New ways to exhibit art and design at the renovated Nationalmuseum
(Artdaily.org)

In parallel with the renovation of Nationalmuseum, extensive work to create totally new presentations of the museum`s collections has taken place behind the scenes. Among other things, visitors notice that the various art forms are displayed side by side, accompanied by a chronological narrative. In addition to the so-called “Timeline,” there are also new spaces such as the Treasury, the Design Depot, Children’s Art World, and the Sculpture Courtyard. Nationalmuseum has the richest and most extensive collections in the Nordic region, with more than 700,000 objects and works of art. The work with the presentations of the collections began with a desire to be able to display more art and design in the museum building than had previously been possible. It was also important that the collections interacted harmoniously with the building`s original architecture and that daylight was afforded a prominent