Aguéli museum, Art museum in Sala, Sweden.
The Aguéli Museum in Sala displays paintings and drawings by a Swedish artist who worked across Northern Europe. The collection spans works created throughout different phases of his artistic practice.
The museum opened in 1961, run by the non-profit Sala Konstförening, and has occupied the Täljstenen cultural quarter in Sala since 2007. Its core is a donation of 32 paintings and sketches by Ivan Aguéli, given by Sala city physician Carl Friberg (1865–1949) to the National Museum for deposit at the Aguéli Museum.
The museum honors Ivan Aguéli, whose works bridge Western and Islamic artistic traditions. Visitors can see how his creative approach shifted after his time in Egypt.
The museum sits in central Sala and is easy to reach on foot. Visitors can find information about opening times on site and explore the collection independently or with guidance.
The museum's 32 paintings and sketches by Ivan Aguéli were donated by Carl Friberg, the town physician in Sala from 1865 to 1949, to the National Museum for deposit at the Aguéli Museum. The permanent collection also holds works by Helene Schjerfbeck, Edvard Munch and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
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