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Join our educators and curators as they talk about the new exhibitions this spring. Take a guided tour (included in the entrance fee) on Tuesdays at 18.15 and Sundays at 13.00 – this is your chance to learn and be inspired.

Detail from the newly acquired tapestry The Baroque Party by Annika Ekdahl, 2000.

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THe DeCOrATiVe ArT reLAY #12– 29.1

The exhibition by glass artist Ditte Johansson shows ‘textile glass’, her own technique that she is continuously developing. Glass-wool is processed using different textile techniques and then fired in a glass kiln, until everything except the glass is burnt away. #12 marks the end of the decorative art relay in its current form, but contemporary handicrafts will continue to be an important part of the Röhsska Museum’s programme.

ALBerT pALeY 24.1–19.2Albert Paley, leading American artist and blacksmith, created new works during his stay at Steneby in the late autumn. These sculptures in iron are being displayed at the museum along with drawings and models from the creative process. The Röhsska Museum is showing examples of historical wrought iron from the museum’s collections, and seminars and workshops will be arranged. Albert Paley has received the Outstanding Achievement Award by the American Swedish Historical Museum in Philadelphia, where the exhibition will be shown after it moves from the Röhsska Museum. Subject to the exhibition hall being available. Please phone reception before your visit.

Henrik ViBskOV – reCipienT Of THe TOrsTen & WAnjA söDerBerg nOrDiC Design prize 2011 – 26.2 With his garments, fashion shows and free projects, Henrik Vibskov is an ideas man in the fashion industry. Music, installations and performance are combined with clothing and accessories to form an exciting whole. In addition to women’s and men’s fashion, the exhibition also includes components from Henrik Vibskov’s large-scale projects with an emphasis on stage design from recent years,

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along with extensive photo documentation spanning his entire career. murrini À LA gÁVLOs 6.2 – 8.4Following her studies in Australia, Sami glass artist Monica L Edmondson has established herself as a studio glass artist in Tärnaby, northern Sweden. Her work combines influences from local nature, Sami crafts and international glass art. Murrini is an Italian glass technique, which Mo-nica L Edmondson often uses, whereby patterned glass rods are first made in the foundry and then cut into small pieces and melted together to form larger objects. Gávlos is the name of a detail in the Luleå Sami costume.

BeYOnD THe unDerWOrLD– 29.4

The language of the street, archaeological finds and extensive contemporary art. The artist Torsten Jurell processes his impressions from China. With Beyond the Underworld he shows the affinity between the Röhsska Museum’s Asiatic collection and the contemporary.

THe BLACk WHOLe4.2 until further notice An exhibition featuring Helena Hörstedt’s The Black Whole collection (spring/summer 2008) which was recently acqui-red in its entirety for the museum collection. This collection comprises nine unique handmade black costumes. Helena Hörstedt established her own label in 2004 after

A marionette theater in Torsten Jurell´s Beyond the Underworld exhibition at the third floor.

Glass artist Monica L Edmondson. Photo Mikael Rutberg.

Detail, Silhouette by Monica L Edmondson. Photo Henrik Lindvall.

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graduating from Beckmans College of Design in Stock-holm. Her work is characterised by exclusive handmade garments of high quality with complex details. EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY24.3 – 5.8

We live in an era that produces and consumes images like never before. But how do we interact with the pictures that take time to both make and observe? The Every Picture Tells a Story exhibition shows some of the Röhsska Museum’s magnificent tapestries from the 17th century up to the 21st century. The pictures are filled with details, messages and stories. In many cases there are also interesting tales linked to the artists, former owners and donors. In addition to tapestries from the museum’s collections, the exhibition also includes items borrowed from some of the Nordic region’s leading contemporary textile artists.

COMEBACK FOR CYCLING21.4 until further notice

In this time of climate concern, the number of cyclists is growing – the bicycle is definitely a means of conveyance for the future. During the 2000s, the Röhsska Museum has increased its collections with, for example, the Swedish plastic bicycle Etera and bicycles designed by Björn Dahlström and Norway Says. The cycling season is being celebrated by showing the museum’s collection of bicycles alongside cycling fashion, accessories and helmets in a smaller exhibition.

