Kulturista - Cultural Experiences in West Sweden

C U LT U R E E X P E R I E N C E S I N W E S T S W E D E N 31 ABECITA MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, BORÅS The Abecita Museum of Modern Art houses world-class photography and graphic art, thanks to textile entrepreneurs Bengt and Berit Swegmark, who have displayed their fine collection in the old corset mill that they themselves once founded. Works by Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Louise Bourgeois and Roy Lichtenstein are just some of the many pop-art gems held by the museum. KONSTHALLEN BOHUSLÄNS MUSEUM I UDDEVALLA The popular Bohusläns Museum includes a contemporary art gallery whose exhibitions regularly make full and thoughtful use of the museum’s collections, problematising matters and posing questions for visitors to contemplate. The exhibitions’ themes range from works by established artists to those of newcomers and from national to international art. SCULPTURE IN PILANE In a Bronze-age burial field close-by Rönnäng on the island of Tjörn stands Jaume Plensa’s colossal stone head in marble-white, silently contemplating the rolling hillsides and sheep at pasture. Sculpture in Pilane was recently recognised by the Guardian newspaper as one of Europe’s top ten sculpture parks. NORDIC WATERCOLOUR MUSEUM A museum built on will-power and water, exhibiting works in watercolour from around the world. The museum also offers workshops open to the public, studios and a long list of cultural events. KONSTNÄRERNAS KOLLEKTIVVERKSTAD, BOTTNA At the junction where sea and mountains meet stand the artists’ collective workshops known as Konstnärernas Kollektivverkstad Bohuslän. The facility has Sweden’s only studio for sculpting in stone, an exhibition hall and a café with a sculpture garden. A few hundred metres from the studio complex lies the historic Gerlesborgsskolan (the Gerlesborg School of Fine Art), with its exhibition rooms and restaurant.