The Hallwyl Museum
An immersive experience by francescamilk
The Tapestry
The tapestries were made in the second half of the 16th century,
and were purchased for the house in 1894.Â
Isak Gustaf Clason based his design for the whole room on them,
both the size and the colour scheme.
There is a total of six tapetstries; two hang in the Small Drawing Room.
They represent the sixth song of the Odyssey
 where Odysseus (or Ulysses) meets Nausicaa.
The Fireplace
The fireplaces in the house never in fact had a practical use,
as a modern central heating system with hot air was installed
when the house was built.
The purpose of the fireplaces is instead to reflect the different
historical styles of the rooms.
Above, the relief over the mantelpiece in Carrara marble
was made by the sculptor Gusten Lindberg.
The Ceiling
This ceiling painting, by Julius Kronberg, alludes to the musical function of the room.
On the right and left ends, there are two latin inscriptions.
The title is “An Open-air concert”.
”Ars mollit vitam modulis vel imagine formans” means
“Art and music beautify our lives”.
”Pulcra domus docto quasi musica fixa videtur” freely translated reads:
“A beautiful house is for a connoisseur like music petrified”.
The Grand Piano
This Steinway Grand Piano was delivered in 1896
with a relatively simple, brown pear wood case.
The architect, Isak Gustaf Clason, was asked to design
a new case in a Baroque-inspired style,
more in keeping with the decoration of the room.
The instrument, which is unique of its kind, was restored in 1990
and is still kept in perfect concert pitch.
The Museum
The Hallwyl Museum is a private house from the turn of the century 1900.
The house was inhabited until 1930 and has since been a state-owned museum
which is now part of the National Historical Museums (SHM), a government agency.
Explore Hallwyl Museum's fantastic environment and history wherever you are. We offer digital guided tours, lectures and much more.
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