Strindbergsmuseet

About the museum

The Strindbergsmuseet is at Drottninggatan 85 in the Blå tornet (Blue Tower), a residential building with a copper-clad tower roof. August Strindberg moved there in 1908 and lived in the house during his last four years. The house was newly built and modern for its time, with a lift, electricity, central heating and a flush toilet.

The museum opened in 1973 and is run by a foundation formed by the City of Stockholm, the Strindbergssällskapet (Strindberg Society) and the Nordiska museet. Its purpose is to illuminate Strindberg's life and work through exhibitions, documentation and research. Since 2002 the museum has also been the principal of Strindbergs Intima teater (Strindberg's Intimate Theatre).

The core is the author's last home, a three-room flat that has been reconstructed with Art Nouveau interiors, books and personal objects. There is also the basic exhibition Strindberg i centrum (Strindberg at the Centre), arranged by theme, showing his writing, painting, photography and theatre, with objects, letters, photographs and film clips. On the sixth floor there is a library of literature about Strindberg.

Highlights

• Strindberg's reconstructed last home in the Blå tornet
• The basic exhibition Strindberg i centrum, with objects, letters and film clips
• Strindberg's library and personal belongings
• Collections of books, photographs and press cuttings
• Tours and city walks in Strindberg's neighbourhood

Permanent exhibitions

• Strindberg i centrum – A basic exhibition arranged by theme, such as Strindberg as a dramatist, relationships and gender, class society, the sciences, and painting and music, with objects, letters, photographs and film clips.
• Strindbergs sista bostad – The reconstructed flat in the Blå tornet where Strindberg lived from 1908 to 1912, with Art Nouveau interiors, a library and personal objects.

Founded

1973

Operated by

Stiftelsen Strindbergsmuseet

Admission & discounts

Groups and school classes book tours in advance; prices are shown on the museum's tours page.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is in an ordinary residential building and is not fully wheelchair-accessible. There are five steps between street level and the lift; a wheelchair ramp can be arranged on request. The lift is about 1 m wide and 91 cm deep, with a 62 cm wide door. The museum's exhibition rooms and Strindberg's flat are on the fourth floor, and the library on the sixth. Doors in the flat are 60–80 cm wide and often have thresholds.

Kids & families

School programmes from preschool upwards; classes up to and including year 3 go free.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Coat check

Shop with books by and about Strindberg, notebooks, postcards and similar items. Bags, rucksacks, umbrellas and outer clothing are left in the cloakroom.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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