Not many U. S. citizens know that the Delaware Bay region was colonized by Sweden nearly 40 years before the pious arrival of long-haired William Penn. In 1638 Sweden’s Mayflower, the Kalmar Nyckel, ...

Family is key to Swedish collectors Emma and Andreas Ohlson’s views on art. Having both grown up in art-collecting families, the couple now has two college-aged children who’ve “inherited an interest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Most of the subway stations in Stockholm, Sweden, have been ...

Work in progress on Cheng Dapeng’s “Ao” outside the Örebro’s historic castle (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) ÖREBRO, Sweden — Festivals and biennials are typically ...

Although the government is cutting funds to libraries and art schools, it is investing in scholarships for artists and creatives. Stockholm's Moderna Museet, the city's contemporary art museum, is one ...

Imagine: For the rest of your life, you are assigned no tasks at work. You can watch movies, read books, work on creative projects or just sleep. In fact, the only thing that you have to do is clock ...

Sweden’s culture minister was feeling the heat Wednesday after a weekend art exhibit in which she cut up a cake baked into the shape of a cartoonishly stereotyped African woman. A group representing ...