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Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10–20
Wednesday: 10–18
Thursday: 10–18
Friday: 10–20
Saturday: 11–18
Sunday: 11–18
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Public Luxury: Free admission
Architecture in Sweden: Free admission
Space Popular: Free admission
News
Gingerbread House 2018 – this year’s theme has been decided
This year, we’re challenging all gingerbread house bakers to interpret what they think is LUXURY.
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ArkDes maps Skärholmen
In the interzone between research and practice, ArkDes is charting the district of Skärholmen, south of Stockholm.
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Another Generosity – the Nordic Pavilion in Venice
The co-commissioners of the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice architecture biennale are proud to announce that the Finnish architect Lundén Architecture Company has been chosen to design the Nordic contribution to the 2018 International Architecture Exhibition in Venice.
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Tuesday
23 October
Public Luxury: guided tour
17:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Thursday
25 October
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
28 October
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
28 October
Family Sunday: Build furniture for the city
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Tuesday
30 October
Autumn break: Build furniture for the city!
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Tuesday
30 October
Public Luxury: guided tour
17:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Tuesday
30 October
You Are a Citizen of Virtual Worlds
18:00
Join Space Popular (Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellberg), curator James Taylor-Foster, and a group of guests to discuss ways in which we could engage in the burgeoning virtual sphere.
In time we shall become citizens of virtual, or virtually augmented, worlds. Whether you might agree with this position or not, it serves to highlight a number of possible repercussions for the fields of architecture and design, and raises important questions connected to citizenship (or the lack thereof) in future virtual environments.
Health and Behaviour
Referencing thinking rooted in the fields of psychology and cognitive science, what are the tools at our disposal to shape and manage our experience(s) of virtual worlds?
Building and Cities
While Space Popular: Value in the Virtual seeks to illustrate one possible avenue for a virtually augmented city, the possibilities laid before us today are multifaceted and complex. What does ‘building’ entail in virtual environments, and how does the notion of a ‘built environment’ translate between worlds?
Arts and Institutions
Exploring the spheres of arts and institutions, and the connections between them, how might we understand a future iteration of society—or societies—in parallel virtual worlds?
Location: Boxen
Free entry!
The presentations and discussions will be held in Boxen and in English.
Wednesday
31 October
Autumn break: Build furniture for the city!
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Wednesday
31 October
Tensta Museum Branch: Introduction
13:00
An introduction to the Winter department at Tensta Museum Branch at ArkDes, as part of the exhibition Public Luxury.
Tensta Museum is the art centre “playing museum”, which has now opened a branch at ArkDes, as part of the exhibition Public Luxury, which will stay open until 13.1 2019. Born out of the exhibition Tensta Museum: Reports from New Sweden (2013/2014), Tensta Museum has since continued at the konsthall and beyond in the form of a programme focusing on local history and memory, while looking forward and proposing future scenarios for the suburb.
The introductions are held by Tensta konsthall’s team.
Thursday
1 November
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Thursday
1 November
Autumn break: Build furniture for the city!
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Friday
2 November
Autumn break: Build furniture for the city!
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Saturday
3 November
Autumn break: Build furniture for the city!
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Sunday
4 November
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
4 November
Autumn break: Build furniture for the city!
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Tuesday
6 November
Public Luxury: guided tour
17:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Thursday
8 November
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
11 November
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
11 November
Family Sunday: Build furniture for the city
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Tuesday
13 November
Public Luxury: guided tour
17:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Tuesday
13 November
Tensta Museums Branch: Book release
17:00
Writings, Conversations, Scripts is the first survey of text works by Ane Hjort Guttu published in an English and Norwegian edition. A selection of text works from the publication in the form of readings and a moderated conversation.
Written between 2003 and 2018, the texts range from public statements, poetic short prose, and film scripts to reflections on the role of the artist and essays on art for children. With a special focus on the significance of ‘image-text constellations’, this anthology, edited by curator Rike Frank and designed by HIT, suggests connections between artistic writing and curatorial publishing.
This evening presents a selection of text works from the publication in the form of readings, a moderated conversation on the role of accessible language and art in Ane Hjort Guttu’s writings, as well as a guest contribution.
Tuesday
13 November
Tensta Museum Branch: What Does a Museum Do?
18:00
Design and craft theoretician Christina Zetterlund discusses the functions of museums, both real and fictional, with ArkDes director Kieran Long and Maria Lind, Director Tensta konsthall. On the occasion of Tensta Museum Branch at ArkDes, as part of the exhibition Public Luxu
Wednesday
14 November
Tensta Museum Branch: Introduction
13:00
An introduction to the Winter department at Tensta Museum Branch at ArkDes, as part of the exhibition Public Luxury.
Tensta Museum is the art centre “playing museum”, which has now opened a branch at ArkDes, as part of the exhibition Public Luxury, which will stay open until 13.1 2019. Born out of the exhibition Tensta Museum: Reports from New Sweden (2013/2014), Tensta Museum has since continued at the konsthall and beyond in the form of a programme focusing on local history and memory, while looking forward and proposing future scenarios for the suburb.
The introductions are held by Tensta konsthall’s team.
