Millesgården Museum

Wonderful museum named for the famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles. He was a monumental sculptor who received many public art commissions at a time when many cities expanded and were modernised. Carl Milles was as a traditional as well as quite innovative. His choice of motifs were traditional. Ancient Greek, Roman and Christian mythology as well as Swedish history were often his sources of inspiration. The museum is a quiet place and is a nice escape from busy tourists areas. Highly recommend.

A long way out and a ling up hill walk, but once you get there it is very nice and tranquil. Excellently take care of.

Beautiful Museum in wonderful location. The Main exhibit was a bit small but the frank house was so beautiful.

What a delightful place. Loved the Art Brut. The sculpture garden is astounding, so much beautiful work. Good cafe. Top of my list of Stockholm museums.

I would say this is our favorite spot in Stockholm over our weekend trip. We came in right before the sunset and the views in the garden were amazing. It's a magical realm where the artist Milles and his wife made their fantasies into reality as well as their forever resting place. Location-wise, it's a bit out of the way from central Stockholm but definitely worth the time and effort.

Definitely one of my favourites, nice atmosphere and sculptures, good exhibition of inspiration by the textile artist Kaffe, when we were there. Small department for buying gifts or for yourself. There is a restaurant with perfectly prepared food, incl. coffee and accessories. Highly recommended all seasons.

Of course it is a place worth visiting. However, I think that the best time to visit the gardens, when everything is in bloom, will be summer. There is a restaurant on site with good food, including coffee, snacks and cakes. Additionally, we visit the House of the artist Carl Milles. Inside there is a collection of antiques and sculptures.

Absolute gem in Stockholm. It's a must visit whether you're a tourist or local. 170 kr ticket price and it's definitely worth every penny. Has a nice restaurant as well.

Wonderful museum named for the famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles. He was a monumental sculptor who received many public art commissions at a time when many cities expanded and were modernised. Carl Milles was as a traditional as well as quite innovative. His choice of motifs were traditional. Ancient Greek, Roman and Christian mythology as well as Swedish history were often his sources of inspiration. The museum is a quiet place and is a nice escape from busy tourists areas. Highly recommend.

A long way out and a ling up hill walk, but once you get there it is very nice and tranquil. Excellently take care of.

Beautiful Museum in wonderful location. The Main exhibit was a bit small but the frank house was so beautiful.

What a delightful place. Loved the Art Brut. The sculpture garden is astounding, so much beautiful work. Good cafe. Top of my list of Stockholm museums.

I would say this is our favorite spot in Stockholm over our weekend trip. We came in right before the sunset and the views in the garden were amazing. It's a magical realm where the artist Milles and his wife made their fantasies into reality as well as their forever resting place. Location-wise, it's a bit out of the way from central Stockholm but definitely worth the time and effort.

Definitely one of my favourites, nice atmosphere and sculptures, good exhibition of inspiration by the textile artist Kaffe, when we were there. Small department for buying gifts or for yourself. There is a restaurant with perfectly prepared food, incl. coffee and accessories. Highly recommended all seasons.

Of course it is a place worth visiting. However, I think that the best time to visit the gardens, when everything is in bloom, will be summer. There is a restaurant on site with good food, including coffee, snacks and cakes. Additionally, we visit the House of the artist Carl Milles. Inside there is a collection of antiques and sculptures.

Absolute gem in Stockholm. It's a must visit whether you're a tourist or local. 170 kr ticket price and it's definitely worth every penny. Has a nice restaurant as well.

Take the orange line and get off Ropsten, you can take a bus or walk on a small bridge and right away turn right and walk up the hill just a little, there will be stairs on the right which will take you to the main road just keep walking to the right , about 2 km the entire trip. It took me more like 3km because I got lost so hence the detail review. 100sek or $15 to enter and when you take that first step inside...you have a "wow" feeling. I had this rush of air enter my lungs and I had to exhale slowly :) It's just so stunning. High up above water are these incredible sculptures, just feels so soreal, you feel small and just at ah. Perfect place to take your time and walk around, enjoy a book or a tea/coffee. Cafe is on the premises.

Fabulous A must see Allocate four hours including travel. World class esp if you love a sculpture garden as I do

Outdoor is another world, the real city is within the concept of the Milles couple that decided to create a surreal vision in a dynamic city, such as Stockholm. The incredible touch of the operas is a feeling you can have even in a cold winter. Must be seen.

Gardens are nice with cool views on stockholms. I am not a big fan of his work but some pieces were great though. The exhibition in the modern part of the museum was interesting too. Service in the café and museum was friendly! It seems far from the center but you can get quickly there with metro and bus.

Review is for lunch at the cafe - Millesgarden Lanthandel. Semi self-service but very friendly staffs who translated menus into English for me. Beautiful elevated view overlooking Europa & tjuren. Had a very sumptuous toast skagen (shrimp) and warm bread with roasted rosemary (complimentary). Worth a visit. Garden entry 150 SEK adult. Cafe/restaurant also has separate entry, mains price ranges from 100-200 SEK

Had a wonderful time here. It's an easy metro ride from central and a one stop bus ride and short couple of hundred metre walk. The garden, statues and interiors are simply wonderful. There's also an excellent bistro/cafe. Highly recommended. Allow 3 hours at least with transport.

Yummy food beautiful museum :) would love to come again on 6/6 free open house with events

Outdoor sculpture gardens are a weakness of ours. A particularly good collection with informative curation. Found ourselves making a point to revisit after 5 years away, and brought others with us who very much enjoyed it. Nice to catch a light meal at the museum cafe. If the weather is nice, worth the trip to Lidingö!

Very nice atmosphere, the garden felt like French Riviera. Particularly loved Milles's studio. Very original place.

Oh what an inspirational place, if only for the rambunctious owner Randy, who gave our tour group quite the entrance on our arrival! Kinda Gaudi-esque but without the Latino, newly married artist couple Carl and Olga Milles acquired a property 1906 on the cliff of Herserud high above lake Värtan on the island of Lidingö. Their intention was to build a home incorporating space for their art studios. And what wonderful artists pieces are houses in this romantic, esoteric garden from the naughty angel wearing a watch, the hand of god with a sprightly fellow on his fingertips to wearing a watch to majestic Poseidon overlooking the waters. The house was designed by architect Carl M. Bengtsson and was built 1908. During the following half-century Millesgården was expanded and developed in collaboration with Carl's half-brother, architect Evert Milles. Between 1911-13 the first addition was built, an open-air studio in the form of a loggia wing, intended to improve Carl's work environment. In 1936 Millesgården was constituted into a foundation, which was donated to the Swedish people. In anticipation of Carl and Olga's return to Millesgården, 1950 saw the construction of the spacious lower terrace with monumental replicas of free-standing and fountain sculpture from Sweden and the USA. The lower terrace houses Carl Milles' death, September 19, 1955 after the incredible riches his lifetime brought.