In April, the museum show the cycle collection and how the design has evolved over the years. The cycle Alta by the nordic design group Norway Says, 2005. RKM 12 – 2008.

The sculptor Albert Paley, ”Artist in Residence” at Steneby during the autumn 2011. Photo Håkan Karlbrand.

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fresH AngLe On THe COLLeCTiOns: sTeneBY furniTure Design17.4 – 3.6

Students from Steneby – The School of Craft and Design at the University of Gothenburg – show the results of a workshop held by the instrument maker, designer and cabinet-maker Don Miller from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia. The task has been to create new interpretations of items in the Röhsska Museum collections and to base this on an examination of form, material, scale, history and handicraft technique. Seven students from the second year of the Woodorientated Furniture Designprogramme at Steneby are taking part.

VÄsTrA göTALAnD gOes miLAnO gOes röHsskA28.4 – 20.5

For the third consecutive year the museum is presenting the best in new design from Gothenburg and Västra Götaland, direct from the furniture fair in Milan where the objects were shown to the press and industry public. See the stars of the future along with established names in areas such as furniture, textiles and lighting. In partnership with the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design West and the Västra Götaland Region.Subject to the exhibition hall being available. Please phone reception before your visit.

rYOzO miki12.5 – 9.9

Ryozo Miki is a Japanese ceramic artist who has been

Black dress by Biba. RKM 14 – 2010.

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The Japanese potter Miki Ryozo wheel-thrown vases and bowls are exhibited during the summer.

Ring ART y Party-Party … Owe Johansson, Simrishamn, Sweden, 2005. RKM 15 – 2006.

Preservation of the interior from the Hökälla Manor in Backstage on the second floor.

working in Sweden for over four decades. His stoneware, in particular turned vases and bowls, are deeply rooted in Japanese art and philosophy, and characterised by a close relationship with the ceramic materials. The exhibition, which is partly retrospective, is being displayed in the Röhsska Museum’s Japan and China department.

röHsskA BACksTAge – seCOnD fLOOrWhat’s hiding in the museum’s collections? How do the restorers and curators care for and handle the ex-hibits? Work to photograph, digitalise and conserve objects from the museum’s collections is continuing during the spring. This work will be performed publicly in Backstage, which is located on the second floor. Fol-low the work on the backstage blog: www.designmu-seum.se/backstage

THe röHsskA museum´s Design HisTOrY Design, fashion and decorative arts the last 150 years.

THe BArOQue CHAmBerA unique room interior from Gamlestaden, Gothenburg, 1729. Couture creation by Vivienne Westwood is shown.

THe fALk simOn siLVer COLLeCTiOnEighty silver pieces in various art-historical styles.

CHinA & jApAnOriental decorative art from the museum’s collections.

LeCTuresBe in good time if you would like to take part in the Tuesday lectures this spring. The lectures last about one hour. The fee is SEK 60 and given in Swedish, unless otherwise indicated. Tuesdays at 6 pm.

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Detail from the newly acquired tapestry The Baroque Party by Annika Ekdahl, 2000.

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TOrsTen jureLL ‘BeYOnD THe unDerWOrLD’Tuesday 7 February at 6pmPast and present, near and far are layered onto each oth-er in Torsten Jurell’s Beyond the Underworld exhibition, which is being shown in the Röhsska Museum’s China and Japan department. The exhibition focuses on works created by Torsten Jurell in China in recent years, which can now interact with the museum’s historical objects. Bronze, ceramics, textile, painting, graphics and neon are used to create unexpected, poetic links that reveal mutual affinities between apparently disparate eras and phenomena. Figures and symbols walk between the works, and Japanese wood-engraving master Ando Hiroshige’s famous pictorial suite 53 Stations of the To-kaido Road from the 1830s, is imitated by Torsten Jurell in 14 Stations on the Hjulsta Line – a collection of potato prints with motifs from the blue line of Stockholm’s metro system.

