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1 . N A T I O N A L M U S E U M SÖDRA BLASIEHOLMSHAMNEN 2, Nationalmuseum is Sweden ' s museum of art and design . Nationalmuseum is also   a government authority with a mandate to preserve cultural heritage and promote art , interest in art and knowledge of art . The collections comprise of painting , sculpture , drawings and prints from 1500 - 1900 and applied arts , design and portraits from early Middle Ages up until present day .   Nationalmuseum ' s collections contain paintings , sculpture , drawings and prints ranging from the Renaissance until turn of the century 1900 . The collection of applied arts and design spans from late Medieval up until present day . Nationalmuseum administer the National Portrait Gallery , on display at Gripsholm Castle . We also administer the collection of Gustavsberg porcelain . The Nationalmuseum collections of paintings and sculptures comprise some 16 , 000 works . Artists such as Rembrandt , Rubens , Goya , Renoir , Degas and Gauguin are represented , as are the Swedish artists Carl Larsson , Ernst Josephson , C F Hill and Anders Zorn . The collection includes art from the late Middle Ages up to the beginning of the 20th century , with the emphasis on Swedish 18th and 19th century painting . Dutch painting from the 17th century is also well represented , and the French 18th century collection is regarded as one of the best in the world .