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National museum in Stockholm to return stolen 16th-century painting to Poland
Officials in Poland and Sweden piece together provenance of work by School of Lucas Cranach the Elder
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Lars Vilks: “Censorship is based on fear, not sensitivities towards ethnic minorities”
The Swedish artist is currently writing a musical about Islam
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Sweden's Nationalmuseum reopens—and goes free
Government waives charges after funding five-year, £100m refurbishment
ArchivePrivate Museums
Artipelag, Astrup Fearnley and co: why once-rare private museums are on the increase in Scandinavia
Private spaces show that tall poppies can grow in a Nordic climate
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Swedish expert claims more women in positions of influence will lead to better arts funding
Pernilla Warberg says female bosses prefer culture to football
ArchiveSweden
Legal vetting of graduation shows raises spectre of censorship in Sweden
Swedish students’ work comes under scrutiny after a series of controversies
ArchiveModerna Museet
Government gives Stockholm museum $750,000 to buy art by women
Following gifts by private donors
ArchiveArt market
Bukowskis auction house is sold to oil magnates
Rumoured plan for Russian branch
ArchiveArt market
Swedish and German auction houses take advantage of the rising Russian Market
A growing number of mid-size European auction houses are trying to cash in on the Russian boom
ArchiveStockholm
Not enough women in the Swedish national collection, says director
Lars Nittve has asked the Swedish government for $6.8m to spend on female artists
ArchiveRestitution
Swedish museum faces Russian restitution claim
The Konstmuseum in Malmö allegedly kept works lent to the gallery before the outbreak of the First World War
ArchiveExhibitions
Utopia & Reality: modernity in Sweden 1900-60
Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts
ArchiveDecorative arts
Interior architecture: a domestic model for intellectuals
Designers Carl and Karin Larsson were creators of Swedish style, at present much featured in the glossies
ArchiveKazimir Malevich
The Stockholm Malevich: nothing illegal or unethical occurred
Ulf Holmbäck sheds light on the truth surrounding Malevich paintings