Liljevalchs — Attraction in Stockholm

Liljevalchs konsthall ligger i kvarteret Konsthallen vid Djurgårdsvägen 60 på Södra Djurgården i Stockholm. Konsthallen invigdes år 1916 med syfte att göra konst mera lättillgänglig för alla. Huvudfokus har hela tiden varit modern och samtida konst, men även konsthantverk, design och liknande har visats, exempelvis i Hemutställningen 1917 och Standard 1934.

Byggnaden uppfördes 1913-1916 efter ritningar av arkitekt Carl Bergsten och räknas enligt arkitekturhistorikern Fredrik Bedoire till den moderna arkitekturens genombrottsverk i Sverige. Sedan år 1974 tillhör konsthallen Stockholms stad. Byggnaden är blåklassad av Stadsmuseet i Stockholm vilket innebär "att bebyggelsen bedöms ha synnerligen höga kulturhistoriska värden". En större tillbyggnad under namnet Liljevalchs+ invigdes den 12 augusti 2021.

Liljevalchs konsthall (Swedish for "Liljevalch's Art Gallery") is an art gallery located on the Djurgården island in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by architect Carl Bergsten (1879–1935) and inaugurated in March 1916, it is today owned by the City of Stockholm. Liljevalchs konsthall Liljevalchs konsthall in 2008 Map Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap Established March 1916 Architect Carl Bergsten Website liljevalchs.se

Behind the entrance on the north-western corner is a small vestibule. To the right of the latter is a large sculpture hall leading to two large galleries with skylights intended for paintings, flanked by series of smaller exhibition spaces. The eastern end of the building has a large-scale portico facing a small park surrounded by the large windows of a small restaurant. Liljevalchs konsthall in 1950

One of the most appreciated exhibition spaces in Sweden, Liljevalch is renowned for its well-proportioned spaces in a range of sizes and its restaurant Blå porten ("Blue Gate"). The concrete pillars and beams forming the structural framework of the building are left exposed as pilasters and mouldings in the façade with brick walls and a horizontal row of windows filling the spaces between them. In front of and above the main entrance is a sculpture and a relief by...

Great exhibition on Soviet Posters. I understand Russian but for others I though it is was a pity there wasn't more explanation with each poster as some have some great stories to tell and jokes in Russian are lost without translation. Maybe they told them in the audio guide which I didn't do.

The exhibition is varied and tried to look at the posters from different angles which was interesting. I especially liked the room that shows how the Soviet posters influenced modern day graphics.

One side note, the posters only cover the early Soviet period, till about the 1930's

Not very big but well worth a visit if the exhibition...

Quite expensive for not a lot of reward. 360Kr entry for two people, and all they had on display were similar water colour pictures of little birds. They looked to have been copied from reference books in the building itself. Not art, more a school project for students to get a B grade in biology? We were in less than ten minutes, which judging by the other people there, was an average time to view. Tried the shop, but it had poor stock an the two staff members looked like working in a sewage farm would be more rewarding for...