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During the Christmas Holidays, children from all over the world were looking for hidden golden eggs in the grand halls of the Royal Palac...
Read moreVisiting the ten Royal palaces is like taking a journey through five centuries of history, art and culture. This year also marks a couple...
Read moreDiscover the Hall of State at the Royal Palace in 360°. This room was the centre of Swedish power for centuries, and is still used for of...
Read moreThis year is a double jubilee, marking 500 years since Gustav Vasa was elected king in 1523 – ushering in a new era that shaped modern Sw...
Read moreThe Thinking Hand is a scholarship competition for young draftsmen, an annual collaboration between the Royal Court and the Royal Acade...
Read moreIn the Royal collections there are two bureaus made by Christian Linning, one of the leading Rococo cabinetmakers in Sweden. These commod...
Read moreVisit the exhibition 'Daisy: Crown Princess Margareta' from the comfort of your own home. Step into her apartment at the Royal Palace and...
TicketsMany visitors to the Bernadotte Apartments at the Royal Palace stand and look at one particular portrait which is radically different to ...
Read moreWelcome to the home of royalty! Many kings and queens have called the Royal Palace home. Can you find them? Our image hunts for children ...
Read moreThe Royal Palaces are among the country’s most distinguished buildings. Throughout the centuries they have played host to important event...
Read more"Now it's time to paint the old man!" This is how the artist Anders Zorn was greeted by King Oskar II when he arrived at the Royal Palace...
Read moreIn Sweden, we divide the Baroque into two periods: the Caroline Baroque, with its Northern European influences, and the later Tessin Gold...
Read moreA new era – the Age of Liberty, the time of the playful Rococo – dawned in Sweden in the mid-18th century. The Caroleans had been replace...
Read moreThe Royal Collections have grown over a period of more than 400 years, from the time of King Gustav Vasa to the present day. They include...
Read moreWhen state councillor Sten Sture the Younger died, it was his wife Kristina Gyllenstierna who led the resistance against the union. She d...
Read moreQueen Kristina's coronation was highly controversial. She chose not to be crowned in the traditional location, and refused to wear the Qu...
Read moreAn audio guide, available via your smartphone, has been created for the Bernadotte Apartments – the rooms at the Royal Palace named after...
Read more'Look at the rugs – find me' – the previous popular exhibition featured the works of Märta Måås-Fjetterström is available from home!
Read moreOne of the priceless artefacts on display in the Treasury at the Royal Palace of Stockholm is Sweden's Queen's Crown. This differs from t...
Read moreThe enormous size of the Royal Palace of Stockholm has always attracted interest, and has sometimes led to debate about how the building ...
Read moreExperience the Museum of Antiquities in 360°. The Royal Palace's stone galleries is housing Gustav III's collection of sculptures. Click ...
Read moreWhen the palace was first built, in the 18th century, it created a stir in Europe, and today it is considered to be one of the emblematic...
Read moreThe Hall of State at the Royal Palace of Stockholm is home to one of the most poignant objects in Swedish history: Queen Kristina's silve...
TicketsNational Day celebration at the Royal Palace 6 June 2023 Subject to changes. See map with numbered entrances below on this page. Fre...
TicketsKing Oskar II continued to develop the traditions established during the reign of his brother, King Karl XV. Some were retained, while ot...
Read moreSweden's kings have celebrated Christmas for as long as the tradition has been observed in Sweden. (The least Christmassy celebrations ar...
Read moreThe Royal Palace and Drottningholm Palace are open for visitors. We plan to reintroduce ordinary opening hours for visitor activities at ...
Read moreOn a beautiful summer's day, 28 June 1909, world history came to Tullgarn. The Russian Tsar Nicholas II's 112 metre yacht Standart, richl...
Read moreThe popular Crown Princess Margareta made a strong impression on Sweden. She was a pioneer within many areas, and changed both contempora...
Tickets1915 saw the publication of a ground-breaking new book about garden design in Sweden, written in an unusually modest, personal style. The...
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