{{short description|Contemporary art museum in Sweden}} {{Infobox building | image=Bildmuseet 01.jpg | caption=Bildmuseet at Umeå Arts Campus | name=Bildmuseet | location=Umeå Arts Campus | location_town=Umeå | location_country=Sweden | architect=Henning Larsen Architects and White Architects | architectural_style=Neomodern | owner=Umeå University | engineer= | opened_date=1981 | relocated_date=2012 | cost= | website= {{URL|www.bildmuseet.umu.se/en}} | coordinates = {{coord|63|49|42|N|20|17|27|E|region:SE_type:landmark_source:kolossus-svwiki|display=inline, title}} }}
'''Bildmuseet''' ({{langx|en|Museum of Visual Arts}}) is a contemporary art museum in Umeå, northern Sweden.
==History== The museum was founded in 1981 by Umeå University and it exhibits Swedish and international contemporary art, visual culture, design, and architecture, sometimes along with historical art retrospectives.<ref>[http://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/eng/about/ About Bildmuseet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102080503/http://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/eng/about/ |date=2013-11-02 }} www.bildmuseet.umu.se Retrieved 2013-08-30</ref> In conjunction with the exhibitions program it also arranges lectures, screenings, concerts, performances, and workshops. The exhibitions include internationally renowned artists, filmmakers, photographers, and designers, such as for example Walid Raad, Zineb Sedira, Tracey Rose, Mario Merz, Dayanita Singh, Agnès Varda, Felice Varini, Joan Jonas, Isaac Julien, Stan Douglas, Leonor Fini, Rafel Lozano-Hemmer, Julio Le Parc, John Akomfrah, Charles och Ray Eames, Jumana Emil Abboud, Ana Mendieta, and Faith Ringgold.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/en/|title=Bildmuseet EN – Bildmuseet, Umeå|website=bildmuseet.umu.se|access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref> In spring 2012, the museum moved into new premises on the Umeå Arts Campus. The new Bildmuseet, hosted in a seven-storey building (Architecture: Henning Larsen Architects)<ref>[http://www.henninglarsen.com/projects/0900-0999/0992-umeaa-art-museum.aspx Project information and gallery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928120155/http://www.henninglarsen.com/projects/0900-0999/0992-umeaa-art-museum.aspx |date=2014-09-28 }} www.henninglarsen.com Retrieved 2013-08-30</ref><ref>[http://inhabitat.com/henning-larsen-architects-new-umea-art-museum-in-sweden-is-bathed-in-cool-nordic-light/ Henning Larsen Architects' New Umeå Art Museum in Sweden is Bathed in Cool Nordic Light] www.inhabitat.com Retrieved 2013-08-30</ref> opened to the public May 19, 2012.
==Honours== In 2013, Bildmuseet was nominated fly the European Museum Forum as one of three museums for the European Council's prize ''The Council of Europe Museum Prize 2014''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Three nominees for the Council of Europe Museum Prize 2014|url=http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=4751&lang=2&cat=21|website=Parliamentary Assembly|publisher=Council of Europe|accessdate=18 September 2017|date=21 November 2013}}</ref> Late 2017 the British newspaper The Telegraph listed Bildmuseet as one of "42 incredible museums to visit in your lifetime".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Soo|title=42 incredible museums to visit in your lifetime|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/worlds-best-museums-to-visit-before-you-die-bucket-list/ |website=Travel |publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=18 September 2017|date=15 September 2017}}</ref>
==The building== thumb|Interior The outside of the building is covered in randomly spaced windows and a larch facing that will fade to grey in time. Within the building is decorated in white with windows that look out over the Ume riverside.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/sweden/10609165/2014-Capital-of-Culture-highlights-of-Umea-Sweden.html |title=2014 Capital of Culture: highlights of Umeå, Sweden| last=Kim |first=Soo| publisher=The Telegraph| date=31 January 2014| access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref>
==External links== *{{official website|http://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/en/}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Umeå}} {{Authority control}} Category:Art museums and galleries in Sweden Category:University museums in Sweden Category:Museums in Umeå Category:1981 establishments in Sweden Category:Art museums and galleries established in 1981 Category:Henning Larsen Architects buildings Category:White Arkitekter buildings Category:20th-century establishments in Västerbotten County