Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Kaknäs Tower
(at 500 feet, once the tallest building in Scandinavia—45
kr; June-Aug daily 9:00-22:00; Sept-May Mon-Sat 10:00-21:00, Sun
10:00-18:00; restaurant on 28th floor, east of downtown—bus #69 from Ny-
broplan or Sergels Torg, tel. 08/667-2105); and the
Katarina
viewing plat-
form in Södermalm, near the Slussen T-bana stop. (The Katarina elevator is
no longer working, but you can get to the platform via a pedestrian bridge
from Mosebacke Torg, to the south.)
sterna)
—Stockholm's 200-year-old art museum (on the Blasieholmen penin-
sula) is finally getting a facelift, as its home closes from mid-2013 through
2016 for an extensive renovation. Beginning in the fall of 2013, part of the
collection will be on display at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.
Cost and Hours:
Inquire locally about cost, hours, and other specifics of
the National Museum's exhibition at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine
Arts; the academy is between the train station and the palace at Fredsgatan 12,
tel. 08/232-925,
www.konstakademien.se
.
Visiting the Collection:
Though mediocre by European standards, the Na-
tional Museum owns a few good pieces. Highlights include several canvases
