LECTURES
Bernhard & Weiss Antique Store arrange lectures about art history, antiques and other subjects within the field of cultural history. The lectures are in Swedish and they are given by external lecturers.
If you are traveling in Sweden as a English speaking group, we could arrange lectures in English for you. Please contact us and we will ask our
This is our program so far:
Autumn 2011:
THE MEALS OF THE BAROQUE ERA
Edward Blom, food historian, told us about what people ate in Sweden during the early 18th century.
AMONG LIVING ANTIQUES
Johan Hakelius, author, debater och columnist in the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, hold a lecture about James Lees-Milne, and the creation and development of National Trust in England.
THE BONNIER COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS OF SWEDISH AUTHORS
We went, together with editor Johan Rosell, to Nedre Manilla at Djurgården where Johan showed us the portrait collection of famous Swedish authors.
Spring 2011:
THE CROWN PRINCESS WEDDING - BEHIND THE SCENES
The author of the book Vårt bröllop (Our Wedding), Susanna Popova, told us about what happened behind the scenes, when she and the photographer Paul Hansen followed the preparations.
CARL MILLES
Staffan Carlén, ex head of Millesgården, spoke about the artist Carl Milles life and art works.
THE HISTORY OF CARPETS AND FASHIONS IN CARPETS
Anette Granlund, who works as head of carpets at a auction house in Stockholm and who also is one of the experts in the Swedish version of The Antiques Roadshow, had a lecture about antique carpets and how they have changed in fashion over the years.
Autumn 2010:
THE MODERN ART GLASS IN SWEDEN
Märta Holkers, journalist and author, told us about the development of Swedish art glass.
THE ROLE OF THE DYNASTY BERNADOTTE IN SWEDISH CULTURE LIFE AND POLITICS 1810 - 2010
Per Sandin, senior curator at the Royal Armoury, spoke about how the royal family Bernadotte has influenced the cultural life and politics in Sweden.
THE HISTORY OF ARRAK PUNCH
Edward Blom, famous from Swedish TV and radio, told us about the Swedish arrak punch; from the warm arrak punch of the 16th century the cold version of the 19th century.
Våren 2010:
VIVA EL GRECO - THE KING OF THE GAY MEN
Patrik Steorn, Ph.D. in art history, gave a lecture about why the paintings of the Greek / Spanish artist El Greco, fascinated gay men in the 19th/20th century.
THE MED PENSELN I DÅTID OCH NUTID. DEKORATIONSMÅLERIET KRING SEKELSKIFTET 1800. SETT UR EN DEKORATIONSMÅLARES ÖGON IDAG
Ingela Ryhede, furniture and wall decorator, told us about how one painted furniture and walls in the early 19th century, comparing it to her own decorations.
1809-1810. WHEN THE MODERN SWEDEN WAS BORN
Per Sandin, senior curator at the Royal Armoury, gave a lecture about two these two important years in Swedish history - when Sweden lost Finland to the Russians.