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Also known as Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde

'''Prince Eugene's Waldemarsudde''' () is a museum located on Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was formerly the home of Prince Eugen (1865-1947), a Swedish prince, painter and art collector.

Key facts

Museum.name
Prince Eugene’s Waldemarsudde
Museum.native_name
Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde
Museum.native_name_lang
sv
Museum.logo
Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde logo.svg
Museum.image
Waldermarsudde Panorama February 2012.jpg
Museum.caption
Waldermarsudde house and gardens in 2012
Museum.location
Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden
Museum.type
Art museum
Museum.key_holdings
Works by Prince Eugen, Anders Zorn, Carl Larsson, and others
Museum.collections
Paintings, sculptures, drawings, graphic prints, handicrafts
Museum.collection_size
~6,700 works
Museum.visitors
~440,000 annually
Museum.founder
Prince Eugen of Sweden
Museum.director
Karin Sidén
Museum.architect
Ferdinand Boberg
Museum.owner
Independent Foundation with State Grants
Museum.publictransit
SL Line 7

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  • Museum
  • Gallery
  • See also
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'''Prince Eugene's Waldemarsudde''' () is a museum located on Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was formerly the home of Prince Eugen (1865-1947), a Swedish prince, painter and art collector.

The museum houses Prince Eugen's extensive art collection, which includes approximately 7,000 works, primarily Swedish paintings but also sculptures, drawings, graphics, and medals. After Prince Eugen's death in 1947, the estate was bequeathed to the Swedish state and opened to the public as a museum in 1948.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prince Eugens Waldemarsudde” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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