Dansmuseet

Dansmuseet

Drottninggatan 17, the current premises of the museum
Location in Stockhold
Established 1953 (1953)
Location Drottninggatan 17, Stockholm, Sweden
Coordinates 59°19′47″N 18°04′05″E / 59.32972°N 18.06806°E / 59.32972; 18.06806
Type Museum for performing arts
Visitors 37,784 (2013)[1]
Director Erik Näslund[2]
Website dansmuseet.se

Dansmuseet (the Dance Museum) is a museum for the performing and visual arts located in Stockholm, Sweden. Opened in 1953 in the basement of the Royal Swedish Opera, it originally displayed a large collection of dance-related art that belonged to Rolf de Maré, a leader of the Ballets suédois in Paris from 1920–25. The museum is currently located at Drottninggatan 17.[2]

References

  1. "Landets museer behöll sin starka roll under 2013" (PDF). Riksförbundet Sveriges museer. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 Boldemann, Marcus (10 December 2011). "Dansmuseet flyttar till bankpalats". www.dn.se. Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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