Röhss Museum
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The Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg
, Sweden
, is a museum focused on design
and applied arts. It was created through donations from Wilhelm
and August Röhss
and opened to the public in 1916; it has since expanded. The museum has a fine collection of Chinese
art and craft and a permanent exhibition of Swedish design stretching from the early 20th century until the present day. The Kaffe Fassett
exhibition is one of the most successful in recent years.
As of 2007 the new head of Röhsska is Ted Hesselbom who has increased the museum's focus towards fashion and fashion history.
The Röhsska Museum building was designed by the national romantic
architect Carl Westman
.
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, is a museum focused on design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
and applied arts. It was created through donations from Wilhelm
Röhss family
Röhss was a family of merchants in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden, noteworthy through their significant donations to several local and national institutions.The family originates in Schleswig, where Johan Gottlob Röhss was a book dealer...
and August Röhss
Röhss family
Röhss was a family of merchants in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden, noteworthy through their significant donations to several local and national institutions.The family originates in Schleswig, where Johan Gottlob Röhss was a book dealer...
and opened to the public in 1916; it has since expanded. The museum has a fine collection of Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
art and craft and a permanent exhibition of Swedish design stretching from the early 20th century until the present day. The Kaffe Fassett
Kaffe Fassett
Kaffe Fassett is an American-born artist who is best known for his colourful designs in the decorative arts—needlepoint, patchwork, knitting, painting and ceramics...
exhibition is one of the most successful in recent years.
As of 2007 the new head of Röhsska is Ted Hesselbom who has increased the museum's focus towards fashion and fashion history.
The Röhsska Museum building was designed by the national romantic
National Romantic Style
The National Romantic style was a Nordic architectural style that was part of the national romantic movement during the late 19th and early 20th century. Designers turned to early Medieval and even prehistoric precedents to construct a style appropriate to the perceived character of a people...
architect Carl Westman
Carl Westman
Ernst Carl Westman was a Swedish architect and interior designer. He was an early adopter of the National Romantic Style, but turned later to the neo-classical style of the 1920s.-Biography :...
.