Maritime museum in Djurgardsbrunnsvagen on Gardet in Stockholm, Sweden
The
Maritime Museum
(
Swedish
:
Sjohistoriska museet
) in
Stockholm
,
Sweden
is a
museum
for naval history, merchant shipping and shipbuilding.
[1]
Located in the
Gardet
section of the inner-city district
Ostermalm
, the museum offers a panoramic view of the bay
Djurgardsbrunnsviken
. The building was designed by
architect
Ragnar Ostberg
and built in 1933?36.
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Collections
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The museum houses about 900,000 photos, 50,000 objects and 45,000 drawings, all related to the sea, coast, ships and boats, past and present.
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A major part of the collection, the boats, are currently exhibited in a facility on Rindo, an island outside Vaxholm in the Stockholm archipelago. The boat collection ranges from canoes to
Skerry cruisers
.
[4]
On the bottom floor there are, among other things, exhibits on
naval
history including several detailed models of 18th century ships. The second floor includes exhibits on Swedish commercial fleets.
[1]
In the basement is a replica of a cabin in King
Gustav III
's ship
Amphion
, along with the original stern from the ship.
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Listing of historical ships
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The Maritime Museum is responsible for the listing of historical ships in Sweden. Both ships and pleasure boats of historical significance can be listed. While the listing offers no legal protection or obligations, it gives the owner of the craft certain privileges.
Architecture
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The gently curved building, inspired by the
neoclassicist
design of
Olof Tempelman
(1746?1816), acts as a background for the surrounding park where open-air concerts are held each year. It was the last major commission of Ragnar Ostberg and was built on the location for the
Stockholm Exhibition (1930)
(
Stockholmsutstallningen 1930
). As the exhibition was an important
Functionalism
manifestation, the museum also mark the point of view of the architect in the debate the introduction of Functionalist style caused in Sweden.
[2]
The central cupola is entirely built of brick.
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The building also houses a
model
workshop, wood shop, photo studio, archives and a library. In the 1970s, a film and lecture hall was added and in the 1990s a cafe.
[5]
Outside of the museum is a bronze statue called
The Sailor
(
Sjomannen
), a memorial to the Swedish sailors who died during
World War II
. The statue was made by artist
Nils Sjogren
in 1952, just before he died. The statue was inaugurated in 1953.
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Concerts
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Starting in 1975, open-air concerts and music festivals are held in the park in front of the museum.
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The annual concerts arranged by the newspaper
Dagens Nyheter
with the
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
are compared with, and inspired by,
The Proms
in the
Royal Albert Hall
.
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Among the other artists who have performed at events held at the museum are
Oasis
,
Lisa Nilsson
,
[9]
Kent
,
[10]
Pearl Jam
,
[11]
Sarah Dawn Finer
,
[12]
Axwell
,
[13]
and
Per Gessle
.
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Gallery
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-
Stern of the
Amphion
-
Ship model
-
Exhibition hall
-
Exhibition hall
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Ship Model
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