Artipelag – A unique destination

Across more than 10,000 square metres, you will find a spacious art gallery and a shop offering our own design products. At the heart of the venue stands our Artbox – an impressive world-class event for events, concerts, and performances, complete with dedicated artist facilities.

There are also activity areas for children and families, conference rooms in various sizes, and two restaurants featuring outdoor seating and stunning sea views.

The Nature

The location was chosen with great care. “We were looking for somewhere close to Stockholm, but that still embodied everything unique about the Swedish archipelago – fresh air, glistening water, cliffs, beaches, and abundant flora and fauna. Here at Hålludden, about 20 km east of Stockholm, we found our dream site,” Björn explains.

For those who wish to explore freely, there is ample space along the nature trails – the property spans an area equivalent to 36 football fields, totalling 22 hectares. A long coastal boardwalk stretches from the parking area through the diverse landscape and up to the main building, ensuring that even individuals with accessibility needs can experience the untouched archipelago nature.

The Architecture

The building is comparable to Sweden’s most prominent state-owned museums and art exhibition institutions in size. Yet architect Johan Nyrén has successfully designed a structure that blends harmoniously with its natural surroundings, dressed in bevelled pitched-pine planks and carefully located between the pine trees and the cliffs with a stunning view of Baggensfjärden. A core idea was to greet visitors in the entrance hall with the four elements: fire crackling in the large open fireplace, earth and rock upon which the building rests, and the crisp air and shimmering water surrounding and framing the space.

Artipelag offers much to those interested in nature and architecture – from the walkway leading to the sedum-covered roof to the massive rock face in the restaurant and the beautifully slanted walls of the smaller art rooms. Many believe that Johan Nyrén, with this final masterpiece, will etch his name in the annals of international architectural history.

The Art Museum

With its 3,000 square metres, Artipelag is one of Stockholm’s most prominent art museums.

The main exhibition hall spans over 1,000 square metres and features a 65-metre-long wall facing Baggensfjärden. Additionally, there are four exhibition rooms with distinctive architecture and beautifully crafted walls designed to evoke the senses.

The “Johan Nyrén Rooms” are located on the northern side, providing a stunning natural light ideal for displaying art. These rooms also meet the latest standards for climate control, security, and functionality required for exhibiting art.

The Artbox

This extraordinary multifunctional event hall is suitable for various activities, including conferences, presentations, product launches, trade fairs, concerts, galas, TV and film productions, and other grand events. The hall offers a floor area of 1,200 square metres, a ceiling height of 12 metres, and, like the rest of the building, meticulously designed acoustics.

Adjacent to the Artbox are artist facilities covering approximately 390 square metres. These include 11 dressing rooms, makeup stations, a costume room, and a relaxation area with a terrace overlooking the water. Naturally, the facilities also include a kitchen, showers, and toilets.

The Coastal Boardwalk

Artipelag is a truly unique destination, renowned in part for its stunning coastal boardwalk. These wide walkways, constructed from larch wood, stretch approximately 1 kilometre from the lower car parks, past the jetties, and up to the building’s western entrance. The boardwalk allows everyone, including wheelchair users and families with strollers, to comfortably navigate through the forest, across cliffs, and alongside open, glistening water.

In autumn 2023, the boardwalk was extended with a branch leading down to Bigert & Bergström’s sculpture Solar Egg.

Bådan

Rising from the floor of Bådan Café & Pâtisserie is a large rock formation – referred to in the archipelago tradition as a båda. This formation consists of gneiss, a rock that dates back approximately 2 billion years. When the last ice age retreated around 11,000 years ago, the båda was polished into its current softly rounded shape. At the same time, the land began to rise, and this natural masterpiece emerged from the sea sometime around 1,000 BCE.

We are proud to feature it as a permanent work of art. The candleholders, ”Nature’s Power” are made by Siri Seger.

Artipelag Restaurant

At the top of the building, on the third floor, you’ll find Artipelag Restaurant with sweeping views over Baggensfjärden. The maritime wood floor, the large panoramic windows, and the open fireplace lend the dining room an aura of calm and harmony. The furniture comes from the November collection, designed exclusively for Artipelag and inspired by the soft November light of the Stockholm archipelago.

All dishes are prepared from scratch by our chefs, pastry chefs, and bakers. The menu follows the seasons and draws inspiration from the surrounding landscape, with an emphasis on locally sourced ingredients. In 2026, Artipelag was named Best Restaurant/Café in Evimetrix’s annual Stockholmers’ Favorite Museum survey—an honor we previously received in 2020.

ARTIPELAG Design shop

Directly to the left of the foyer is the Artipelag Design Shop, with its elegant boat-shaped form in harmony with Johan Nyrén’s grand architecture. From the start, the idea was to create something other than a typical museum shop—more a hybrid of store and showroom, shaped by the Scandinavian lifestyle and its focus on quality, sustainability, and natural materials.

The selection ties in with the current exhibitions and brings together Artipelag’s own designs alongside carefully chosen pieces from other designers. Here you’ll find the November furniture collection, Siri Seger’s Sirivas vase and Artipelag planters, salt and pepper mills, and oak cutting boards in the same design language, among other things. The full range is also available in our online shop.