Millesgården is an

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and

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, located on the island of

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. It is located in the grounds of the former home of sculptor

Carl Milles Carl Milles (; 23 June 1875 – 19 September 1955) was a Swedes, Swedish sculpture, sculptor. He was married to artist Olga Milles (née Granner) and brother to Ruth Milles and half-brother to the architect Evert Milles. Carl Milles sculpted the ...

(1875–1955) and his wife, the artist Olga Milles (1874–1967). Millesgården consists of three main parts: the artists' former home, an art gallery, and a sculpture park.

History

In 1906, the artist couple Carl and Olga Milles bought a plot on

. The house was designed by architect Karl M. Bengtson (1878-1935) and inaugurated in 1908. Later renovations and extensions were done in collaboration with Milles's brother architect Evert Milles (1885-1960). They planned to build a home associated with art. At Millesgården the works are mainly by Carl Milles. At the entrance of the middle terrace is a

and another sculpture workshop, Lilla Ateljén. This was the primary residence of Carl and Olga Milles until 1931. In 1936, Millesgården was transformed into a foundation which was handed over as a gift to the Swedish people. The Woodland Chapel was added in the late 1940s and is the site of burial for Carl and Olga Milles. In the early 1950s, Anne's House was built after drawings by Evert Milles. The house was planned for Milles's secretary, Anne Hedmark (1899–1993), who in 1950 took up the post of Millesgarden's hostess and curator. She lived there until 1986. The newest building on Millesgården is Millesgården Art Hall, which is located along one side of the lower terrace. The Millesgården Art Hall was designed by architect Johan Celsing and was inaugurated in October 1999.

Millesgården in popular culture

Millesgården is the setting of the opening scene of

Poul Anderson Poul William Anderson ( ; November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until his death in 2001. Anderson also wrote historical novels. He won the Hugo Award seven times an ...

's 1970 science fiction novel '' Tau Zero'', and several of the sculpture garden's works are described.Anderson, Poul ''Tau Zero'', Doubleday, 1970, p. 1.

Gallery

File:Millesgården 1986.jpg, ''Europa and the Bull'' File:Millesgården 2009.jpg, ''Angels playing music'' File:Milles Kanu.jpg, ''Indian with canoe'' File:Milles Pegasus 2008.jpg, ''Man and Pegasus'' File:Guds hand 2007.jpg, '' God's Hand'' File:Milles Eislaeuferin 2007.jpg, ''Skridskoprinsessan'' File:C Milles Millesgarden Alg statue.jpg, ''Alg'' File:Folkungabrunnen 2007.jpg, ''Folkungabrunnen''

Buildings at Millesgården

Millesgården kapell 2007.jpg, Woodland chapel Milles Annas hus.jpg, Anne's House Celsing Milles konsthall.JPG, Millesgården Art Hall

Interior

File:Millesgården 2009c.jpg, Carl Milles' studio File:Millesgården interiör 2007a.jpg, Milles antique collection File:Millesgården interiör 2007.jpg, Interior File:Millesgården 2008a.jpg, Living room in Anne's House

References

Other sources

*Anders Bergström (2004) ''Millesgården - Arkitektur och trädgård'' (Stockholm: Atlantis)

External links

Millesgården website
(in English and Swedish) Art museums and galleries in Sweden Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in Sweden Art museums and galleries established in 1936 1936 establishments in Sweden Sculpture galleries in Sweden Museums devoted to one artist Lidingö Municipality Museums in Stockholm County 1930s establishments in Stockholm County {{garden-stub