Following an extensive renovation, which resulted in a new collection exhibition, new temporary exhibition spaces, and a new entrance, the Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design in Stockholm, or simply ArkDes, has recently opened its doors again. Designed by Arrhov Frick, an acclaimed architecture practice based in the Swedish capital, the museum’s historic entrance, as said, also renewed, subtly signals the venue’s new guise, and ushers visitors towards a sequence of reconfigured spaces with alluring exhibitions. The various rooms have been designed by the aforementioned practice in collaboration with Swedish design and communication practice A.M., and have been transformed into contemporary and easily adaptable blank canvases suitable for hosting almost any show or event. ArkDes currently presents no less than seven exhibitions presenting a broad range of works of architecture and design spanning the 20th century to today.
At the heart of this holistic reimagining of the museum’s visitor experience, a brand new display brings to light never-before-seen works from ArkDes’s collection of over four million objects. The programme of exhibitions also includes the first presentation of Designing Motherhood in Europe, an exhibition which invites visitors on a journey through the evolution of design that influences the arc of human reproduction, from conception, pregnancy and birth, to postpartum experiences. Additionally, there’s an outdoor installation co-created by the collective MYCKET, and Power of Places — a prototype of one of the museum’s practice-based research initiatives in Sweden. These projects foreground the spaces of the museum as an open platform to understand the influence and potential of architecture and design for society in the past, today, and into the future. © superfuture
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