Where Is the Longest Art Gallery in the World

Although Stockholm has no shortage of things to do on the ground level, information technology does have an underestimated masterpiece hidden deep beneath the fourteen islands that make up the famous archipelago. But the Swedes could make an otherwise rather tedious public transit organisation so riveting; indeed the Stockholm metro has been deemed the world's longest art gallery numerous times, at 100 kilometres long and stretching over 90 stations.

Stadion

Stadion, which services the Olympic Stadium and represents the Olympic rings

T-Centralen, the kickoff station in the network and where information technology all began. The design is supposed to create a soothing feel for commuters.

T-Centralen

The artist who designed T-Centralen wanted to honour the workers who built the station; instead of simply engraving their names on a plaque that no ane would notice, he opted to paint each profession on the ceilings. If you look closely, y'all can see carpenters, miners, welders, and fifty-fifty the painter himself

Radhuset

Radhuset, which contains archeological remains from the Franciscan era

Solna

Solna

Solna – home to a i-kilometre long mural by Anders Åberg and Karl-Olav Bjork picturing a spruce woods

Where does all this art come from?

The presence of art within something as ordinary as a metro network goes to testify merely how equalitarian Swedes fundamentally are. Stations were enhanced as role of an animated social debate back in the 1950s about how art should be accessible to everyone, not just the arguably scarce elite who could beget steep admission fee of Stockholm's galleries and museums.

Information technology was, at the time, quite unusual to launch such all-encompassing and frivolous works in Europe in the backwash of Earth War II, later on which most construction works were only completed out of sheer necessity; but if you lot paid attention in history class, you'll remember that Sweden was neutral in the disharmonize and didn't suffer from a major economic crunch, leaving the land with enough of money.

Although most Stockholmers have go oblivious to the art they walk past on their daily commute, they are definitely part of the fun for out-of-towners. Sculptures, paintings, engravings, mosaics; creativity knows no bounds in this vast hugger-mugger gallery. 150 artists were selected to bring 90 of the 100 Stockholm metro stations to life through various mediums, topics, and tones – every station is unlike and sends a different message.

Touring the Stockholm Metro – the best stations to visit

Visit Stockholm has a pretty complete list of stations that should definitely be on your subterranean itinerary. I didn't take enough time to do ALL of them, simply my favourites were:

• Kungsträdgården (blue line)
• T-centralen (blue line)
• Rådhuset (blueish line)
• Solna Centrum (blue line)
• Stadion (scarlet line)

The relics insinde Kungsträdgården station belong to the National Fine art Museums and have been on display since the 1970s

Kungsträdgården

Stockholm: know before yous go

• If you plan on taking pictures, I recommend doing a self-guided tour in the evenings when in that location are much fewer commuters. I did my bout on a Sat night (how mundane of me, I know) and I had most platforms to myself one time trains left the station.
• You tin stay in the Stockholm metro equally long as you desire after you've purchased your ticket. In other words, this tour won't cost you more than than a few kronas.
• If y'all'd rather become on a guided tour, there are gratis English-speaking tours of the metro led by certified guides in the summer.
• For even more pictures of the Stockholm metro, my pal Lola over at Slow Travel Stockholm photographed many stations in the city. The Guardian also has a nice gallery.
• Effort to keep this action for a rainy or dank day (trust me, it will come faster than you think in this Nordic city). You lot wouldn't want to waste a blissfully sunny day by staying indoors several metres below ground!

Marie-Eve is a native Montrealer trying to balance a deep love for her hometown and an unquenchable thirst for travel and discovery. She has been to more than 36 countries, lived abroad in both France and the U.K., and is always on the lookout for authentic experiences wherever she travels -- especially if it involves wine.

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Source: https://www.toeuropeandbeyond.com/inside-the-stockholm-metro-the-longest-art-gallery-in-the-world/

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