NORDIC WATERCOLOUR MUSEUM

Where art & nature meet

In the small town of Skärhamn, you’ll find one of the region’s most popular attractions – the Nordic Watercolour Museum. World-class art attracts victors from all over the world, but the museum also offers a wide range of fun activities for both young and old. Concerts, courses, performance art, workshops and fun happenings make the place buzz all year around. With its unique location right on the waterfront you can combine your art experience with a dip from the jetty. The museum is a place where art, people and nature meet. Did you know that the Nordic Watercolour Museum has previously been awarded the title of museum of the year? Also, the stunning building is the result of an architectural contest – the largest contest in the Nordics at the time of the opening (year 2000).

This spring’s big exhibition with the Swedish artist Gunilla Bergström – the creator of Alfons Åberg – will be followed by another legend: René Magritte (1898-1967). The exhibition is called “The laboratory of ideas” and it’s the first full-scale and exclusive exhibition by the artist in Sweden since 1967. Magritte is one of the masters of surrealism and his testimony is immeasurable – many of his pieces have become iconic. His paintings are mysterious, poetic and witty; you will probably recognise quite a few of them.

René Magritte’s artwork on paper is left almost unexplored, even though it lay the foundation for the rest of his paintings. Some of the 250 exhibited pieces have never before been shown to the public. Paper was clearly a source of joy for the artist, and he used it as a laboratory for his ideas. Unlike his oil paintings, which took a lot of precision and patience, on paper he could let his creativity run free.

The exhibition is put together by the Magritte specialists Julie Waseige and Xavier Canonne in collaboration with La Foundation Magritte.

A warm and heartfelt welcome to the Nordic Watercolor Museum.

EXHIBITIONS AT THE NORDIC WATERCOLOR MUSEUM

30 januari–18 april Gunilla Bergström - Här är Alfons Åberg! 8 maj–4 september René Magritte - Idéernas Laboratorium 25 september–22 januari 2023 Carin Ellberg

For opening hours, activities, courses – check out akvarellmuseet.org No entry fee for under 26s!

PAINT AND STAY

GREAT FOOD AND DRINK

In the same building as the Watercolor Museum, you’ll find Vatten (Water) Restaurant & Café. Here you’ll enjoy food created from the best seasonal produce all year round, both inside and out on the pier by the sea. Next to the museum, right by the sea, you’ll find Södra Hamnen 12, a seaside restaurant open all year and offering great food and drink with a focus on sustainability and local producers.

EXPERIENCE MORE ART AT TJÖRN!

Bike, hike or run the fantastic trail towards Pilane. Starting at the Nordic Watercolor Museum, follow the signposted trail that takes you through an amazing landscape towards Pilane.