What`s On April 2015

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What’s On April 2015
Museums & Attractions
Until 5/4
City Walks – Cities in transformation. www.bonnierskonsthall.se
Ongoing
Until 6/4
Traingone – The first major retrospective of Frank Bowling's
work shown in Europe outside the UK. www.spritmuseum.se
Constructing Worlds – Photography and architecture
in the modern age. www.arkdes.se
Ongoing
Until 15/4
The Other Camera – Photos showing South Africa from within.
www.varldskulturmuseerna.se/etnografiskamuseet
Asylum – Schiaparelli meets artists and designers like
Ann-Sofie Back, Martin Margiela and Sandra Backlund.
www.kulturhusetstadsteatern.se
Until 19/4
Gothic horror landscapes – 19th century meet metal hard rock
record covers and landscapes from the computer game world.
www.sven-harrys.se
Ongoing
The Swedish Nature – Discover our important natural
environment and see species that live here, in real close sight.
www.nrm.se
Until 26/4
Maintenence Art Works – Mierle Laderman Ukele.
www.marabouparken.se
Ongoing
Swedish Folk Art – focuses on the driving forces and sources
of inspiration. www.nordiskamuseet.se
Ongoing
Sápmi “On beeing Sami in Sweden” – A story of
possibilities and difficulties, power and resistance,
rights and unrighteousness. www.nordiskamuseet.se
Ongoing
City Hall – One of Sweden's most fascinating and impressive
buildings! Guided tours all year round.
www.stockholm.se/OmStockholm/Stadshuset/
Ongoing
Swedish Music Hall of Fame – A new cultural hotspot
dedicated to Swedish pop music. www.smhof.se
Ongoing
ABBA the Museum – The home of ABBA's collected works.
An interactive exhibition that allows the audience to get close
to their favourite band. www.abbathemuseum.com
Ongoing
Sleeping Beauties, Dreams and Costumes – The world's
second largest collection of costumes from the legendary
Russian ballet in Paris. www.dansmuseet.se
Ongoing
Pompeii – Combining Carl Milles love for Italy with
archeology. www.millesgarden.se
Ongoing
Digital Revolution – An Immersive exhibition of Art, Design,
Film, Music and Video Games. www.tekniskamuseet.se
Ongoing
History of Sweden – An exhibition displaying thousands
of years of Swedish history, from the 11th century to
the present day. www.historiska.se
Starting 10/4 Bulletproof – Vee Speers. www.fotografiska.eu
Starting 17/4 Everything Must Go – Comprises a conceptual store
with specially produced products by Ann-Sophie Back.
www.nationalmuseum.se
17/4-19/4
Market Art Fair – Scandinavia's fair for contemporary art
celebrates 10 years. www.liljevalchs.se
Starting
25/4
Focus on the home – Through Pehr Hilleström's paintings
we get a notion of the interior in a Swedish 18th century home.
www.sven-harrys.se
Starting
30/4
A colorful flower show inside the Drottningholm Palace.
www.kungahuset.se
Ongoing
Akram Zaatari “Unfolding” – He excavates images, objects,
stories and rumors. www.modernamuseet.se
Ongoing
Colour Storms – A number of Emil Nolde's most expressive oil
paintings, watercolours and prints. www.waldemarsudde.se
Ongoing
The Theatre of Death – Royal burials from 1560-1950.
www.livrustkammaren.se
Ongoing
Legacy – 16 Nobel Laureates on inspiration, role models
and the value of passing something on. www.nobelmuseum.se
Ongoing
Souvenir – Martin Parr's images critique the contemporary
culture of consumerism. www.fotografiska.eu
Ongoing
Beer – Swedish brewing history, culture and trends.
www.spritmuseum.se
Ongoing
Heri Dono – one of Indonesia's most renowned artists.
www.fargfabriken.se
Ongoing
The Glitter and the Gold – Jewelry related to Swedish royals
from the 16th century until now. www.livrustkammaren.se
Ongoing
Fossil and Evolution – Animals and plants that have come
and gone during the history of Earth. www.nrm.se
Ongoing
Medieval Art – Crucifixes, altarpieces and statues from the
time when Sweden was Catholic. www.historiska.se
Ongoing
Earth Matters – When natural and creative forces meet.
www.artipelag.se
Ongoing
Ongoing
I Have Been to Hell and Back – Louise Bourgeois sculptures
and works on paper and textile. www.modernamuseet.se
Propaganda posters and postcards from World War I – From
the Central Museum of Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
in Moscow. www.armemuseum.se
Ongoing
Ongoing
Markus Schinwald – Exploring the idea of the human body
as a cultural construction. www.magasin3.com
Veronica Nygren “Textile art and radical design” –
The works of Ernest Thiels's great-granddaughter.
www.thielska-galleriet.se
Ongoing
Denise Grünstein "En Face" – Art project carried out in the now
empty National museum building. www.nationalmuseum.se
Ongoing
Stroll through landscapes from other parts of the world,
anging from lush rainforests to dry deserts. www.bergianska.se
What’s On April 2015
Music & Entertainment
Every Friday
Organ concerts in St. Jacob's church played
on pipes from 1746, at 5pm. Free admission.
www.stockholmsdomkyrkoforsamling.se
1
Honeck conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 1.
www.konserthuset.se
17-18
Torobaka – Akram Khan and Israel Galván. www.dansenshus.se
17-18, 21-22, Midsummer Night's Dream – Celebrate Midsummer with the
25, 27,
Royal Ballet! Created by the choreographer Alexander Ekman.
