Museum of Art (Göteborgs konstmuseum) is an art museum located in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. The collection consists of more than 70,000 works in total, most of which are Nordic art from the 15th century until today. It is the third largest museum in Sweden by number of art works, succeeded only by the Swedish National Museum (Nationalmuseum) and the Modern Museum (Moderna museet) in Stockholm.
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Gothenburg Museum of Art

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- 1923
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The Gothenburg Museum of Art (Göteborgs konstmuseum) is an art museum located in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. The collection consists of more than 70,000 works in total, most of which are Nordic art from the 15th century until today. It is the third largest museum in Sweden by number of art works, succeeded only by the Swedish National Museum (Nationalmuseum) and the Modern Museum (Moderna museet) in Stockholm.
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Approximately 250,000 people visit annually. The building is located at the Götaplatsen, in the southern end of The Avenue (Kungsportsavenyen), and is an individual-listed building since April 2017.
The museum has its roots in the Museum of Gothenburg, founded in 1861. In 1923, as part of the construction of Götaplatsen as a cultural center, the museum's building was built. In 1925, the museum was inaugurated. It was expanded in 1968 and 1996.
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The museum building was designed for the Gothenburg Tercentennial Jubilee Exposition (Jubileumsutställningen i Göteborg) in 1923 by architect Sigfrid Ericson (1879–1958). The eastern extension was added in 1966–1968, after drawings by Rune Falk (1926–2007). It was originally built in celebration of the city's 300th anniversary, and represents the monumental Neo-Classical style in Nordic architecture. It is built of a yellow brick called "Gothenburg brick" because of the material's frequent use in the city. The museum forms the imposing end of the main street of the city, Kungsportsavenyn.
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1923
Gothenburg Museum of Art established.
1923
Gothenburg Museum of Art is recorded from 1923.
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The museum holds the world's finest collection of late 19th-century Nordic art. A highlight is the lavishly decorated Fürstenberg Gallery, named after a leading Gothenburg art donor, Pontus Fürstenberg and his wife Göthilda. Among the artists showcased are P.S. Krøyer, Carl Larsson, Bruno Liljefors, Edvard Munch, and Anders Zorn. The museum also houses older and contemporary art, both Nordic and international. The collection includes, for example, works by Monet, Picasso and Rembrandt. The museum has been awarded three stars in the Michelin Green Guide (Green Guide Scandinavia).
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scholarly publication
- Göteborgs Födelse (The Birth of Gothenburg). Permanent Exhibition, Gothenburg City Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden, Nordisk Museologi, 2020
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2020
- Microfading of Watercolours by Carl Larsson from the Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden, Studies in Conservation, 2018
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2018
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1992004: Gothenburg Museum of Art
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- “Gothenburg Museum of Art”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Göteborgs Födelse (The Birth of Gothenburg). Permanent Exhibition, Gothenburg City Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden, Nordisk Museologi, 2020Crossref registry
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Microfading of Watercolours by Carl Larsson from the Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden, Studies in Conservation, 2018Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1992004: Gothenburg Museum of ArtWikimedia Foundation
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