See gold collars from the Migration Period, silver pendants from the Viking Age, glittering reliquaries from the Middle Ages, and other amazing objects.
In a fire in a church in Eskilstuna, a so-called Man of Sorrows was severely damaged. At the same time, the flames gave the sculpture a beauty entirely its own. Experience the fire-damaged sculpture in an exhibition together with other objects, photographs, and woodcuts. On view through 30 August, 2026.
Photo: Ola Myrin, The Swedish History Museum/SHM, CC-BY 4.0.
Upcoming exhibition: Dance Legends – Myths in Motion
How have classical myths and legends continued to live on through the art of dance? In the exhibition, medieval church art meets significant Swedish dance works. In collaboration with Dansmuseet, opens September 17.
