Summer at Kin: Free guided tours all week!

Free guided tours daily 24 June-24 August, in English and Swedish.

Current exhibitions are introduced with a different focus every day. Meet at Kin’s green reception. The tours take about 50 minutes.

Tuesdays, 12:00: Art and Crafts from the North (Swe)

Wednesdays, 12:00: Contemporary Art from Sápmi, Norrbotten and Other Parts of the World (Eng)

Thursdays, 12:00: Art and Crafts from the North (Eng)

Thursdays, 17.00: Art Star Britta Marakatt-Labba (Swe)

Fridays, 12:00: Art and Crafts from the North (Eng)

Saturdays, 12:00: Art Star Britta Marakatt-Labba (Eng)

Sundays, 12:00: Contemporary Art from Sápmi, Norrbotten and Other Parts of the World (Swe)

Guided tour: Art and Crafts from the North

Ever since LKAB's first manager Hjalmar Lundbohm invited the famous artists of his time to Kiruna, the city has been known for its art. Join us for a tour and get a flavour of contemporary art and crafts in the Norrbotten region with works that reflect the cultural richness of the Sami, Tornedalian and mining community's own mix. With works by Britta Marakatt-Labba, Katarina Spik Skum, Lena Ylipää, Karin Keisu and Josse Thuresson, among others.

Tuesdays at 12:00 (Swe), Thursdays at 12:00 (Eng) and Fridays at 12:00 (Eng), 24 June-24 August. The tours last for about 50 minutes. Free of charge. Meet at Kin’s green reception.

Guided tours: Art Star Britta Marakatt-Labba

Get to know the work of one of the world's most celebrated artists, Sámi artist Britta Marakatt-Labba, born in 1951 in Idivuoma, Kiruna municipality. Over five decades, she has created a rich and poetic narrative about the Sámi, the only recognized indigenous people on the European continent, and their struggle for land and culture. On display at the museum are embroideries and appliqués, as well as a number of prints based on textile works in which she weaves together personal experiences of life in the north with the climate crisis affecting the entire planet.

Thursdays at 17:00 (Swe), Saturdays at 12:00 (Eng), 24 June-24 August. The tours last for about 50 minutes. Free of charge. Meet at Kin’s green reception.

Contemporary Art from Sápmi, Norrbotten and Other Parts of the World

Art by world stars and local talent alike can be experienced at the Kin Museum of Contemporary Art, where current works of art inspired by the Arctic environment are on view 52 weeks a year. At the same time, art from other parts of the world is presented. Works from the collection and temporary exhibitions sit alongside each other in the premises of the Kristallen City Hall - here, for example, you can enjoy duodji (Sámi handicrafts), embroidery by the Sámi world star Britta Marakatt-Labba, indigenous art from the Himalayas, experimental video works and fine drawings about the Tornedalian heritage, as well as an unknown Afro-Swedish story from the classic Pippi Longstocking film from 1969.

Wednesdays at 12:00 (Eng), Sundays at 12:00 (Swe), 24 June-24 August. The tours last for about 50 minutes. Free of charge. Meet at Kin’s green reception.

The Sun Painting: Matts Leiderstam, Prince Eugen’s altarpiece and the move of the Kiruna Church

Guided tours at Kin Museum of Contemporary Art at 12:00 on Wednesdays and Fridays, from August 20. The tours last for about 50 minutes. Free of charge. Meet at Kin’s green reception in the lobby of the city hall.

Although Prince Eugen's famous altarpiece from 1912 will remain inside the church when it is moved on August 19-20, it can be seen at the Kin Museum of Contemporary Art. A sketch of the sunlit forest grove made by the artist in the same size as the altarpiece will be displayed alongside other works by the Prince. The unique painting is devoid of religious symbols and figures - nature is left to represent the spiritual. New paintings inspired by the altarpiece by contemporary artist Matts Leiderstam are also on display.