Swedish modernism

In cooperation with Moderna Museet, Stockholm, the Brücke Museum is presenting a comprehensive exhibition on Swedish modernism for the first time in Germany.

– Sigrid Hjertén, Ateljéinteriör, 1916, Öl auf Leinwand

Works by artists such as Sigrid Hjertén and Isaac Grünewald, as well as the groups De Unga, De åtta, and the Gothenburg Colorists, illustrate the close ties to Die Brücke and their shared pursuit of artistic renewal. Key works from the Moderna Museet collection are on display.

Celebrated in 1915 at Berlin’s Sturm Gallery as “Swedish Expressionists,” the paintings and drawings by artists such as Sigrid Hjertén and Isaac Grünewald are known to only a few people in Germany today. This exhibition aims to change that.

The exhibition focuses on the artist groups De Unga [The Young Ones], De åtta [The Eight], and the Gothenburg Colorists. Like the Brücke artists, these groups sought to break free from entrenched academic traditions and forge new artistic paths. The exhibition aims both to illustrate the groups’ shared aspirations and to explore the diverse and independent artistic developments of the participating artists.

On display are key works from the collection of the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, as this is the second part of an important and forward-looking collaborative project in which the two museums are exchanging their collections. Following the 2024 exhibition of the Brücke Museum’s collection in Stockholm, the exhibition “Swedish Modernism” presents the second part and thus showcases highlights from the Moderna Museet’s collection in Berlin for the first time. The exhibition is a collaboration with the Moderna Museet, Stockholm.

Highlight: This show is one of the top exhibitions in Berlin in 2026.

Runtime: Sat, 07/11/2026 to Sun, 28/02/2027

Takes place here:

• Brücke Museum