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National Museum Temporary Exhibitions
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Faithful friends - Royal dogs and horses
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 Rocking horse belonging to Prince Karl (XV), 1830s. Hussar uniform for Prince Gustaf Adolf, aged 5, 1911.Photo: Matti Östling / the Royal Armoury (Sweden) Gustav III's gilt jousting armour, 1776.Photo: Göran Schmidt / the Royal Armoury (Sweden) Queen Christina's housing for horse with sun-and-moon pattern, 1650.Photo: Göran Schmidt / the Royal Armoury (Sweden) |
Exhibition is closed. This exhibition tells about the horses and dogs of Swedish kings, queens, princes and princesses. Horses and dogs have through the ages been one of man's closest friends among animals. They have also held an important role in the lives of royals. Dogs would follow the royals to hunting trips and offer warmth and protection in castle halls during the dark nights. Horses made journeys across the kingdom easy and fast for kings to travel. The exhibition contains magnificent saddles, ornate hunting weapons and horns, a 17th century women's saddle belonging to Queen Christina, a gilt jousting armour from the 1770s belonging to Gustav III and a riding habit from the 1860s belonging to Queen Sofia. On display are also pistols of the royal children, a 1830s rocking horse belonging to Prince Karl and a Hussar uniform from 1911 made for the 5-year-old Prince Gustaf Adolf. There are also portraits and photographs on display. The exhibition includes the Knight's Workshop - experiences, make-believe and activities. The exhibition is designed and selected on the basis of an exhibition held at the Royal Armoury in Stockholm in 2010-2011. The objects are from the collections of H.M. The King of Sweden, Livrustkammaren, Nordiska museet, National Museum of Finland and private collections. |
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Dream Homes - Dollhouses at the National Museum of Finland
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The von Wright dollhouse was probably made by Carl Magnus von Wright in the late 19th century. He was the nephew of the well-known von Wright artist brothers. Photo: National Board of Antiquities / Jan Lindroth.
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The exhibition features thirteen dollhouses from the collection of the National Museum of Finland, spanning a period of some 150 years in the history of dollhouses from the middle of the 19th century to the end of the 20th century. They display changes in the history of these toys, both structurally and in their interior decoration. Until the beginning of the 20th century, dollhouses reflected the domestic environments of the affluent middle class or the upper classes in a society in which stratification was distinct and emphasized. For children on their way to adulthood, dollhouses echoed the world of grown-ups. Rare items are a few silver object for dollhouses made in the 17th and 18th centuries. Bookings for guided tours: |
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