The single hall
Over 2,000 square metres, essentially column-free.
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Malmo Konsthall is one of northern Europe's largest contemporary art halls, opened in 1975 to a design by the Swedish architect Klas Anshelm. The building is half the story: a single vast hall, essentially column-free, of more than two thousand square metres, roofed with five hundred small glass domes that admit northern light evenly across the space with no harsh shadows. That design makes it an exceptionally flexible volume: it can be divided into dozens of rooms or left empty for one enormous work, something many international artists have exploited. The hall holds no permanent collection at all — everything you see is a temporary exhibition changing several times a year, from major global names to emerging Nordic artists. Entry has been entirely free since it opened, a fixed principle of city policy. The building also holds an art library and a cafe overlooking the adjacent garden, and it sits a ten-minute walk southeast of the city centre.
Over 2,000 square metres, essentially column-free.
No permanent collection — shows change yearly.
Sankt Johannesgatan 7, 205 80 Malmo
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