Bildmuseet
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Key facts
- Building.image
- Bildmuseet 01.jpg
- Building.caption
- Bildmuseet at Umeå Arts Campus
- Building.name
- Bildmuseet
- Building.location
- Umeå Arts Campus
- Building.location_town
- Umeå
- Building.location_country
- Sweden
- Building.architect
- Henning Larsen Architects and White Architects
- Building.architectural_style
- Neomodern
- Building.owner
- Umeå University
- Building.opened_date
- 1981
- Building.relocated_date
- 2012
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Bildmuseet () 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. 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.