Torsten Jurell, Stockholm, studied at the Valand School of Fine Arts in the 1970s when he often visited the Röhsska Museum. He now returns to the Röhsska Museum with a rich collection of images and stories.

kersTin WiCkmAn‘1960s ArTs AnD CrAfTs’Tuesday 28 February at 6pmIn many respects the 1960s was an expansive period for Sweden, and arts and crafts were characterised by a variety of new expressions. An endeavour for personality, expressivity and drama is evident in many works. The debate about the relationship between art and handicrafts was reignited, while the previously close relationship between art industry and handicrafts began to crack. Towards the end of the decade, arts and crafts came to be questioned by some who considered it surplus production with the emphasis on luxury.

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early 1960s and has become a central figure in the Swedish handicrafts and design debate. As editor of Form magazine, professor at Stockholm University College of Arts, Crafts and Design and author of many books and catalogues, she has been involved in critique, teaching and research. In association with the School of Design and Crafts at the University of Gothenburg.

LArs WALLin – fAsHiOn sTOries Tuesday 6 March at 6pm Lars Wallin is among the Swedish fashion elite and his name has become synonymous with high-class dresses in exquisite materials. His creations have been seen at the Nobel Award Ceremony, the Eurovision Song Contest, premieres and countless weddings. Last year his retrospective exhibition Fashion Stories attracted a record number of visitors to the art museum and former residence of Prince Eugen at Waldemarsudde in Stockholm. At Röhsska he is showing pictures from his career in a dialogue with fashion journalist Anna-Stina Lindén Ivarsson. In association with the Friends of the Röhsska Museum.

seminAr: CHinese pOrCeLAin in eurOpe Sunday 11 March 11am – 4pmCultural historian and author Lars Sjöberg is one of the speakers at this full-day seminar on our never-ceasing love of porcelain from China. Subjects include the hard-ships of collecting now and in the past, and the captiva-ting stories sometimes concealed behind the objects. The seminar is partly in English. Organised in partnership with the Oriental Ceramics Society and the Friends of the Röhsska Museum. Admission SEK 100. No advance registration required. Free of charge for members of the OCS and the Friends of the Röhsska Museum.

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mArikA BOgren‘TYrA LunDgren – ArTisT, COsmOpOLiTAn AnD CriTiC’ Tuesday 20 March at 6pmTyra Lundgren (1897–1979) was one of Sweden’s most internationally oriented artisans and designers in the 20th century and worked in Finland, France, Italy and elsewhere. Her artistry spanned painting, graphic design, ceramics, glass and textile print, while at the same time she was also a prominent art critic. Her articles and books gave Swedes an introduction to continental modern art and handicrafts. Marika Bogren is a postgraduate student at Uppsala University, employed at the Nationalmuseum. In association with the Friends of the Röhsska Museum.

LiesBeTH Den BesTenjeWeLLerY unLeAsHeD! Tuesday 3 April at 6pmLiesbeth den Besten is one of the world’s leading ex-perts on contemporary jewellery art. In this lecture she presents contemporary jewellery art as an independent artistic discipline encompassing a variety of different media. Liesbeth den Besten is the author of the com-prehensive book On Jewellery (Arnoldsche) and curator of the exhibition Jewellery Unleashed! on display at the Museum voor Moderne Kunst in Arnhem, Netherlands, and Museum of Design Zurich. The exhibition includes jewellery art in the form of photography, video, installa-tions, fashion, performance and much more.

Liesbeth den Besten, Amsterdam, is a well-known critic, speaker and curator. She is a guest instructor at the Gerrit Reitvelt Academie, Netherlands, and has given lectures in Europe, the US, Australia and New Zealand.The lecture is in English. In association with the School of Design and Crafts at the University of Gothenburg.

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CHrisTinA zeTTerLunD‘THe 1970s – A Time Of reApprAisAL fOr DeCOrATiVe ArT’Tuesday 10 April at 6pmIn the 1970s, the goals and work forms of decorative arts were reappraised. The practice of handicrafts was popularly linked to political, educational and international solidarity. The Röhsska Museum was an important stage for the decorative arts with exhibitions such as Artisans – what do they really do? (1972) and Reality makes an impression (1975). The talk presents the 1970s handicraft debate and discusses similarities and differences with the modern one.

