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The quaint collection of the eclectic countess-gatherer in the heart of the Swedish capital - so, in a nutshell, one can say about the Hallwillian Museum. Not that Stockholm is a must-visit, but if you have a couple of free hours, it's worth a visit. First, because of the luxurious interiors. Secondly, to get on a fun theatrical excursion, when the actors-guides will show you pots of rare aluminum and an aristocratic toilet bowl, periodically whispering that you will not be late, or soon the hosts will come.

Countess Wilhelmina von Hallwyul was obsessed collecting items of antiquity and painting. Possessing a violent temper and mania to buy everything up, today her house looks like a catalog of a pathos antique exhibition - it is literally stuffed with furniture, porcelain, weapons and paintings chaotically scattered across 40 rooms

Yes, and the five-storied castle in Venetian style, architect Isaac Gustav Klasson in 1898, deserves no less attention. On its facade, there are traces of the early era of the Spanish Renaissance, which, together with the Venetian Gothic, produces a somewhat erratic but charming impression. Inside is a mixture not only of several styles, but also of centuries. In the interiors of the Hallvy Vul Museum, if you look closely through the abundance of artifacts, you can see traces of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries

At the Hallvulska Museum, the guide actors will show you pots of rare aluminum and an aristocratic toilet bowl, periodically whispering so that you do not linger, and not soon the owners will come.
The museum here, by the way, appeared at the behest of the mistress herself. The residence was donated to the countess of Sweden in 1920, but for the general public it was only opened 18 years later.

You can get to all the floors of a hotbed of antiques only with a guide (on the first floor - just by ticket), theatrical excursions with the "butler", "cook" and "housekeeper" are arranged during the season at the beginning of each hour, but in English only once a day. The schedule changes from time to time, so check in advance at the Stockholm Information Office.

And almost every weekend at the Hallwill Museum, they arrange performances for children. While the kid is naughty and entertained in elegant interiors, parents, as a rule, no less playful hurry to the basement - to tasting an excellent wine collection.


Hallville Museum

Coordinates

Address: Hamngatan, 4. How to get there: nearest metro station - T Estermalmstorg, exit to Stureplan, look for Norrmalmstorg square, it's at the corner of the house you need.

Opening Hours: September-May Tue-Sun 12: 00-16: 00, Wed 12: 00-19: 00; June-August Tue-Sun 10: 00-16: 00.

Entrance to the permanent exposition of the first floor - 80 SEK, tour - 100 SEK (ticket to the first floor included), children under 19 years free of charge, audio guide in English - 20 SEK.