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 .