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Welcome to ArkDes on September 27th
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The Collection

In the stores beneath ArkDes, one of Europe’s largest architecture collections is housed, boasting over four million museum objects. This collection illustrates how architectural ideas transform the spaces that surround us. 

The Collection

The Ideas That Shaped Modern Sweden

Experience the objects that display the creativity, visions, and the people behind our built environment.
The Collection

Digitisation of the ArkDes Collection

Learn about how we are working to digitise our collection. It's a continuous, long-term endeavour to preserve the collection for the future and make it accessible to the public.

Discover one of Europe's largest collections of architecture.

The Collection

Unboxing – Explore ArkDes' Collection

Every afternoon, ArkDes curators showcase never-before-seen items from the museum's collection.
Exhibitions
27.09.2024 – ongoing
Skeppsholmen, Stockholm

ArkDes Collection

The exhibition 'ArkDes Collection' provides a unique opportunity for the audience to gain insight into the stories and original works from the museum's extensive archive.

4 million drawings, sketches, photographs, models, and documents.

Visit ArkDes

Library and Research Services

Explore the library and book time with ArkDes Research Services to delve deep into the collection.
The Collection

Architects in ArkDes' collection

This is an alphabetical list of architects and other contributors represented in ArkDes’ collection, including drawings, photographs, written documents, and models.
The Collection digitaltmuseum.se

ArkDes collection on DigitaltMuseum

Restaurant Paradiset, Stockholm Exhibition 1930. Architect: Gunnar Asplund. Illustrator: Rudolf Persson. ArkDes collection.

Explore parts of the ArkDes collection in digital form on DigitaltMuseum.

The Collection

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Read our collection policy

Water Tower in Kuwait. 1970-76. Architect: Malene Björn and Sune Lindström, VBB. Illustrator: Tom Hultgren. ArkDes collection.

Our collection is constantly growing through new acquisitions, in line with ArkDes' collection policy. Click to read our collection policy here.