Christina Zetterlund is a docent and lectures on the his-tory of design and decorative arts at Stockholm University College of Arts, Crafts and Design. She is also a freelance curator. She has previously worked as a curator at the Rö-hsska Museum when she helped produce its permanent exhibition on the history of design.In association with the School of Design and Crafts at the University of Gothenburg.

pATriCe WOrTH‘HOuse Of WOrTH – THe rise AnD fALL Of A fAsHiOn empOrium’Tuesday 17 April at 6pmDuring the latter half of the 19th century, society in Europe and the US was queuing up to buy the lavish creations of the Parisian House of Worth. First-class fabrics, tailoring and elegant loans from the history of fashion made the House of Worth’s gowns a natural choice for premieres, balls and weddings among the upper echelons of society. The fashion house was started by Englishman Charles Worth with his Swedish business companion Otto Gustav Bobergh in 1858. Worth’s many innovations included sewing in labels bearing the fashion house’s name in the garments, and offering clients a

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large number of dress models on living models and then making them to order. In the 1920s, House of Worth was also one of the first fashion houses to produce its own perfume, with bottles designed by René Lalique. However, the company found it hard to keep up with new competition and closed down in 1952.

Patrice Worth, Gothenburg, is a direct descendent of Charles Worth. In this lecture he describes in captivating style and with personal zeal the history of the former family company.In association with the Friends of the Röhsska Museum.

”VÄsTrA göTALAnD gOes miLAnO” Tuesday 8 May at 6pmFor the third consecutive year, the Röhsska Museum is exhibiting a selection of products and projects from western-Swedish designers presented at the furniture fair in Milan in April. The Milan fair has long been a Mecca for the design industry, to which designers, producers and writers make a pilgrimage each year. But why does everyone go to Milan? What’s to see there? And what are the rewards if you choose to exhibit there? In connection with the Västra Götaland goes Milano goes Röhsska exhibition, some of the people who attended Milan display and talk about this year’s event, and discuss the attraction, function and future of the fair. In conjunction with the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design West.

The lectures last approximately one hour. Fee SEK 60unless otherwise stated. Free entry to visitors under 25.Design, art and architecture students are eligible for freeentry with student identification.The lectures are organised in collaboration with theFriends of the Röhsska Museum.For current information about the above events,workshops and guided tours, www.designmuseum.se

ACTiViTiesThe new year kicks off with the launch of the Children’s Year of Culture, Gothen-burg, and the celebration of the Chinese new year. For precise information see www.designmuseum.se

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Detail from the newly acquired tapestry The Baroque Party by Annika Ekdahl, 2000.

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CHiLDren’s YeAr Of CuLTure 2012 Begins Saturday 21 JanuaryChildren’s Year of Culture, Gothenburg 2012 recognises every child’s right to art and culture. The Röhsska Museum will carry out several activities during the year, beginning on the start date Saturday 21 January.

CHinese neW YeAr Sunday 22 January This Sunday marks the beginning of the year of the dragon! Come to the Röhsska Museum and celebrate with us. There will be lectures, workshops and tastings of traditional Chinese food from 12 noon to 4pm.

sAmi nATiOnAL DAY 6 feBruArYSince 1992, the Sami have celebrated their National Day on 6 February. The Röhsska Museum is marking the occa-sion by opening on the Monday for celebrations including the opening of an exhibition featuring Sami glass artist Monica L Edmondson, and an exhibition of jewellery artist Erica Huuva’s work in the museum’s shop and showroom. Erica Huuva’s silver collections are inspired by Sami cus-toms, and in 2008 she won the Asa Kitok scholarship.

CeLeBrATe finLAnD 24 and 28 February 24 February marks the annual celebration of ‘Sweden Finns Day’ to celebrate the Finnish-speaking national minority in Sweden. 28 February is Finnish culture day and the day has been named after Finland’s national epic, Kalevala. In 2011 the City of Gothenburg became one of the municipalities chosen to be included in the Finnish administration district. In spring 2012, the mu-seum will display a number of Finnish items from its col-lections, and invite visitors to lectures and celebrations. Keep an eye on our website for further information. Subject to the exhibition hall being available.

