Nationalmuseum lends works of art and design from its collections to exhibitions held in museums and other cultural institutions in Sweden and abroad. Below is information about the loan process.
Request
A written request must be submitted to loans@nationalmuseum.se. It should be addressed to the Director General Dr. Patrick Amsellem. Nationalmuseum only accepts requests in digital form.
The request must be submitted at least 8 months prior to the opening of the exhibition. For exhibitions in Sweden, the request must be submitted at least 6 months before the opening of the exhibition.
The request must contain the following information
- The name of the exhibition
- The opening and closing date of the exhibition
- The name of the borrowing institution and venue
- A description of the exhibition and the reasons motivating the loan
- A list of the requested objects with Nationalmuseum’s inventory number
- Contact information to the exhibition’s curator and/or administrator
Standard Facility Report
A completed and signed facility report must be submitted with the loan request. It should document the security and climate conditions of the venue. Nationalmuseum prefers the form that can be downloaded below but accepts the AAM and UKRG facility report forms as well.
Download form (word)
Search object
Click here to find the requested object in Nationalmuseum’s database.
The process for the request
- The request is prepared by a loans coordinator, see contact information below.
- The request is then processed by the loans committee
- The formal decision is made by the director general
- The decision is communicated in writing
- If the loan is approved, a loan agreement is drawn up
Some requests are not approved. The reasons for that can be that the object is too sensitive to travel, that the borrower doesn’t meet the requirements for security and climate or that the object is already a part of another project.
Nationalmuseum strives for the fastest possible processing of requests, but for different reasons it can sometimes take several months before a definite decision can be communicated.
Costs
International loans
Administrative fee 3 000 SEK/object
Conservation fee 3 000 SEK/object
Loans in Sweden
Administrative fee 925 SEK/object
Conservation fee 425 SEK/object
The borrower is also responsible for all costs related to the loan, for example packing and packing material, conservation (1 350 SEK/hour), transport, insurance and couriers’ travel.