Moderna Museet Malmö, Art museum in Gamla staden, Malmö, Sweden
Moderna Museet Malmö occupies a former electricity plant from 1901 on Gasverksgatan, its brick shell joined by an orange-red annex by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter. The annex's perforated metal facade carries the museum's name in cursive and holds the entrance, reception, café and an upper gallery. Inside, two new staircases divide the old turbine hall into exhibition areas, a workshop and a loading area. The museum has 809.5 square metres of exhibition space.
The museum was founded in 2009 as an extension of Stockholm's Moderna Museet, bringing international modern art to southern Sweden. This expansion established it as a major cultural presence across the Öresund region.
The museum's name refers to its parent institution in Stockholm, but its exhibition programme is independent. It opened with shows by Luc Tuymans and Astrid Svangren, alongside 1960s works from the Moderna Museet collection. The orange-red annex, with its perforated metal facade, has become a visual marker for the museum in Malmö.
The museum is on Gasverksgatan in the former electricity plant, with the entrance in the orange-red street annex. The 1901 turbine hall and upper galleries are linked by two new staircases; the ground floor is glazed. The building has 809.5 square metres of exhibition space and a 107-square-metre workshop.
The museum runs a special program for infants up to 15 months old, introducing them to colors and materials through hands-on play. This approach lets even the youngest visitors experience art in their own way.
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