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THe jerrY jOHAnssOn QuArTeTSaturday 3 March at 2pm Jerry Johansson on electric guitar, Mark Johnson on vibraphone, Jörgen Svensson on base and Anders Winald on drums. Varied themes of chamber jazz and West Coast jazz with the personal touch that’s taking the story forward. Release of House of Hope on CD by Kning Disk. Recorded at the quartet’s first performance at the Röhsska Museum in Autumn 2010. Entry fee: SEK 40 or season ticket. Visit www.jerryjohansson.com

fAmiLY sunDAYs4 March and 1 April, 11am – 5pmOpen house with workshops and several creative stations. Free admission, no cost for materials.

LunCH BeATJoin the move groove and dance during one lunch every month! At some time in the spring Lunch Beat will be surprising visitors to the museum, so be sure to have your smartest dance shoes ready.

inTernATiOnAL WOmen’s DAY 8 mArCHThe Röhsska Museum celebrates female designers from the museum collection and offers lunchtime tours, ‘pram and pushchair’ tours, and workshops.

Design gALOre fOr THe WHOLe fAmiLYSunday 1 April, 11am – 5pm Design your own dishcloth, take part in a quiz, design

Television Luxor Älvan, 1966.Black and white 11 inch television in oak. Luxor Industri AB Motala, Sweden, RKM 11 – 2006.

Amplifier in metal and plastic, around 1964 by Dieter Rams, Braun AG, Kronberg, Germany, RKM 19– 2000.

Terminal Apple IIc, keyboard, RKM 4–2004.

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some personally patterned tights or take a guided tour through the history of design. The Röhsska Mu-seum presents what’s new in spring, gives tips and offers specially designed soup and coffee.No cost for materials and admission free. In association with Student Göteborg.

inTernATiOnAL rOmA DAY 8 ApriL This year International Roma Day falls on Easter Sunday. This year there is a special focus on the fact that it is 500 years since the first Romani people came to Sweden. On the day there will be activities such as speeches, socialising, food and fashion, for all ages and tastes.

spring LunCH COnCerTFriday 13 April at 12.15pmChamber music is performed by music students from the School of Stage and Music at Gothenburg University. Approx. 45 minutes, free admission.

unVeiLing Of THe pOsTer fOr THe HAmmArkuLLe CArniVALTuesday 24 April 4.30pm – 6pm The Röhsska Museum kicks off the unveiling with a secret guest. After that there will be spring-inspired after-work mingling, refreshments and colourful meetings. The carnival poster for 2012 has been designed by advertising agency Start Communication in Gothenburg.

Three different angles of 18 inch, black and white television, Luma Vision, swivel on the chassis of teak. Stig Lindberg, 1959, RKM 78 –1978.

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inTernATiOnAL sCienCe fesTiVALWednesday-Sunday, 25 – 29 AprilGo on a lunchtime tour, take part in workshops and take a pictogram sudoku home. All with free admission.

LgBT fesTiVALWednesday-Sunday, 30 May – 3 JuneRöhsska loves all! Rainbow brunch, fun-filled installations, thought-provoking lectures and colourful walks through the collections. HAnDiCrAfT CLuB children aged 7–12:Course 1: Four Tuesdays starting 24 January, 5.15pm – 7.30pm, and Saturday 4 February, 11.30am – 4pm.Course 2: Four Tuesdays starting 13 March, 5.15pm – 7.30pm, and Saturday 24 March, 11.30am – 4pm. Carve, sew, crochet, knit, mould, braid, paint – let your imagination take control. Fee SEK 890 for five sessions, including materials and refreshments. Apply at www.sv.se/goteborg or on +46 (0)31 707 18 00. Röhsska Museum in collaboration with Hemslöjd Västra Götaland and Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan.

