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Completely unexpected, seven trunks and a couple of wooden bins arrive to the Ontological Museum in Stockholm. The anonymous donation contains notes and diaries, photographic negatives on glass plates, a peculiar cranium and dried in traces of scent. The diaries turn out to be written by Beata Gardelius, palaeontologist at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. The photographs and the drawings are done by Inga-Lisa Blomgren, assistant at the Institute of Geology in Uppsala. The research material is nothing than remarkable. In September 1897, Beata Gardelius and Inga-Lisa Blomgren disappear during the expedition to the Siljan Ring. The faith of the two women has until now remained unknown.

The Swedish and French cultures have had a long and passionate love story in Paris. For 50 years, the 16th-century palace Hôtel de Marle has been an important meeting place for both cultures. In 1971, the Swedish state opened the Swedish Institute in Paris here Sweden s only house of culture abroad. This book tells the history of the unique city palace and of all exciting events that have taken place there. Among other things, one can read about how the singer Barbro Hörberg taught Georg Riedel to drink cassis, about an unforgettable gala night with the main characters from Christer Strömholm s controversial photo book The Friends from Place Blanche, how the Swedish Institute in Paris showed Hilma af Klint before she became widely known, and how a young Swedish photographer named Eva Klasson got her international breakthrough in Paris. There are also guest appearances from August Strindberg, Greta Knutson, Queen Kristina, Gunnar Ekelöf and many other cultural personalities who have made Paris a second home. This is a book about a house, about people, about culture, but first and foremost about friendship. Amitié!

Mind-Building tells the story of Finnish public libraries and library architecture. It presents 17 library buildings from different periods, grouped under specific themes and curated by architectural critic and scholar Anni Vartola, with texts describing the themes, drawings and photos of the buildings and extracts from different sources such as newspapers and architectural reviews.

Stockholm's Millesgården is one of the most exciting artist's homes in the world. In 1936, Carl Milles, one of Sweden's most prominent sculptors, and his wife Olga donated their home to the Swedish people, and it has since turned into a renowned museum, with a sculpture park by the water. This book presents the rich history of the artist's home with contemporary photographs by Yanan Li.

In this beautiful book Waldemarsudde is presented in all of its colourful spectra. The photographic material takes us on a journey through the art collections, architecture and interiors to the sculptures in the wonderful gardens. Photographer Yanan Li has captured the place over time and throughout changing seasons, the result is a beautiful portrait of Prince Eugen s Waldemarsudde.

In his artist book COSMOS, Gabor Palotai displays a distinct graphic vision of outer space. He turns planets, galaxies, moons, and stars into an abstract art. The book illustrations consist of circles with intense patterns in white, black and orange. Each circle has its own identity from within and yet relates to one another. The optical illusions open up for imagination.