Millesgården
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Millesgården is an art museum and sculpture garden, located on the island of Lidingö in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the grounds of the former home of sculptor Carl Milles (1875–1955) and his wife, the artist Olga Milles (1874–1967). Millesgården consists of three main parts: the artists' former home, an art gallery, and a sculpture park.
Key facts
- Museum.name
- Millesgården
- Museum.logo
- Millesgården Logo.svg
- Museum.image
- Millesgården 2007.jpg
- Museum.imagesize
- 200
- Museum.caption
- Millesgården Main Building
- Museum.established
- 1936
- Museum.location
- Lidingö, Stockholm, Sweden
- Museum.type
- Art museum, sculpture garden
- Museum.director
- Onita Wass
- Museum.curator
- Tomas Järliden
- Museum.website
- www.millesgarden.se
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- Official website
- www.millesgarden.se
- Image
- Millesgården 2007.jpg
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- Millesgården
- inception
- 1936-01-01
- date of official opening
- 1936-00-00
- street address
- Herserudsvägen 32, SE-181 50
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- native label
- Millesgården
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- History
- Millesgården in popular culture
- Gallery
- Buildings at Millesgården
- Interior
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Millesgården is an art museum and sculpture garden, located on the island of Lidingö in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the grounds of the former home of sculptor Carl Milles (1875–1955) and his wife, the artist Olga Milles (1874–1967). Millesgården consists of three main parts: the artists' former home, an art gallery, and a sculpture park.
==History== In 1906, the artist couple Carl and Olga Milles bought a plot on Lidingö. The house was designed by architect Karl M. Bengtson (1878–1935) and inaugurated in 1908. Later renovations and extensions were done in collaboration with Milles's brother architect Evert Milles (1885–1960). They planned to build a home associated with art. At Millesgården the works are mainly by Carl Milles. At the entrance of the middle terrace is a sculpture garden and another sculpture workshop, Lilla Ateljén. This was the primary residence of Carl and Olga Milles until 1931. In 1936, Millesgården was transformed into a foundation which was handed over as a gift to the Swedish people.
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