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Ongoing Exhibitions

Per Elof Nilsson Ricklund
Art and Truth-Telling

What accounts as truth? In what ways can art expand the language of truth and the process of truth-telling?

Utställning med konstverk av tuftat garn, svetsad plåt, keramik och teckning.
Sara Granér / Derail Us from Evil

Where are we heading? Granér combines playfulness with political gravity and existential confusion.

Shubigi Rao / Pulp I–IV. View from the exhibition at Bildmuseet 2025–2026. © Shubigi. Rao. Courtesy of. Bildmuseet. Photo: Malin Grönborg
Shubigi Rao / Pulp I–IV

In Shubigi Rao's exhibition we encounter histories of cultural destruction and resistance.

Bildmuseet recommends

Short Film Day at Bildmuseet
Sun
21
Dec
Short Film Day at Bildmuseet
Time 13:00 - 15:00 21 December 13:00 - 15:00
Place Bildmuseet

Film. Experience Short Films on the Shortest Day of the Year at Bildmuseet. In collaboration with Folkets Bio.

February

Curator´s Tour of Sara Granér / Derail Us from Evil
Sun
1
Feb
Curator´s Tour of Sara Granér / Derail Us from Evil
Time 14:00 - 14:30 1 February 14:00 - 14:30
Place Bildmuseet

Curators Tour. Get a unique insight into Sara Granér / Derail Us from Evil with a guided tour by Lisa Lundström, Museum curator.

Guest Tour in Art and Truth-Telling
Sun
15
Feb
Guest Tour in Art and Truth-Telling
Time 14:00 - 15:30 15 February 14:00 - 15:30
Place Bildmuseet

Guest Tour. Guest Tour: On the loss of traditional knowledge among Forest Sámi with Susanne Ewerlöf and Trine Hansen.

Comics Workshop: Led by Sara Granér
Sat
21
Feb
Comics Workshop: Led by Sara Granér
Time 13:00 - 15:30 21 February 13:00 - 15:30
Place Bildmuseet

Other. Comics Workshop: Led by Sara Granér, we work with text, drawing and collage while reflecting on the human need for creativity.

Performance: Kryp! – Work in Progress.
Sun
22
Feb
Performance: Kryp! – Work in Progress.
Time 14:00 - 15:00 22 February 14:00 - 15:00
Place Bildmuseet

Performance. Live drawing and piano with comics artist Sara Granér and musician Anders Teglund, with inspiration from insects and crawling.

March

Public Conversation in Art and Truth-Telling: The Practice of Translation
Sat
7
Mar
Public Conversation in Art and Truth-Telling: The Practice of Translation
Time 14:00 - 15:00 7 March 14:00 - 15:00
Place Bildmuseet

Conversation. Welcome to a public conversation in connection with Art and Truth-Telling with Sophia Rehnfjell, translator of Ume Sámi.

Upcoming exhibitions

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Swedish Picture Book of the Year
2026-03-13 2026-10-18

The annual Swedish Picture Book of the Year exhibition at Bildmuseet.

Vernissage för utställningen Konsthögskolan 2012 / Twenty Twelve (As We Know It), Bildmuseet. Opening day for the exhibition Academy of Fine Arts 2012 / Twenty Twelve (As We Know It), Bildmuseet.
Umeå Academy of Fine Arts
2026-05-22 2026-08-23

The degree exhibition at Bildmuseet is the culmination of a period of intensive work, research and discussion.

News

Holiday season at Bildmuseet

Experience art during Christmas and New Year at Bildmuseet. 

Christmas holiday in the workshop

During the Christmas holidays, the workshop is open.

I förgrunden samiska trummor med text och bild inpräntat på trumskinnet, i utställningen Art and Truth-Telling. I bakgrunden stommen till en samisk kåta.
A yearlong collaboration between Gaaltije and Bildmuseet

Art and Truth-Telling at Bildmuseet marks the beginning of the collaboration between Gaaltije and Bildmuseet.

Plan your visit

Welcome to Bildmuseet

Bildmuseet is situated next to the river just a few minutes' walk from the city centre. See directions.

Activities

Here you will find events, guided tours, artist interviews and much more.

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Museum shop

Books, exhibition catalogues, jewellery, ceramics, art magazines, posters can be found in the museum shop.