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Reception of Bildmuseet in Umeå, northern Sweden
Bildmuseet, or 'the Museum of Images', is an awarded museum located in Umeå, northern Sweden.
Photo credit: Wilhelm Rejnus

Bildmuseet, Umeå

Bildmuseet does not only offer interesting exhibitions, created in co-operation with museums, artists and universities from all over the world – it is also an architectural gem.
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BildmuseetBildmuseet shows exhibitions of international contemporary art, sometimes along with art historical retrospectives.

Located next to the Umeälven river, the seven floors of Bildmuseet (roughly translated ”the museum of image”) reside behind a striking façade of Siberian larch. Existential, political and philosophical issues are intrinsic to the programme. Bildmuseet has been prized for both its architecture, by Henning Larsen Architects in collaboration with White, and the overall experience. 

Bildmuseet, Östra Strandgatan 30B, 903 33 Umeå

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Bildmuseet, Umeå

Bildmuseet is a centre for contemporary art and other forms of visual expressions located on the shores of the Umeälven river.

Photo: Henke Olofsson/ Visit Umeå Content Bank

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Bildmuseet, Umeå

Photo: Henke Olofsson/ Visit Umeå Content Bank

Image museum in Umeå

Photo: Guillaume de Basly/imagebank.sweden.se

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BildmuseetBildmuseet shows exhibitions of international contemporary art, sometimes along with art historical retrospectives.