What Has Been Going On at Moderna Museet?
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- Many people hope a change in leadership will give Stockholm’s Moderna Museet a fresh start.
- A planned exhibition that could have damaged the museum’s reputation has been canceled.
- A September 2024 Instagram photograph of three women on a motorboat prompted questions in Sweden’s art world about how the museum had been run.
Many are hoping the change at the top of Stockholm’s Moderna Museet will bring a decisive fresh start. A planned exhibition that could have put the museum’s reputation at risk has been canceled, while a photograph of three women on an expensive motorboat has raised questions about the institution’s management in recent years.
The photograph appeared on Instagram in September 2024. It showed three women aboard a motorboat with three powerful engines, surrounded by spray, sunglasses, and broad smiles. Taken on Long Island, the image caused a stir in Sweden’s art world.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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