# Bildmuseet
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{{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](/source/Ume%C3%A5_Arts_Campus)
| location_town=[Umeå](/source/Ume%C3%A5)
| location_country=[Sweden](/source/Sweden)
| architect=[Henning Larsen Architects](/source/Henning_Larsen_Architects) and [White Architects](/source/White_(architecture_firm))
| architectural_style=[Neomodern](/source/Neomodern)
| owner=[Umeå University](/source/Ume%C3%A5_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}}
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'''Bildmuseet''' ({{langx|en|Museum of Visual Arts}}) is a contemporary [art museum](/source/art_museum) in [Umeå](/source/Ume%C3%A5), northern [Sweden](/source/Sweden).
==History==
The museum was founded in 1981 by [Umeå University](/source/Ume%C3%A5_University) and it exhibits Swedish and international [contemporary art](/source/contemporary_art), [visual culture](/source/visual_culture), design, and architecture, sometimes along with historical art retrospectives.[[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] 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](/source/Walid_Raad), Zineb Sedira, [Tracey Rose](/source/Tracey_Rose), [Mario Merz](/source/Mario_Merz), [Dayanita Singh](/source/Dayanita_Singh), [Agnès Varda](/source/Agn%C3%A8s_Varda), [Felice Varini](/source/Felice_Varini), [Joan Jonas](/source/Joan_Jonas), [Isaac Julien](/source/Isaac_Julien), [Stan Douglas](/source/Stan_Douglas), [Leonor Fini](/source/Leonor_Fini), [Rafel Lozano-Hemmer](/source/Rafael_Lozano-Hemmer), [Julio Le Parc](/source/Julio_Le_Parc), [John Akomfrah](/source/John_Akomfrah), [Charles och Ray Eames](/source/Charles_and_Ray_Eames), [Jumana Emil Abboud](/source/Jumana_Emil_Abboud), [Ana Mendieta](/source/Ana_Mendieta), and [Faith Ringgold](/source/Faith_Ringgold).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/en/|title=Bildmuseet EN – Bildmuseet, Umeå|website=bildmuseet.umu.se|access-date=2017-09-19}}]
In spring 2012, the museum moved into new premises on the [Umeå Arts Campus](/source/Ume%C3%A5_Arts_Campus). The new Bildmuseet, hosted in a seven-storey building (Architecture: [Henning Larsen Architects](/source/Henning_Larsen_Architects))[[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][[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] opened to the public May 19, 2012.
==Honours==
In 2013, Bildmuseet was nominated fly the [European Museum Forum](/source/European_Museum_Forum) as one of three museums for the [European Council](/source/European_Council)'s prize ''The Council of Europe Museum Prize 2014''.[{{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}}]
Late 2017 the British newspaper [The Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph) listed Bildmuseet as one of "42 incredible museums to visit in your lifetime".[{{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}}]
==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 river](/source/Ume_river)side.[{{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}}]
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/en/}}
==References==
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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
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