Nationalmuseum

The Nationalmuseum Sweden is one of the most beautiful museum buildings in the world. Closed for renovation until 2017 the museum now shows their collections and exhibitions in several different venues around Stockholm, Sweden and internationally.
See collections exhibitions at Konstakademi or changing exhibitions at their gallery space on Terminal 5 at Arlanda Airport. There is also a great collaborative space at Kulturhuset.

Closed for a while. Temporary location has tiny collection. Why even bother.

I visited the National Museum just today. Currently, adults are 120kr; students are 100kr.
The museum has a nice collection of paintings. I was delighted to see Rembrandt’s self portrait as well as a version of Munch’s The Scream. There are 3 floors (including ground floor):
Ground: special free exhibit, ticket office, gift shop, lockers/​coat area (requires a 1kr deposit)
First: Swedish design, from 1500-​present.
Second: Nordic/​European paintings and sculptures, from 1500−1800ish. + special exhibits
I thought the gallery was just the right size – not too big and not too small. We were there for about 2 hours; probably going back for one more visit would still be just as enjoyable. If you like studying all the works, I think it’d take at least a solid 3 hours.
I enjoyed most of the paintings, but really liked looking at the modern design exhibit – old phones, calculators, chairs, the first microwave oven, etc. Very cool.
Though I must add that the extra 4^th star is really for their current special exhibit, The Four Seasons. I think it’s only on until the end of May. I highly recommend that exhibit, especially for those who haven’t seen Swedish painters’ work. These paintings were quite different from what I’ve seen in canvas work; the lighting of the sky and water, especially those that depicted the long/​short Nordic days, were really beautiful. This is one of the most enjoyable exhibitions I’ve ever been to at a museum.
Overall, lovely museum. It not only has a nice collection, but the National Museum building is in itself a beautiful thing to see.

Probably the most extensive and renowned collection in town. Please dedicate at least one half or better full day to fully explore all its sections.

Nice interior, food not great. Just sit there with a drink instead.

The Atrium is the restaurant inside the national museum of Sweden (Nationalmuseum), hosted inside the centre courtyard of the museum. The interior is quite light with the ceiling, being all glass, several floors above.
The food is like what you can expect from an eating place inside a museum but a bit higher quality. All the food seems to actually be cooked on the premises with fresh ingredients, however maybe not the best considering the amount of fat on the pieces of beef in the stew I had. Food is good enough though and it is a nice place to sit down to relax your tired feet after walking around the museum.

das nationalmuseum in stockholm ist wahrscheinlich die kunstadresse mit dem größten renommé in schweden. die sammlung ist umfangreich und in vielen werken bedeuend. dort finden sich beispielsweise werke rembrandts und viele andere namhafte künstler von barock bis zur gegenwart. selbstverständlich gibt es einen nordeuropäischen bzw. schwedischen schwerpunkt in den ausstellungen. auch die wanderausstellungen — wie derzeit die toulouse-​lautrec-​ausstellung — sind immer einen besuch wert!
ein besonderes augenmerk möchte ich auf das museumscafé richten. irgendwie zieht es mich in einem museum immer erst in die gastronomische abteilung ;)
im nationalmuseum ist diese aber auch besonders gelungen. in einem glas-​überdachten innenhof sitzt man gemütlich und erholt sich von einem ausführlichen stadt– oder museums-​gang. die karte ist nicht umfangreich, dafür aber sehr erlesen!
bei seichten brunnen-​geräuschen kann man hier mit kaffee und kuchen, oder einem schönen salat entspannen und die eindrücke des tages reflektieren.
ich kenne so ziemlich keinen enspannenderen ort in der stadt, der einen mehr zur ruhe kommen läst!
auch einfach mal zur einkehr empfohlen, wenns mal wieder regnet, was ja so selten nicht vorkommt :)