29-30
www.operan.se
18
Seinabo Sey. www.ticnet.se
20
Lara Fabian – The Belgian singer performs for the 1st time in
Sweden. www.cirkus.se
22
Russel Peters – The Canadian comedian mixes quick-witted
comments to the audience with universal topics. www.ticnet.se
1
Dry The River – Folk music inspired gospel. www.debaser.se
1, 8, 10, 14,
17, 21, 24,
29
Lunch in the Golden Hall. Concerts with singers and artists
from the Royal Opera. www.operan.se
24
Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra. www.kmh.se
2
Sami Yusuf – One of the Middle East's biggest pop icons.
www.berwaldhallen.se
24, 28
Maria Stuarda – An opera by Gaetano Donizetti.
Performed in Italian with Swedish subtitles. www.operan.se
4
Dragonforce – Powermetal. www.debaser.se
25
Alesso. www.globearenas.se
4-7
Shen Yun – Taking you on a journey through 5, 000 years
of Chinese culture through music and dance. www.cirkus.se
25
Anthony B & Born Fire Band. www.nalen.se
26
Brass in Concert – Spring concert at The House of Nobility.
www.riddarhuset.se
26
James Carter Organ Trio – A virtuoso saxophonist who draws
inspiration from free jazz to R&B. www.fasching.se
27
Liberty! The Music that united the World! –
Glenn Miller Orchestra Scandinavia. www.konserthuset.se
30
Joshua Radin – Folk rock & acoustic. www.ticnet.se
6
Stockholm International Tap Dance Festival.
www.sodrateatern.com
8
Lunch concert at the Film & Music library, Kulturhuset, with
students from the Royal College of Music. www.kmh.se
9
The Band of Karlberg plays marches and melodies at
The House of Nobility. www.riddarhuset.se
9
Prokofiev and Shostakovich – Violin concert.
www.konserthuset.se
9-10
Afectos – Rocío Molina and Rosario ”La Tremendita”.
www.dansenshus.se
10
Chess in Concert – Swedish artists singing songs from
the musical. www.globearenas.se
10
100 years with Billie Holiday. www.konserthuset.se
10-11
Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. www.berwaldhallen.se
10, 17, 24
Lost in Translation – An improv comedy show about finding
yourself in Sweden. www.ticnet.se
11
Dance like in the 30's – Balboa, swing and jazz.
www.nordiska.se
11
Dance evening – Recreate the classical feeling from the past.
www.nalen.se
12
Jimmy Carr – One of the world's most famous comedians in
recent years does a much-awaited first visit to Sweden.
www.ticnet.se
12
A tribute to Jussi – Jussi Björling was one of the world's
foremost tenors. www.berwaldhallen.se
13
Sport & Activities
Daily except
Mondays
Cosmonova – Movies in the world's largest film format
including digital 3D movies. For English sound, bring your own
earphones. www.nrm.se
Every Thu,
Fri, Sat
Stockholm Our Way walking tours – Tours in the Old Town
and Stockholm must-sees. www.stockholmourway.se
Fri-Sun
The Archipelago Tour – 2, 5 – 3 hours. Experience the best
our beautiful archipelago has to offer. Book your tour ticket at
Stockholm Visitor Center, Sergels torg 5
Various dates Football – various teams.
www.tele2arena.se www.friendsarena.se
2
Ice hockey – AIK Hockey-Tingsryds AIK. Book your ticket at
Stockholm Visitor Center, Sergels Torg 5. www.globearenas.se
2-6
Easter celebrations at Skansen. www.skansen.se
3-5
Stockholm International Easter Dog Show www.kistamassan.se
4, 11, 18, 25 Millennium Guided Tour – In the footsteps of Lisbeth Salander
and Mikael Blomkvist. www.stadsmuseet.stockholm.se
5, 12
Al Murray – Repeatedly pushed high on lists
of Britain's funniest people. www.ticnet.se
Bruno Vintage Market – Luxury flea market with clothes,
shoes and accessories. www.bakatframat.se
8
13-18
Stockholm Film Festival Junior – Film screenings for children
and teenagers. www.stockholmfilmfestival.se
Sweden-Denmark, friendly football match rehearsal for FIFA
Women's World Cup www.tele2arena.se
11-12
14
Hamlet a Stand up – The whole story of Hamlet fits
in this one-man show. www.boulevardsteatern.se
Medieval market in Kungsträdgården.
www.kungstradgarden.se
18
Cherry Blossom Day. www.kungstradgarden.se
14-15
The Stanley Clarke Band – A true pioneer in jazz and fusion.
www.fasching.se
24-26
Stockholm Scrap & Pearl Event. www.globearenas.se
24-26
STHLM Trädgårdsmässa (Garden fair).
www.sthlmtradgardsmassa.se
14-19
Stockholm Art Week – Fairs, exhibitions and art events all held
during one week. www.stockholmartweek.se
25
14-26
Sibelius/Nielsen Festival – Celebrating the 150 year
anniversary of two grand composers of symphonic music.
www.sibeliusnielsen.com
Stockholm Culture Night – Culturists throughout the city stand
united offering a buffet of art, music and dance to celebrate
Stockholm's cultural diversity. www.kulturnattstockholm.se
25
Women’s Health Half Marathon. www.whhm.se
15-16
Shostakovich's Sixth symphony. www.berwaldhallen.se
25
16
Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses – Master Quest.
www.globearenas.se
Flea market right in the city, Blasieholmstorg.
www.torgloppis.se
25-26
16
O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra. www.musikaliska.com
The Scandinavian Sci-Fi, Game & Film Convention.
www.scifiworld.se
30
Walpurgis celebrations. www.skansen.se
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