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Moderna Museet

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What it is

Sweden's national museum of modern and contemporary art, on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, holding twentieth-century European and American work alongside changing exhibitions.

Why travelers go

For a collection well above the weight of the city, and for the walk to it. Skeppsholmen is the calmest place in central Stockholm and the museum is the reason to go there.

What is genuinely good

Picasso, Matisse, Dali and strong postwar American holdings. Free for under-18s. Niki de Saint Phalle's sculptures outside. A genuinely good restaurant with a harbour view.

Downsides and tourist traps

The permanent collection is compact and can be walked in an hour. No metro on the island. Pricey given the size.

Best for

Anyone who likes twentieth-century art, and families, given free entry for under-18s.

Consider skipping if

You have one day and have not yet seen the Vasa. That is the stronger call for a single-day visit.

Practical advice

Walk over from Gamla Stan rather than taking a bus, because the approach is half the experience. The architecture museum shares the building if you want to extend the visit.

Tickets and reservations

Regular 170 SEK, reduced 140 SEK, free for those 18 and under and for Klubb Moderna members. Temporary exhibitions are included.

Getting there

A fifteen-minute walk from Kungstradgarden metro across the Skeppsholmsbron bridge, or bus 65 which stops on the island.

Where it sits

Skeppsholmen, a small former naval island between Gamla Stan and Djurgarden, quiet, green, and with the best harbour views in the central city.

How long to allow

Two hours including the temporary exhibition, or an hour for the collection alone.

Accessibility

Step-free entry with lifts throughout; the bridge approach is level.

The RuinMyTrip verdict

Worth the hundred and seventy krona for the collection and free for anyone under 18. Walk over the bridge from Gamla Stan and give the island an hour of its own.

Sources
  • A regular ticket is 170 SEK and a reduced ticket is 140 SEK. source
  • Admission is free for visitors 18 and under. source

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Official Review

Written by RuinMyTrip Editorial from published research and official sources, not from a personal trip. It is not a traveler review and is never counted in the community rating. How we research.

★★★★☆

A Hundred and Seventy Krona, Free Under Eighteen, and a Picasso on an Island

Moderna Museet charges 170 SEK for a regular ticket and 140 SEK reduced, with free admission for those 18 and under. It opens daily at 10 and closes at 18. The collection is much stronger than most visitors expect from a city of this size: Picasso, Matisse, Dali, Rauschenberg, and one of the better holdings of twentieth-century art in northern Europe. Niki de Saint Phalle's sculptures outside are a Stockholm…

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