10 of the Best Art Galleries in Sweden

Founded in 1995 in an old paint factory, Stockholm‘s Färgfabriken serves as a platform for art, architecture, and urban planning, presenting contemporary cultural expression in a variety of unexpected ways. Working globally and collaboratively, Färgfabriken is a truly modern art space, attracting not just artists but experts in a number of other disciplines.

No Limit is a different kind of art gallery, in that it only lasts for a week, it’s completely outdoors, and it takes the urban walls of Borås and turns them into giant canvasses. With artists from around the world taking part the work is varied. Overall, this ‘living art gallery’ is the perfect embodiment of Sweden’s increasing embrace of street art.

For more than 50 years Malmö’sForm/Design Center has been a centre of knowledge and inspiration around form, design, and architecture. While you might not call this a traditional art gallery it’s an environment where experimentation is embraced and new ideas are always flowing. The form and design is often cutting edge and what you see there today may end up in your living room tomorrow.

Hasselblad is among the most coveted of cameras, with a reputation among professional snappers as a photographer’s camera. The Hasselblad Center, located within the Gothenburg Museum of Art, holds three major photography exhibitions highlighting both Swedish and international work of the highest caliber, including the Hasselblad Award Winner exhibition.