PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE
The Nationalmuseum collections of paintings and sculptures comprise some 16,000 works. Artists such as Rembrandt, Rubens, Goya, Renoir, Degas and Gauguin are represented, as are the Swedish artists Carl Larsson, Ernst Josephson, C F Hill and Anders Zorn. The collection includes art from the late Middle Ages up to the beginning of the 20th century, with the emphasis on Swedish 18th and 19th century painting. Duth painting from the 17th century is also well represented, and the French 18th century collection is regarded as one of the best in the world.
DESIGN AND APPLIED ARTS
The museum's collection of applied art, design and industrial design spans over a long period, from the 14th century to today. It consists of ca. 30,000 objects of which a third are ceramics and thereafter, in order of numbers, textiles, glass, precious and non-precious metals, furniture, books etc.The collection of applied art from the Renaissance to the early 20th century is currently not on display but will be shown in a new permanent exhibition in renovated halls.Form and artistic value are the basic criteria for museum acquisitions. Pieces from Sweden and the other Nordic countries are given priority, but even other countries are represented, especially those that have been significant for design development.
PRINTS AND DRAWINGS
The collection of Prints and Drawings comprises about 500 000 items from late mediaeval times up to the year 1900. Central to the collections are in excess of 2000 master drawings that Carl Gustaf Tessin acquired during his tour of duty as Sweden's ambassador to France. Of particular importance are collections of works by Rembrandt, Watteau, Edouard Manet, Johan Tobias Sergel, Carl Larsson, Carl Fredrik Hill and Ernst Josephson.
Since drawings are highly sensitive to light, the collection is not on permanent display but is shown in special temporary exhibitions. The department has its own public galleries on the ground floor. The premises also contain a study room where scholars and interested parties can inspect individual items on request.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLEY AND THE ROYAL CASTLES COLLECTIONS
From the beginning the Royal Castles Collections consisted, as appears from he name, of the parts of the art collections of the royal pleasure-palaces which were owned by the State. Today the Royal Castles Collections at the Nationalmuseum administer the majority of the paintings, drawings, engravings, and sculptures existing in five of the royal pleasure-palaces, i.e. Gripsholm, Drottningholm, Strömsholm, Rosersberg and Ulriksdal.The largest collection is the National Portrait Gallery founded in 1822 at the Gripsholm Castle which today includes 4000 works of art. Gradually, the area of responsibility of the Royal Castles Collections has been extended and now comprises 18 palaces, manors and other units.
THE GUSTAVSBERG PORECELAIN COLLECTION
The Gustavsberg Porecelain Collection consists of approximately 35 000 objects, manufactured at the Gustavsberg Porcelain Factory from the 1830’s up until the factory's closing in 1994.
