Top Modern art museums in Stockholm, Sweden

I’m an avid photography enthusiast, and while this wasn’t my first museum visit, I left feeling quite disappointed.

The location is stunning, situated by the water, and the building itself is lovely. The ticket price, around 24 euros, is reasonable, and the staff are friendly.

However, the museum itself is rather small. The first exhibits weren’t even predominantly photographic. The second part focused on selfies, which had an interesting concept but lacked something exciting. The remaining exhibits were “passable” at best, with a strange collection of kaleidoscope photos and Vogue movies. One part was pretty great though with the work of Richard Renaldi. The restaurant on the top floor offers a beautiful view but is incredibly noisy. Overall, I was quite disappointed. The museum shop also left much to be desired

In short, it is overcharged from false advertising, really far away to reach, and quick to see everything.

Took 1 hour to walk from Slussen Station (I did get lost a bit, but that would have only added 5-10mins). Basically, it is full of roadworks with NO SIGNS, and all the gates for shortcuts are locked by codes. After walking 1 hour in minus degrees and snowfall, we finally reached the museum. We bought tickets and the staff overcharged us by 50 each! I asked about it, and she said the price varies. However, I literally checked before heading there. After she said that, I had checked the website again, and it was still the same price! I was not offered a refund or price correction... so we went in paying 100 more for only 2 floors of exhibitions and 1 hour walk is not worth it. The exhibitions change over time, and currently, it is a "good" one. There was only 1 room I thought was nice, and another room that was interesting. I tried to go through another door, but it turned out it was the end! The entire upstairs was closed off because they held an event and did not inform customers upon arrival, or provided discount, or informed on the website, so we weren't even allowed to see the scenery, eat, or drink. There was also another room that was locked, so you can only see through the window. We spent so long getting here (even checked the directions on the website, too), but only spent about 30 minutes to see the entire place, which included reading and scanning most of the QR codes, too. I was just really disappointed, and it was just worse because they overcharged everyone and false advertisment of prices. Inside the museum, there were only about 6 people, so I don't understand why they did this. There is nice scenery outside, but you can only see it if there is no construction. This was done in both Swedish and English.

It is a fotograpy museum open till 23.00 at night. We visited the museum at night and had our dinner here. We enjoyed both the food and the exhibition. Very well done place. If you come during the day the restaurant has a beautiful sea view from its big windows.

The exhibitions were great and very on point. The selected photographers and their pieces were amazing, the amount of information given was perfect. People visiting can be a bit posh about clothing/looks and thus rude. The staff is not like that at all. Will return when visiting Stockholm again :)

Lovely building but hard to get to because there are major roadworks at the main tube station and limited to no signage to guide you.
Other than that the exihibitions are interesting but nothing amazing either.
Restaurant is very nice with an overview on the bay and delicious food.

Interesting presentation of photography. The ground floor presentation and music was a great, perfect lighting for photography. I loved the classic photography on the higher levels. The cafeteria is very good. Nice desserts and good quality coffee.

Generally has some great exhibitions on. Current one being the 50 years of Hip Hop which has some great photos/images from start of the Hip Hop era all the way through.

Check out the cafe on top floor for lovely vista over waters and view of city.

Easiest to just walk there from subway.

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Loved my quick visit inside Fotografiska earlier this month. They had a great collection of souvenirs, tokens, literature, and relevant art from the hip hop exhibit. There were many great tributes for the musical & cultural genre across the related eras.

Beautiful museum with multiple different expositions. Not just a feast for your eyes but also a trigger for your mind. We really enjoyed it and spent hours inside. Top floor has a nice restaurant with extraordinary views over the river and Stockholm.

A thought provoking, immersive experience. Well presented throughout with some interesting exhibitions. Also very well located for excellent views across Stockholm with a fantastic restaurant bar on the top floor with excellent windows, although seats by the windows are reserved for guests buying meals.

I would consider this less a museum and more of a gallery, if you are looking for a museum of photography this is not the place, but rather a lovely art museum of photography.

Honestly, I was so pleasantly surprised by this place. I was expecting a little photography museum that we might kill an hour at, just to say we did something other than eat and drink our way through Europe. But this was more like an immersive gallery! The exhibitions were beautiful, at times moving and unsettling, but in the way art is meant to be. And the restaurant on the top floor had the BEST views of the Stockholm bay and some really excellent food. I loved that their bread was baked fresh every day with spent brewer's grain and that all the veggies were grown in a hydroponic garden in the basement, that you could even go take a look at. I don't know what was in their salad dressing but my husband and I could not stop eating it. They also had the best non-alcoholic wine I've ever had there. All in all, 12/10 experience here. Great spot to experience some culture and enjoy a wonderful meal with a stunning view.

Such a great space with well-presented exhibitions! Saw Peter Lindbergh exhibition and it was so interesting!! Great bar at the top as well.

Really great exhibitions. The souvenir store has amazing collection of books, stationery and board/card games.
The bathroom is clean and I admire that they put small hand-towels to replace paper towels to go more eco-friendly in the bathrooms.

Went there last year and caught the Terry O'Neill and Andy Warhol exhibits.

It is a museum for photo lovers and a must go if you like these types of exhibits.

Was in there for around 2 hours just to be able to see each and every picture and was worthwhile.

Half of the exhibitions were interesting and worth a visit, but it was way overpriced. Visit only if the money is a non issue, or if you absolutely love photography. Definitely not for a general public.

Astonishing experience at Fotografiska.
We took the guided tour with Karim and it was worth every minute - he took us to the depth of each exhibition making our visit so much richer and different.
Beautiful & unique building, with a gorgeous restaurant at the top. A must try in Stockholm.