Medelhavsmuseet
 Medelhavsmuseet in Stockholm |
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| place | Stockholm |
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Archeology and cultural history of the Mediterranean
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| opening | 1954, at Fredsgatan 2 since September 16, 1982 |
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Statens Museer för Världskultur
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The Medelhavsmuseet (Mediterranean Museum) is a museum in Stockholm . Its archaeological and cultural history- oriented collection consists of finds from the countries of the Mediterranean and the Middle East .
collection
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The collection area of the Medelhavsmuseet extends across the entire Mediterranean and the Middle East. Finds from prehistory to the early Christian and Islamic times are exhibited. Important collections are the collection of Greek and Roman art , the Egyptian collection and the exhibition of Islamic culture from the 7th to 19th centuries. The collection of Cypriot art is the most extensive outside of Cyprus.
history
The Medelhavsmuseet was founded in 1954 by merging the collection of Egyptian art that had existed since 1928 with the collection of Cypriot art. The Egyptian finds came partly from private collections, partly they were bought by the Egyptian government. The Cypriot finds come mainly from the excavations led by Einar Gjerstad in the 1920s and 1930s. King Gustav VI. Adolf helped found the museum. In 1982 the company moved into the premises in Fredsgatan.
building
Originally the palace of General Gustaf Horn stood on the site of today's museum , parts of which have been preserved to this day. The building was later acquired by a bank and rebuilt in 1905 by the architect Rudolf Arborelius . The Palazzo Bevilaqua in Bologna served as the inspiration for the classicist interior design .
Web links
- Official website (Swedish, English)
Coordinates: 59 ° 19 ′ 45.8 ″ N , 18 ° 4 ′ 2.7 ″ E