The power of fashion is strong. All social groups use clothing to create their identity. Meet people from three decades, the 1780s, 1860s and 1960s, times when the economy, currents of ideas and technical developments clearly affected clothing and fashion.
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April 15th 1912, the Titanic sank claiming the lives of 1495 people. 101 years later, Titanic the Exhibition, with over 200 original authentic objects and reproductions of the inside rooms, takes you on an unforgettable journey to the past.
Titanic The Exhibition features an individual sound system included in the entrance fee, which, with voices, music and sound effects, guides visitors around the exhibition, submerging them in the true history of the Titanic.
An exhibition featuring some of the most renowned names at the Nordic contemporary art scene.
The fair if you want to sell or buy art. With all kinds of art; textile, digital art, photography, drawings, glass art, oil.
A brand new street market every other Saturday, premiere 18th of May. This is a market for everyone who loves nostalgia, second hand goods, antiques and bargains: The sellers are both private citizens and vintage and antique stores. Each market day you will find around 80 sellers.
This summer’s exhibition at Artipelag introduces the American artist William Wegman. He is perhaps best known for his photography of his dressed up Weimeran dogs, the dogs that have raised generations of American children through the children’s television show Sesame Street and which have reached cult status in Wegman’s own movies.
The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk provides an unprecedented look at the designer dubbed fashion’s “enfant terrible” from the time of his first runway shows in the 1970s and who has become one of the most important fashion designers of recent decades.
Traditional celebrations with dance and music around the maypole.
Contact regional tourist offices for local celebrations throughout the country.
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Midsummer is one of the highlights of the year at Skansen. Our celebrations last for three entire days. Visitors help in making garlands of flowers for the maypole which they raise together with Skansen Folk Dance Team.
The Bergman week is a six-day celebration of Ingmar Bergman’s art, with films, guests, seminars and tours to film locations on Fårö, Gotland.
One of Swedens biggest music festivals. Acts on stage: Rammstein, Green Day, Avicii, In Flames, Armin van Buuren, Volbeat, Stone Sour, Nause, Icona Pop, Timbuktu & Damn!, Eldkvarn and many more....
One of the biggest sailing events in the world, dating back to 1937. The start takes place in Stockholm and the first race goes to Sandhamn in the archipelago. The boats then continue to the island of Gotland.