Stockholm’s largest art gallery is underground. You heard me right. You can access this art gallery by just taking the subway and stopping at different stops. Of course, Stockholm’s subway system is too large for you to stop at every single stop. And time is always of the essence. Save your time because the best way to see the art is to follow this DIY subway tour, which includes three of the best stops. All you need is this post and a subway ticket and you are ready to go.
All three of the subway stops are right next to each other on the blue line so it’s a breeze to do this as a DIY tour.
Kungstädgården
Kungsträdgarden is a stunningly dramatic installation with vibrant colored abstract designs covering the cave. This was painted by Ulrik Samuelson in 1977.
T-Centralen
Artist Per Olof Ultvedt used his talents to paint the caves of T-Centralen. This artwork is a tribute to the welders, carpenters, miners, etc who worked on the station. The painting of their silhouettes honors their service. The baby blue is beautiful and in stark contrast against the white paint
Rådhuset
Hands down my favorite stop. The rusty red is incredibly vibrant and bold. This station was designed by Sigvard Olson and the powerful red rocks juxtaposed against the modern escalators, proves for some beautiful photos. We thoroughly enjoyed walking around this stop.
Have more time on your hands? Here are other subway stops worth a visit to enjoy the eclectic and stunning artwork
Green Line
Fridhemsplan
Thorildsplan
Red Line
Universitetet
Tekniska Högskolan
Stadion
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Love this! I visited only 2 metro stations in Stockholm. Can’t wait to go back and explore the rest. 🙂
Glad you at least got to see a couple of them!
No way!!! I’m going to Stockholm this weekend. Doing a happy dance 🙂
Great!! You’re going to love it! Check out my guide to Stockholm – http://champagneflight.com/2017/10/12/three-days-in-stockholm/. It’ll def help you out with the rest of your trip! Happy travels!
This is so cool! I would LOVE to check this place out!
You def should!
Wow, this is very cool!! What a beautiful architecture! that escalator in the midst of red rocks look amazing! Wanna visit there sometime !
You should def add it to the list!
This is SO COOL!!! Agh you always make want to hop on a plane right after reading your posts!
Glad you feel that way <3 That's the goal!
I love that the art is literally EVERYWHERE here…. my fave thing to do is visit a museum when I travel, so cool that this is part of the culture.
It’s so cool! Such a unique aspect of Stockholm
The subway looks amazing, so cool! I love seeing street art but underground in a subway makes it even better!
The subway looks so beautiful, love the artistic vibes all over. I love art and this post has really made me so happy. I would definitely check this on my next trip to Stockholm.