Lund Cathedral is the largest and most beautiful example of Romanesque style architecture in Scandinavia. It has been awarded three stars by the Michelin Guide and nominated as one of the seven wonders of Sweden by the national radio. Each year, the cathedral, which is open daily, is visited by over half a million people. […]
Medieval Lund was a city of churches and the needs of the cathedral led to Lund becoming the foremost centre of education within the Nordic region. As early as 1438, the Franciscan order had already established a centre for general studies. Located in the current Klostergatan, it provided a university level of education.Much of the […]
On 27 and 28 January 2017, the Museum of Sketches for Public Art was reopened on Finngatan 2. A new entrance, a museum shop and not least a restaurant have been added. The extension, designed by the architect duo Elding Oscarsson, is made of concrete and rust red Corten steel. Two anonymous donors account for […]
Driven by an endless desire to paint and draw, 24-year-old Carl Fredrik Hill moved to Paris where he pursued a productive artistic life. However, he did so with a strong, guilt-ridden father complex and sadness due to not having the time to demonstrate to his father what he was capable of. Suffering from chronic schizophrenia […]
C. H. Hertz’s father Gustav – Nobel laureate in physics in 1925. Gustav’s uncle Heinrich Hertz (1857-94) researched electromagnetism and gave the name to the frequency measurement Hertz. His research became the foundation of modern radio communication. When Hellmuth was born, his father worked in Berlin. He then took a job at Philips in Eindhoven to […]
From September 1716, Sweden was ruled for almost two years from Lund. These were perhaps the most wretched years in the country’s history. The Great Northern War had raged since 1700. In the beginning, the Swedes had won several victories but after the defeat at Poltava and the capitulation at Perevolotjna, the country encountered a series […]
Running alongside the street Lokföraregatan (Locomotive Engine Driver Street) at the outer edge of the newly built district Sockerbruket lies a pedestrian and bicycle track with somewhat irregular cross-striped markings. These markings bear a close resemblance to railway sleepers and are intended to do so as a reminder of the former railway line – (Bjärredsbanan) […]
Driven by an endless desire to paint and draw, 24-year-old Carl Fredrik Hill moved to Paris where he pursued a productive artistic life. However, he did so with a strong, guilt-ridden father complex and sadness due to not having the time to demonstrate to his father what he was capable of. Suffering from chronic schizophrenia […]