Design COurse for adults, no previous knowledge required. Tuesdays 5.30Pm – 7.45Pm. Four course sessions, start 24 January.What distinguishes a functionalist chair from an art nouveau one? Why is plastic from the 1960s nearly always single coloured? Learn to recognise the stylistic features of their time and see how the contemporary has influenced

Following the Swedish Television (SVT) serie Anno 1790 the Röhsska Museum search through the collections for traces from 1790. This can include the furnitures from the 2000s inspired by the late 1700s as well as furniture with role models from China, Japan and Swedish folk tradition. The result is a ”möbelhög” (pile of furniture) that change shape as the furniture are added and replaced.

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fashion, design and decorative arts. Museum educator Linn Pettersson leads us through the 18th century – late Baroques and Rococo, 19th century new styles, right up to the present day and future trends. Fee SEK 690. The Röhsska Museum in conjunction with Studieför-bundet Vuxenskolan. Register at www.sv.se/goteborg or by calling +46 (0)31-707 18 00.

prAm AnD pusHCHAir TOursBegins Thursday 2 February, 11.15am – 12pmEvery Thursday, we invite parents with children to join a discussion about selected exhibitions or objects together with the Röhsska Museum’s educational staff.

seniOr CiTizen´s eVenTsBegins Friday 3 February, 1pm – 3pmTogether we take a look at the museum’s exhibitions, make study visits, take part in discussions, work in the workshop and chat over a cup of coffee. For senior citizens of all ages.

sCHOOL HOLiDAY WOrksHOps children and adults Half-term holiday, Tues – Sun 14 –19 February 2pm – 4pmEaster holiday, Tuesday – Sunday 10 –15 April 2pm – 4pmThe Röhsska Museum’s educational staff lead inspiring workshops in current exhibitions.

keep up TO DATeFor current information go to www.designmuseum.se. You´ll also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Gowalla.

Wedding dress from the collection Chaos Point by Vivienne Westwood, RKM16;1-3 – 2009. The Baroque Chamber (interior), Gamlestaden, Gothenburg, 1729. Styling and photo: SEEK, 2010.

The idea of a pile of furnitures came from Emma Schakonat, during Kulturnatta (the Culture Night) 2011.

DOn’T miss The Röhsska Museum offers a unique set-ting, right in the heart of Gothenburg, which you can hire for conferences, weddings or seminars. Contact us on +46 31-368 31 61 or at event@kultur.goteborg.se

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Detail from the newly acquired tapestry The Baroque Party by Annika Ekdahl, 2000.

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Hire THe röHsskA museum’s premisesThe Röhsska Museum offers a unique, different and inspiring setting right in the heart of Gothenburg for conferences, breakfast seminars, client events, weddings, celebrations and special meals for family and friends. With endless combinations and possibilities the Röhsska Museum will make your event a memorable experience for all the senses. Contact us on +46 (0)31-368 31 61 or e-mail your inquiry to event@designmuseum.se

miini CHiLDren’s LiBrArY AT röHsskAA unique collaboration is beginning between the mu-seum and Gothenburg City Library, whereby the library’s children’s section is moving into the museum during renovation work on the library. Design exhibitions and books for all visiting children and parents in an in-depth collaboration with the museum’s activities. Opens 1 April.

THe röHsskA gunneBO ACADemY The Röhsska Gunnebo Academy was established in 2009 with the aim of becoming a regional forum for research and development in the field of art and culture, with a focus on managing and developing historical environments. The project is run by Gunnebo House and Gardens, the Röhsska Museum and the University of Gothenburg, in collaboration with the region of Västra Götaland and representatives from trade and industry. The 38 tunnor guld catalogue (30 barrels of gold) came out in 2011, and in 2012 the second catalogue will be on the theme of music.

röHsskA CAfé Opens mArCH 2012Our new, long-awaited café is now opening. Updated aesthetics, designed sandwiches and cakes, and our own coffee blend. A meeting-place where design and fashion are natural topics of conversation.

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THe röHsskA sHOp & sHOWrOOm We have created a range of unique products in conjunction with renowned designers and companies which are only available for purchase at the Röhsska Museum. In the shop you will always find an up-to-date range of items that relate to our collections and exhibitions.

