Malmö Konsthall is an exhibition hall located in the center of Malmö, Sweden. It is one of the largest exhibition halls for contemporary art in Europe.[1] [2] [3]

Malmö Konsthall

Established	1975
Location	Malmö, Scania, Sweden
Coordinates	55.595403°N 12.999128°E / 55.595403; 12.999128
Website	www.konsthall.malmo.se

Building

The hall was designed by architect Klas Anshelm (1914-1980), who was inspired by the Paris studio of the sculptor Constantin Brâncuși. It was built between 1971-1974 and is constructed of concrete, glass, wood and aluminium. The ceiling is made of domes with natural and artificial light sources. The light well has a large sloping skylight admitting northern light.[1] The building was awarded the 1974 Kasper Salin Prize by the Swedish Association of Architects. [4]

The gallery was renovated in 1994, connecting the older brick building next door (Hantverkshuset or Craft Building) with the exhibition hall, and thus gaining space for a book store selling books, posters and postcards, a children’s area and a restaurant that offers Swedish food.[5]

Exhibitions

The hall arranges exhibitions of international work that included modern art classics and current experiments.[1] Usually there are about ten different exhibitions each year, attracting over 200,000 visitors. Exhibitions of well-known artists have included Edvard Munch, Van Gogh, Louise Bourgeois and David Shrigley.[5] Other exhibitions have shown Kandinsky, Klee, Joan Miró, Giovanni Giacometti, Keith Haring, Andres Serrano, Peter Greenaway and Tony Cragg.[6] As well as painting and sculpture, the hall is used for events such as theater performances, films and lectures.[5] The Malmö Konsthall also organizes many educational activities for adults and children.[6]

A travel guide says of the center "In our view, no other venue in southern Sweden so effectively mingles contemporary architecture with modern paintings".[7] Another guide says "even if there was no art there, would be worth visiting for its use of light and space".[8]

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  Exterior of the hall showing the north-facing skylight
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  Entrance from the exterior
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  Entrance from the interior
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  Interior
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  Hantverkshuset
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  Exhibition posters. Malmö konsthall's 25th anniversary in 2000.

References

External links

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• Official website

На других языках

[de] Kunsthalle Malmö

[ru] Кунстхалле Мальмё