Mindepartementet Art and Photography

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Mindepartementet Art and Photography is an Exhibition Hall for contemporary photography situated at Skeppsholmen – the cultural center of Stockholm, near the Modern Museum, the Royal Castle and the National Gallery.

Mindepartementet focus on introducing well-established international photographic artists whom for various reasons have not received attention in Scandinavia, as well as being a meeting place for those interested in artistic photography in Stockholm. The ambition is also to present the photographic art in context by showing filmed interviews with photographers, publish essays on the website, producing publications, seminars and discussions.

Mindepartementet Art and Photography is a non-profit organization supported by Stockholm’s Culture Administration and the National Arts Council. The exhibitions are often produced in collaboration with foreign cultural institutes and embassies. Fotografins Hus is led by Anna Eriksson, Managing Director and Estelle af Malmborg, Artistic Director.

Mindepartementet is located in a historically charged place, Skeppsholmen, a small island in the very center of Stockholm. . For three hundred years Skeppsholmen was a base for the military and largely closed to outsiders. In 1969 the military's time on Skeppsholmen and Kastellholmen was over and today Skeppsholmen has regained part of the role the island had before the navy came. It was then called Lustholmen ("Pleasure Island") and was used by Gustav Vasa's sons. Johan III came here in the 1590s when he wanted to relax. Today Skeppsholmen is once more a place for recreation, art, music, boats and architecture.