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| Established | 1975 |
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| Location | Malmö,Scania,Sweden |
| Coordinates | 55°35′43″N12°59′57″E / 55.595403°N 12.999128°E /55.595403; 12.999128 |
| Website | malmokonsthall |
Malmö Konsthall is an exhibition hall located in the center ofMalmö,Sweden. It is one of the largest exhibition halls for contemporary art in Europe.[1][2][3]
The hall was designed by architect Klas Anshelm (1914-1980), who was inspired by theParis studio of the sculptorConstantin Brâncuși. It was built between 1971-1974 and is constructed of concrete, glass, wood and aluminium. The ceiling is made of domes with natural and artificial light sources. The light well has a large sloping skylight admitting northern light.[1] The building was awarded the 1974Kasper Salin Prize by the Swedish Association of Architects.[4]
The gallery was renovated in 1994, connecting the older brick building next door (Hantverkshuset or Craft Building) with the exhibition hall, and thus gaining space for a book store selling books, posters and postcards, a children’s area and a restaurant that offers Swedish food.[5]
The hall arranges exhibitions of international work that included modern art classics and current experiments.[1]Usually there are about ten different exhibitions each year, attracting over 200,000 visitors.Exhibitions of well-known artists have includedEdvard Munch,Van Gogh,Louise Bourgeois andDavid Shrigley.[5]Other exhibitions have shownKandinsky,Klee,Joan Miró,Giovanni Giacometti,Keith Haring,Andres Serrano,Peter Greenaway andTony Cragg.[6]As well as painting and sculpture, the hall is used for events such as theater performances, films and lectures.[5]The Malmö Konsthall also organizes many educational activities for adults and children.[6]
A travel guide says of the center "In our view, no other venue in southern Sweden so effectively mingles contemporary architecture with modern paintings".[7] Another guide says "even if there was no art there, would be worth visiting for its use of light and space".[8]
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