THe gOTHenBurg CuLTure fesTiVAL Put the Gothenburg Culture Festival in your diary now 14 –19 August. Busy, pleasurable days with design, fashion, workshops and mingling.

AnnikA ekDAHL’s TApesTrY During the 2000s, textile artist Annika Ekdahl has created a suite of magnificent tapestries, The Baroque Party Suite, which fascinates with its wealth of detail and glowing colours. The monumental tapestries have been toured in Sweden and internationally, and have met with a tremendous response. The Röhsska Museum has now received The Baroque Party, the first tapestry (year 2000) into the suite as a donation from a private individual in Gothenburg. The Baroque Party introduces several features which the artist returns to in later works, such as the collage-style composition, the emphasis on the importance of parties and meetings on mankind, and an examination of the relationship between the photo-graphic and the woven image. The donation is the most significant addition to the museum’s textiles collection in the 21st century, and the work forms a centrepiece of the Every Picture Tells a Story exhibition.

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The Brolid hall, one of the Röhsska Museum’s rooms that can be rented for an event.

A guiDeD TOur THrOugH THe museum Take the lift up to the third floor and start with a visit to our Chinese and Japanese exhibitions. Here you will find original Japanese woodcuts from the 18th century, which provide the inspiration for the Japanese product range, magnets, postcards, badges, etc. on sale in our shop.

Go downstairs and you will immediately come to the Falk Simon silver collection. The Backstage project is underway on the second floor. We invite you to view and discuss the work we are doing to restore, clean and photograph our collections. The work is due to be finished for the Museum’s 100th anniversary in 2013–2016. Carry on through Backstage and discover the Baroque Chamber, a unique room interior from Gamlestaden, Gothenburg, in 1729. This is where you will find a couture creation by one of the most important fashion designers of our time, Vivienne Westwood. The pattern for the Chaos Points wedding dress collection is based on interpretations by a group of children of what a freedom fighter and environmental activist should look like.

Another floor down, you will be greeted with colours, shapes and ideas. The Röhsska Museum Design History exhibition spans five rooms and presents fascinating period interiors full of the best examples of furniture, industrial design, textiles, ceramics, glass, posters and much more. Our most recent acquisition is another ex-citing interior, the Le Corbusier kitchen. Go down to the ground floor temporary exhibitions. End your visit in the museum shop & showroom. As there is a lot happening at the museum, we recommend that you subscribe to our newsletter at reception.

BaOPENTuesday 12pm–8pm, Wednesday–Friday 12pm–5pm,Saturday–Sunday 11am–5pm, closed Mondays. Closed on Good Friday, Easter Eve, Easter Monday, 1 May, 6 June, Midsummer’s Eve and Midsummer’s Day.

Would you like to join the Association of Friends of theRöhsska Museum? Collect an application form from the museum or order one by calling +46 31-368 31 50.

FEESAdult SEK 40. The ticket is validfor unlimited visits to the Röhsska Museum, the Gothenburg Art Museum, the Gothenburg CityMuseum, the Maritime Museum and the Museum of Natural History of Gothenburg throughout the year.Free entry:to visitors under 25to season ticket holders*with a Gothenburg Pass*with an Association of Friends card*to design, art and architecturestudents with studentidentification.

© The Röhsska Museum, 2012Subject to any changes.Photography: Mikael Lammgård,unless otherwise notedGraphic design: Camilla LindahlCover: Tapestry The Baroque Party, Annika EkdahlPrinted by Göteborgstryckeriet onMunken Polar 130g/m2 from Arctic Paper.*Does not apply to exhibitions withincreased prices or lectures.

Röhsska museetVasagatan 37– 39, 400 15 GöteborgTel +46 31 368 31 50 info.designmuseum@kultur.goteborg.se www.designmuseum.sePart of Göteborgs Stads kulturförvaltning(the City of Gothenburg Arts and Cultural Affairs Administration)

You can reach the Röhsska Museum by taking trams 3, 4, 5, 7, 10 or buses 18, 42, 58, 753, 760, 764, 765 to the Valand/Avenyn stop. Welcome.