Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design

The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design is a museum on Skeppsholmen dedicated to exploring building practices and design. The building contains rotating exhibitions, installations, and discussion spaces where contemporary topics about construction and creation are presented.

The institution was founded in 1962 as the Swedish Museum of Architecture and evolved into a national center for studying building traditions. Over the decades, its focus expanded to include contemporary approaches and the future of design.

The center reveals how architecture and design shape daily life in Sweden and the conversations about building and creating things. These practices show how people think about the spaces they inhabit and use.

The center is open on Tuesdays with extended hours until 22:00, while Wednesday through Sunday hours run between 10:00 and 18:00. It is helpful to check in advance whether special exhibitions or events have limited time frames.

Each year the center hosts a gingerbread house exhibition where professionals and amateurs create architectural structures from gingerbread. This unusual event shows how design can playfully enter everyday life and makes architecture accessible to everyone.

Location: Stockholm Municipality

Inception: 1962

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Operator: Kulturdepartementet, statlig förvaltningsmyndighet

Address: Exercisplan 4 Skeppsholmen, 111 49 Stockholm

Opening Hours: Tuesday 10:00-22:00; Wednesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00

Phone: +46852023500

Email: info@arkdes.se

Website: https://arkdes.se

GPS coordinates: 59.32581,18.08465

Latest update: December 9, 2025 18:47