Hallwyl Museum is located on Hamngatan 4 in Stockholm and is a state museum of cultural history.
The property was built in 1898 as a residence for Walther and Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, designed by Isak Gustaf Clason. Spouses Hallwyl owned large collections of art and antiques and decided early on that their homes would be preserved as a museum after his death. The museum's collection includes over 50,000 items. In 1920, bequeathed the couple von Hallwyl both the palace, inventories and collections to the Swedish state. The museum opened to the public in 1938 and is since 1978 in authority Armoury and Skokloster with the Foundation Hallwyl.
The building consists of about 40 rooms spread over 2,000 square meters. The house has 4 floors. The kitchen and ancillary spaces located below ground level, while the ground floor includes reception, cloakroom and in the east wing office originally intended for the family business. On the floor upstairs is drawing rooms and bedrooms and bathrooms are located two floors up. The penthouse was furnished with a skittle alley, picture gallery and Countess gymnastikrum.
Hallwyl Palace was around the turn of the century one of the most lavish Swedish private residences in Stockholm. The building cost two million to construct. The interiors exhibit a range of historical styles with precious materials, with antiques from the baroque and rococo period exclusive interior and artistic decoration. Most were bought from Bukowski, but also from contacts in Europe during the couple's travels.
Hallwyl Museum is well worth a visit for both the culture that art lovers and among the most beautiful among Stockholm's Museum
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