Coming exhibitions

With his characteristic blend of playfulness and seriousness, the world-renowned Danish artist Tal R (b. 1967) takes over Millesgården with The Elephant in the Room - an exhibition that both unsettles and surprises.



In Carl Milles’s large studio, visitors encounter a monumental pink elephant among Milles’s classic white plaster casts - a enigmatic presence within the historic setting. In the art hall, the narrative continues with vibrant paintings and sculptures that explore the home, its rooms, and the relationships formed within them. Inspired by the concept of das Unheimliche, Tal R raises questions about what we see - and what we would rather not see.

A retrospective exhibition on the artist couple Robert and Barbro Nilsson. Barbro Nilsson (1899–1983), who grew up on Lidingö, was a pioneering textile artist with international influence, artistic director at AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström (AB MMF), and daughter of the landscape architect Emma Lundberg. Robert Nilsson (1894–1980), who grew up in Höganäs, was a sculptor and a student of Carl Milles. During his active years he was a central figure in Swedish artistic life, but is today somewhat overlooked. In addition to the collaboration between the Nilssons themselves, both worked with students, painters, and architects, among them Sven X:et Erixson and architect Sigurd Lewerentz. The exhibition is based on a unique body of preserved material that was shown in the summer of 2024 at Blå Hallen in Höganäs.

Dreamlike everlasting flowers illuminate the winter darkness as installations by the versatile creator Georg Ragnar Levi (b. 1961) encounter the sculptures of the Millesgården Antique Collection. His evocative compositions, addressing themes such as loss, consolation, and acceptance, unite memorial flowers with preserved finds from nature and other objects. The flowers - sparkling glass beads threaded onto metal wire - are drawn from his unique collection of beadwork from various countries. Beaded flowers have been used for hundreds of years for decoration, but also to preserve memories and to symbolize eternal love at baptisms, weddings, and funerals. The compositions balance on the threshold between the dead and the living, darkness and light.