Grünewaldsalen, Concert hall in Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden
Grünewaldsalen is a concert hall in Konserthuset Stockholm with decorated walls and ceiling throughout the space. The artistic compositions show figures from music history and Greek mythology arranged to enhance the room's character.
The hall opened with the Konserthuset on 7 April 1926, designed by Ivar Tengbom. In early 1925 Isaac Grünewald was commissioned to decorate what was then the Lilla salen; he completed the wall and ceiling paintings in six months, his first monumental work. It was renamed Grünewaldsalen in the 1970s.
The hall was called Lilla salen until the 1970s, when it took the name of Isaac Grünewald, who decorated it in 1925 as his first monumental work. The stage curtain with column motifs was woven to Ivar Tengbom's instructions under textile designer Elsa Gullberg; the worn original was replaced by a copy by Astrid Sampe.
Grünewaldsalen seats up to 460 people and is reached through the foyer of Konserthuset Stockholm at Hötorget. It is used for concerts and events, so it can only be viewed when no performance or rehearsal is taking place; check the house programme before visiting.
The foyer carpet, 76 m², was woven by Bror Höög's mill in Borås after a motif Isaac Grünewald drew from Minoan Crete; a copy replaced the worn original in 1987. The hall's pendant lamps are still the originals designed by Robert Hult.
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