Thursday
15 November
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
18 November
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
18 November
Family Sunday: Build furniture for the city
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Tuesday
20 November
Public Luxury: guided tour
17:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Tuesday
20 November
Panel discussion: Folkhemmet – and then what?
18:00
Folkhemmet was both a political vision and a story with the ambition to embrace the entire Swedish society and all its citizens. What does that look like today? Conversation about the role of architecture and design as a unifying force.
What stories, buildings and places can we all gather/unite around today? Participating in a discussion about the role of architecture and design as a unifying force in an increasingly heterogeneous society are Lena Andersson (writer), Åsa Linderborg (historian and culture editor at Aftonbladet) and Helena Mattsson (professor in architectural history and theory, KTH).
Moderator: Daniel Golling
I Aula ArkDes.
Free admission. Limited seating. Doors open 17.45. The panel discussion starts at 18.
Thursday
22 November
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
25 November
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
25 November
Family Sunday: Build furniture for the city
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Tuesday
27 November
Public Luxury: guided tour
17:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Wednesday
28 November
Tensta Museum Branch: Introduction
13:00
An introduction to the Winter department at Tensta Museum Branch at ArkDes, as part of the exhibition Public Luxury.
Tensta Museum is the art centre “playing museum”, which has now opened a branch at ArkDes, as part of the exhibition Public Luxury, which will stay open until 13.1 2019. Born out of the exhibition Tensta Museum: Reports from New Sweden (2013/2014), Tensta Museum has since continued at the konsthall and beyond in the form of a programme focusing on local history and memory, while looking forward and proposing future scenarios for the suburb.
The introductions are held by Tensta konsthall’s team.
Thursday
29 November
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
2 December
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
2 December
Family Sunday: Build furniture for the city
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Tuesday
4 December
Public Luxury: guided tour
17:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Thursday
6 December
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
9 December
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
9 December
Family Sunday: Build furniture for the city
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Tuesday
11 December
Public Luxury: guided tour
17:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Wednesday
12 December
Tensta Museum Branch: Introduction
13:00
An introduction to the Winter department at Tensta Museum Branch at ArkDes, as part of the exhibition Public Luxury.
Tensta Museum is the art centre “playing museum”, which has now opened a branch at ArkDes, as part of the exhibition Public Luxury, which will stay open until 13.1 2019. Born out of the exhibition Tensta Museum: Reports from New Sweden (2013/2014), Tensta Museum has since continued at the konsthall and beyond in the form of a programme focusing on local history and memory, while looking forward and proposing future scenarios for the suburb.
The introductions are held by Tensta konsthall’s team.
Thursday
13 December
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
16 December
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
16 December
Family Sunday: Build furniture for the city
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Tuesday
18 December
Symposium: Architectural History at ArkDes
00:00
ArkDes has started a long-term project to research its collection in order to curate a new permanent exhibition on architecture in Sweden. To learn from ongoing research about the history of architecture in Sweden we are now arranging a symposium. Welcome to submit an abstract!
What is currently being investigated, how are different theories, concepts, and practice-based methods influencing historical studies, how is the increasing internationalisation shaping the field and, above all, how could such knowledge be invested in a contemporary display while also contributing to the scholarship around Swedish architecture at large?
The symposium will take stock and cover the full range and breadth of knowledge generated by architecture and the built environment and aims to address research on topics mainly concerned with the 20th century to the present day. ArkDes ask for scientifically well-researched proposals that analyse architecture as a cultural, aesthetic, or socio-political phenomenon.
Until 4 November you can submit an abstract. Call for Papers
The symposium is being organised by ArkDes (Mikael Andersson and Christina Pech, research coordinator).
Please direct any questions to: bas@arkdes.se.
Tuesday
18 December
Public Luxury: guided tour
17:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Thursday
20 December
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
23 December
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
23 December
Family Sunday: Build furniture for the city
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Sunday
30 December
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
30 December
Family Sunday: Build furniture for the city
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Thursday
3 January
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
6 January
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
6 January
Family Sunday: Build furniture for the city
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
Tuesday
8 January
Public Luxury: guided tour
17:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Wednesday
9 January
Tensta Museum Branch: Introduction
13:00
An introduction to the Winter department at Tensta Museum Branch at ArkDes, as part of the exhibition Public Luxury.
Tensta Museum is the art centre “playing museum”, which has now opened a branch at ArkDes, as part of the exhibition Public Luxury, which will stay open until 13.1 2019. Born out of the exhibition Tensta Museum: Reports from New Sweden (2013/2014), Tensta Museum has since continued at the konsthall and beyond in the form of a programme focusing on local history and memory, while looking forward and proposing future scenarios for the suburb.
The introductions are held by Tensta konsthall’s team.
Thursday
10 January
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
13 January
Public Luxury: guided tour
12:00 In Swedish
Experience new and experimental works of design and architecture in public, by many of Sweden’s most prominent architects and designers.
Free admission. No pre-registration.
Sunday
13 January
Family Sunday: Build furniture for the city
13:00
How would you choose to develop the city? Design and build new furniture to create spaces which everyone can enjoy.
We’ll take inspiration from our exhibition Public Luxury, and build models. For children aged 4 to 12.
Free tickets are available from the information desk when the museum opens. Be in time so you don’t miss the presentation! Limited availability.
