Östasiatiska museet - Exhibitions

Exhibitions

World famous terracotta army to Stockholm, 2010!

Part of the Chinese terracotta army and the most recent archaeological findings will be exhibited in Stockholm during the fall of 2010. The exhibition will be unique since it will be displayed in a spectacular environment and feature several new unique findings from other similar gravesites.

Period of exhibition & opening hours
The exhibition is open 28 August 2010 to 16 January 2011.
Opening hours: Mon - Sun 10 am – 8 pm (closed 24-25/12, 31/12-1/1).

Tickets
Tickets can be bought at the exhibition entrance.

Tour operators & groups
We offer guided tours to tour operators / groups (>15 persons).
To buy and book tickets: bokning@ostasiatiska.se
Or call +46 8 519 557 69, Tue – Fri 11 am – 17 pm.

Prices
Adults: 150 SEK per person.
Under 19 years: Free entrance (identification required).

Where
In the heart of central Stockholm on Skeppsholmen (opposite the Royal Palace), in the caverns beneath the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities. This is the first time that the ”secret” caverns will be made accessible to the general public. Up until the 1960s, they formed part of the Swedish Navy’s headquarters.

The exhibition
For the first time outside of China the artefacts will be displayed under ground, in the Secret Rock Galleries below the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in central Stockholm. The setting is similar to the environment in which the artefacts once were found.

- As a visitor one will get that sense of the first magical moment encountering the army face to face in the excavation situation, says museum director Mrs Sanne Houby-Nielsen.

The setting is ideal, utilising the subterranean Secret Rock Galleries, the former naval base of the Swedish Navy. It’s situated on the island of Skeppsholmen, opposite of the Royal Palace. The Rock Galleries are usually not open to the public.

- We are positive towards using the rock galleries for the public, it is in accordance with our administration plans for the island of Skeppsholmen. We want to create a more open and creative meeting point, for Stockholmers as well as tourists, says Ulf Tomner, at the Swedish National Property Board (Statens fastighetsverk).

The unique exhibition is possible due to cooperation with the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm Visitors Board and the Swedish National Property Board (Statens fastighetsverk).