Artipelag

Direct bus from Kungsbron

Departs from: Kungsbron 2 in central Stockholm, in both directions. Travel time: 30 minutes with no changes, according to Artipelag. Price: SEK 65. The bus makes no stops on the way; on the return trip it can stop at Nacka trafikplats if you tell the driver when you board. Tickets are booked in advance and cannot be bought on the bus – the return can be booked at the reception if there's room. From week 35 the bus runs Saturday–Sunday at 10:45 from Kungsbron and at 15:15 back. Pets and bikes are not allowed; pushchairs and folding wheelchairs are fine.

Boat from Strandvägen with Strömma

Season: May–September, according to Artipelag. Departs from: Strandvägen. Travel time: Strömma gives 1 hour 35 minutes. Tickets: Booked with Strömma. Strömma runs M/S Gustafsberg VII through Skurusundet and Baggenstäket, in 2026 from 2 May to 20 September, with 1 hr 25 min at Artipelag – 2 hr 50 min between 22 June and 30 August. A return ticket costs SEK 450, one way SEK 285. Guided commentary on board 2 June–30 August, and lunch on board can be added.

Public transport by SL bus

Bus: Bus 474 from Slussen to the stop Värmdö marknad, then change to bus 468 towards Hålludden on the opposite side of the road. Get off at the last stop, Hålludden. Walking: From Värmdö marknad it is 3.5 km, about 45 minutes. A few buses stop at Hålluddens trafikplats, about 1.6 km from Artipelag.

Car and parking

The road: Motorway 222 towards Gustavsberg, then follow the signs for Hålludden/Artipelag. Parking: 350 spaces in four car parks. SEK 35 an hour for up to 3 hours, free after that. Pay with EasyPark or at the reception. Disabled visitors: Free parking with a disabled parking permit, but you must register at the reception. Note: The barrier to the nearest car parks is locked about 60 minutes after the museum closes. The car parks are called Björn, Lillemor, Josefin and Tony; the barrier applies to the two closest to the building, Josefin and Tony. Overnight stays in motorhomes or caravans are not allowed.

Exhibitions

Artipelag shows changing exhibitions – current exhibitions and dates are on artipelag.se. Art hosts are on hand in the galleries. The 3,000 m² art gallery consists of an exhibition hall of just over 1,000 m² with a 65-metre side facing the bay Baggensfjärden, and four smaller rooms – the so-called Johan Nyrén rooms, which face north.

The architecture

The architect Johan Nyrén clad the building in tarred, wane-edged pine planks and placed it among pines and rocks facing Baggensfjärden. The roof is covered in sedum, and in the restaurant a huge rock face rises up. The building is just over 10,000 m², and the idea came from BabyBjörn's founder Björn Jakobson in 2000.

Nature trails and sculptures on Hålludden

Walking the nature trails is free. Along the trails is the exhibition Sculpture in Nature (Skulptur i Natur), and there is a leaflet with a map and information about each work. Along the sea runs a 1 km coastal boardwalk adapted for wheelchairs and pushchairs. The boardwalk is built of larch and runs about a kilometre from the lower car parks past the jetties up to the building's west entrance. In autumn 2023 it gained a spur down to Bigert & Bergström's sculpture Solar Egg.

Bådan

Rising from the floor of the café is a rock of gneiss – in archipelago dialect a "båda" – about 2,000 million years old and polished by the ice sheet.

The design shop

To the left in the foyer, with art books, posters, interior design and Artipelag's own design products, including the November furniture series. Gift cards of SEK 100–2,500 are valid in the design shop, Bådan, the restaurant and for exhibition tickets.

Coastal boardwalk and accessibility

The coastal boardwalk: 1 km long and adapted for wheelchairs and pushchairs. In the building: A lift between all floors, including to the roof terrace. No obstructing thresholds. To borrow: Wheelchairs at the reception.

Lifts, baby changing and practical facilities

Toilets: Six accessible toilets on all floors. Baby changing tables: On the lower floor. Nursing room: With a sofa, its own toilet and a lockable door on the entrance level. To borrow: Pushchairs and baby carriers. In the restaurants: High chairs. Storage: 136 lockable lockers on floor one, free of charge. Artipelag's page for families lists three toilets with baby changing tables on floor 1 and the nursing room on floor 2. BabyBjörn baby carriers and pushchairs can be borrowed free at the reception, and both restaurants sell baby food – staff will also heat food you bring for your baby.

Outdoors with children

Sculpture in Nature along the nature trails can become a discovery walk with the leaflet and the map of the works. There is also a quiz trail in the natural area, and a stone labyrinth on the roof terrace.

Activities for children

The exhibitions have family tours, and during school holidays there are painting and sculpture courses. Children under 18 always get in free.