The Local Sweden

Take a look inside Sweden's newly renovated National Museum

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:19:02 +0200

Sweden's National Museum is reopening on Saturday after a huge five-year renovation project. Take a digital tour of the revamped rooms and galleries here.

Male lust/female vice? Swedish museum touts sex through the ages

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:15:00 +0200

While the National Museum's new "Lust & Vice" exhibition has titillated the viewing public, it has incurred the scorn of an art world used to seeing sex exploited for financial gain, Peter Vinthagen Simpson writes.

Behind the lens of a legendary Swedish photographer

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:01:00 +0200

In the world of art and design, Swedish photographer Hans Hammarskiöld is associated with influence and innovation, both in his homeland and internationally. Since the 1940s, his work has challenged artistic boundaries, displayed new creative techniques and made a name for prominent Swedes, whom he often photographed.

Counterfeiting ring exposed in Stockholm

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:31:00 +0100

Police near Stockholm have broken up a major counterfeiting ring specializing in US dollars and euros.