Hallwylska museet

About the museum

The Hallwylska museet is the former home of Count Walther and Countess Wilhelmina von Hallwyl. The couple had the architect Isak Gustaf Clason, together with his colleague Albert Collett, design a palace on Hamngatan in Stockholm, and the family moved in in 1898. The house has about 40 rooms on five floors and covers just over 2,000 square metres.

In 1920 the couple gave the house with its furnishings and collections to the state, and the handover took place officially at the beginning of 1921. Walther von Hallwyl died the same year, while Wilhelmina continued to live in the house and catalogued the collections until her death in 1930. The gift stipulated that the house should be shown as it looked when the family lived there.

The museum opened to the public in 1938 and is today administered by Statens historiska museer. The collections comprise more than 50,000 documented objects, including art, antiques, weapons, porcelain and silver. Visitors can experience how a wealthy family lived and entertained in Stockholm around the turn of the 20th century, and how the household staff worked in the large palace.

Highlights

• The state floor with the von Hallwyl family's salons and reception rooms
• A palace from 1898, preserved in its original condition
• Collections of art, weapons, porcelain and silver
• Guided and dramatised tours, and a family audio guide
• Free admission for children and young people up to and including 18

Permanent exhibition

• Paradvåningen – The von Hallwyl family's furnished floor with salons and reception rooms, preserved as it looked when the couple lived in the house, shown on guided tours.

Founded

1938

Operated by

Statens historiska museer

Visitors per year

approx. 228,138 (2017)

Admission & discounts

The entrance ticket covers the state floor and current exhibitions. Advance booking is not required for independent visits. Tiqets and Go City are accepted. A museum card can be borrowed from about ten libraries in Stockholm and gives two people free admission for one week.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum has five floors without a lift, and the public spaces are not accessible by wheelchair or rollator. A guided tour involves at least 103 steps up and down. The museum has a portable guide system that can be connected to hearing aids, and folding stools can be borrowed in the cloakroom. For visually impaired visitors there are magnifying glasses and torches to borrow in the shop, occasional audio-described tours, and a sensory map for people with neuropsychiatric diagnoses (NPF). The nearest place for vehicles with a parking permit is about 100 metres away, at Birger Jarlsgatan 4 (maximum three hours).

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Stroller-friendly: not available
• Baby changing facilities
• Playground / play area

Family tours for children aged 6–9 with an adult, dramatised tours and the holiday programme Snigeljakten (the Snail Hunt). The Katalogkatastrofen (Catalogue Catastrophe) trail is collected from the museum shop, and the family audio guide is recommended from age 6. There is a play room with a small kitchen and dining area. Prams are not allowed in the museum; the nearest place to lock them is Norrmalmstorg.

Getting there & parking

The museum is opposite Berzelii park and a short walk from the Dramaten.

Amenities & dining

• Restaurant
• Museum shop
• Lockers
• Wi-Fi

The Hallwylska restaurant is in the courtyard and closes in the autumn; it reopens in the spring, except for the Christmas buffet. Coin-free lockers are on the entrance level. Bags and jackets must be left in the lockers, and food and drink are not allowed in the museum. Free Wi-Fi for visitors; the username and password are shown in the entrance.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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