The Study Gallery

Pontus Hultén Study Gallery. Photo: Albin Dahlström/Moderna Museet

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The Study Gallery was created according to the ideas of Pontus Hultén, the director of Moderna Museet in 1960 – 1973. He often talked to his Italian architect friend Renzo Piano about what a future dream museum could look like – a museum where the world’s best art could be brought out at the push of a button. The Study Gallery is a prototype of Pontus Hultén’s vision, created by Renzo Piano and inaugurated in 2008.

In the ceiling is a moving beam for retrieving screens (from a total of 30). The device is operated by a museum host, who can also tell you what the screens contain. At present, you can choose between more than twenty screens with some of our most popular works, and some that are less well-known. The screens are arranged according to themes, such as “A Picasso Painting is Born”, “Colonial World Views” and “Desire and Angst”.

In addition to the art on the screens, works by Francis Bacon, Kjartan Slettemark and other artists are displayed in the room. The Study Gallery also offers selected art books and catalogues linked to Moderna Museet’s exhibitions and works in the collection, and many books from Pontus Hultén’s private library. Take a seat with a publication or two, and learn more about an artist or subject.

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