Moderna Museet

Moderna museet, the Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, Sweden, is a state museum located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, that was first opened in 1958.

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Stockholm - Sweden - Skeppsholmen - 1958

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It houses Swedish and international modern and contemporary art, including pieces by Picasso and Salvador Dali and a model of the Tatlin Tower. The museum's restaurant is also famous on its own and popular due to its beautiful location.

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Picasso - Salvador Dali - Tatlin Tower

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Visiting the permanent collection is free of charge, but some of the temporary exhibitions may have entrance fees.

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In 1993, six works by Picasso and two by Georges Braque totalling more than £40m were stolen from the museum in a renowned coup where the burglars came in through the roof by night, copying the method from the 1955 French movie Rififi (French: Du rififi chez les hommes). Only three of the Picasso paintings have been recovered.

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1993 - Picasso - Georges Braque - Rififi

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Between 1994 and 1998, the museum was temporarily moved while the building in Skeppsholmen was rebuilt by the Spanish architect Rafael Moneo.

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1994 - 1998 - Rafael Moneo

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