Dansmuseet

The Dansmuseet in Stockholm is a museum of performing and visual arts dedicated to the history and culture of dance. It opened in 1953 in the basement of the Royal Opera and today houses its collection at Drottninggatan 17. Originally, it displayed works owned by Rolf de Maré, a leading figure of the Ballets suédois in Paris. A particular focus is the library, donated in 1969 and named after the dancer Carina Ari, which is considered the most comprehensive archive of dance literature in Northern Europe. There, you'll find mainly materials from Western Europe dating from between 1500 and 1850, journals from the turn of the 20th century, and a large collection of films and books on Russian dance.