Liljevalchs 100 years Anniversary 2021

Since 1916, Liljevalchs has been an engine in Swedish art life. Here we remind you of the art gallery’s highlights and its history of more than 100 years. From the inaugural exhibition in 1916 with the top trio of the time Carl Larsson, Bruno Liljefors and Anders Zorn, to the 2020 pandemic presentation of Hilding Linnqvist.

When Liljevalchs was inaugurated in 1916, the Swedish Artists’ Association achieved the goal of creating an independent art gallery for permanent exhibitions of contemporary art. From the early years, Liljevalchs was established as an art gallery for both art and crafts, internationally and nationally, classics and contemporary.

Starting October 15, Liljevalchs presents scenes from 48 different exhibitions, reminding us of the breakthrough of modernists in 1918 and the Association of Swedish Artists’ Exhibition in 1921 with names such as Sigrid Hjertén and Siri Derkert, about the political 1960s with both The Nasty and Erotic Art, about Kjartan Slettemark’s poodle in 1975 and Hilma af Klint’s temple paintings in 1999.

In several exhibitions the home’s interior design and everyday design was noticed over they years starting in the Home Exhibition in 1917, and famous names such as Carl Malmsten, Märta Måås-Fjetterström and Josef Frank have of course been seen at Liljevalchs.

In 2012 Strindberg’s exhibition SexPosé the August. En djefla utställning was named Exhibition of the year, as was the spectacular fashion show Utopian Bodies. Fashion Looks Forward in 2015.

In 1952, a huge investment was made for the exhibition Mexican art from antiquity to present time as it required 12 train carriages for all objects. No wonder the exhibition broke the visitor record, the exhibition had an audience of 212,431 people.

These are just some of the highlights that are being shown in the exhibition which will be displayed between October 15, 2021, to January 16, 2022, in the Bergsten house.

Find out more about Liljevalchs 100 years anniversary here.