Wanås Konst

About the museum

Wanås Konst is a sculpture park in a beech forest on the Wachtmeister family’s estate in north-eastern Skåne. The site has medieval roots, and Wanås Castle (slottet Wanås) was rebuilt in 1556 in a form that can still largely be recognised today. The castle is still privately owned and is a private residence, and it is not open to visitors.

Art activities on the site began in 1987, and the non-profit foundation Wanås Konst was established in 1995 by Marika Wachtmeister. Over almost forty years a sculpture park has grown up on around 40 hectares of beech forest and in historic settings. The park today has nearly eighty permanent, site-specific works, among them in former cattle sheds and in the forest around the castle.

In addition to the permanent works, temporary exhibitions are shown outdoors and indoors, and the site has a drop-in art workshop, a café and a shop. Wanås Konst receives operating grants from Region Skåne, the Swedish Arts Council (Kulturrådet) and Östra Göinge municipality.

Highlights

• Nearly eighty permanent works in the beech forest
• Works by, among others, Yoko Ono and Poul Gernes
• Indoor exhibitions in historic buildings
• Café with locally sourced food and Shop & Deli
• Sculpture park open every day all year round

Founded

1987

Operated by

Stiftelsen Wanås Konst

Admission & discounts

Admission covers the sculpture park and the indoor exhibitions. Members of Wanås Konstklubb (the Wanås art club) always have free admission on presentation of their club card.

Accessibility

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

The entrance lodge is threshold-free, but the doors are opened manually and staff will help. The works Svindel and lignum have stairs and no lift. The paths in the park vary: some are easy to walk, others are hilly, and the most accessible ones are marked on the visitor map. A wheelchair can be borrowed in the entrance lodge, and a four-seater golf buggy can be borrowed for up to 1.5 hours after advance booking (driving licence required). Disabled parking is at the top of the car park and behind the entrance lodge. Most outdoor works may be touched, and tactile images can be borrowed for some larger installations. There is an induction loop in the entrance lodge. Guide dogs are allowed indoors too, and dogs on a lead outdoors.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities

Café with a children’s menu, a drop-in art workshop and activities such as an autumn-holiday workshop. Pushchairs can be borrowed at the entrance, and changing tables are in the accessible toilets in the entrance lodge.

Getting there & parking

Wanås is in north-eastern Skåne, near Knislinge.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Café with lunch, fika, beer and wine, and a children’s menu; gluten-free and lactose-free options are always available. Seating indoors and on the outdoor terrace, and food may be taken to marked picnic spots in the park. Shop & Deli sells art books, arts and crafts and local delicacies.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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