Contemporary art and visual culture attract 75 000 visitors annually to Bildmuseet, the museum of Umeå University. Exhibitions of Swedish and international art, photojournalism, design, architecture and scientific imagery combine present-day perspectives with historical investigations.

Ethics and aesthetics, art and society, the global and the local, creativity and human living conditions are central to Bildmuseet’s program.

The majority of our exhibitions are self-generated; most often they continue on national and international tours. Seven galleries comprising 1200 square-meters of exhibition space assure variety and plenitude. Bildmuseet is located at the Gammlia museum area, just outside the city centre.

A broad range of activities such as lectures, artist talks, panel discussions, seminars, film screenings as well as concerts and dance performances complement the exhibition program. The museum shop offers artbooks, posters, magazines, postcards and other visual souvenirs.

Visiting address: Gammlia, Umeå
Postal address: Umeå University, SE- 901 87, SWEDEN
Phone: +46-(0)90-786 52 27
Fax: +46-(0)90-786 77 33
E-mail: info@bildmuseet.umu.se
Web page of Umeå University: www.umu.se

Kticic Voyager II, by Sophie Tottie.
From the exhibition Mirror's Edge, Bildmuseet 1999-2000

Head North, works from the South African National Gallery collection, was shown in the spring of 2001. In the background: Marlene Dumas, Next generation, 1994-1995. Foreground: Jane Alexander, Integration Programme, 1995.

Tuesdays - Saturdays 12 am - 4 pm;
Sundays 12 am - 5 pm
(Mondays closed)

ADMISSION FREE