Last week while Sophie was over we went to Visit Millesgården in the northern suburbs of Stockholm. To explain about the gardens a little I’ve taken this from the website:-
‘Millesgården can be termed a work of art in its own right, a nicely balanced stage design of terraces, fountains, stairways, sculptures and columns, coupled with a diversity of vegetation and an immense vista across the waters of Värtan from the rocky heights of Herserud.
It was in 1906 that the sculptor Carl Milles bought a plot of land on the island of Lidingö, and in 1908 he had a house and a studio built there. Carl and Olga remained in this lovely home until 1931. A magnificent donation by Carl and Olga Milles established, in 1936, the Carl and Olga Milles Lidingöhem Foundation. Millesgården was first opened for the general public in the closing years of the 1930s.
Millesgården is still run by the foundation, which includes representatives of the Swedish Government and the Municipality of Lidingö. This unique setting, one of Sweden?s foremost tourist attractions, welcomes thousands of visitors every year. It is open all the year round and the intention is for the museum, aided by exhibitions and activities of various kinds, to continue in the visionary spirit of Carl Milles himself. ‘
Personally I was initially pretty underwhelmed by the place when we arrived, but as I started snapping away I realised that there was more to it than my grumpy feelings. This place was unusual and serene, and the sculptures really leant themselves to me attempting strange photographs of them!
So what do you think? My snapshots don’t do the gardens nor the positions of the sculptures justice – my aim was to simply capture what I found most captivating about the place.
Anyways I was feeling peacock inspired!
