Coming exhibitions

In 2026, Millesgården Museum launches the exhibition series &Milles, where contemporary artists are invited to reflect on the museum’s collections or architecture. First up is Diana Orving, who explores themes such as origin, memory, and the subconscious through textile sculptures and painting. Orving creates immersive environments that invite transformative experiences, where art and life meet in dynamic interplay.

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 about the artist couple Robert and Barbro Nilsson - two leading figures in Swedish design. Barbro Nilsson (1899–1983) was a pioneering textile artist with international influence, artistic director at Märta Måås-Fjetterström, and daughter of the landscape architect, and Lidingö resident, Emma Lundberg. Robert Nilsson (1894–1980) was a sculptor and designer, and a student of Carl Milles. He was a close collaborator of Sigurd Lewerentz and a central, though somewhat overlooked, figure in Swedish art history. The exhibition is based on a unique, well-preserved body of material and explores the boundary between art, craft, and life. It 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.