The museum of
sketches (Skissernas Museum) in Lund focuses on the role of sketches in the
artistic process. Since 1934, the Museum has collected sketches in many
different materials for artworks intended for public spaces such as squares,
town halls and schools.
The sketches
provide an insight into the working methods of the artists, how ideas are
investigated and artworks take shape.
Today as before it
is common for a work of public art to be selected through a competition.
Sketches and models for winning competition entries are richly represented in
the Museum's collection.
Also an unsuccessful
competition entries are here.
There are examples
showing that the sketches (as an unsuccessful competition entries) could be more
successful and famous than the winner. The best example is Swedish artist Isaac
Grunewald and his sketches for the Marriage room (Vigselrummet) in Stockholm
City Council House (Rådhus). Isaac came the second at that competition and
never got his sketches into the public art, but these sketches made him
popular.
There is the
Swedish gallery with a sketches for public art in Sweden.
Carl Milles, Ivar
Johnsson, Sigrid Hjerten, Bror Marklund and other famous Swedish artists are in
Swedish collection of Skissernas museum.
Museum has also
the International gallery with a selection of permanent and temporary projects
from the end of 1800s until today.
Sonia Delaunay, Fernand
Léger, Henry Moore, Diego Ribera, Henri Matisse and many other famous artists
are in museum’s collection.
The Mexican collection
The park around
the Museum also has a nice collection of sculptures
Museum is located
in Lund city centre, close to University library.
Adress:
Finngatan 2, 223 62 Lund
Opening hours:
Tue-Wen 11.00 –
17.00
Thu 11.00 – 21.00
Fri 11.00 – 18.00
Sat-Sun 12.00 –
17.00
Monday closed
For information
about the current exhibitions, events and guiding tours please visit museums’ homepage.
Welcome to Lund!
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