National Museum of fine arts is located on the Peninsula of Blasieholmen in Central Stockholm. Since opening the Museum has acquired an impressive art collection, thanks to its main patrons - king Gustav III and Carl Gustav Tessin. The Museum was founded in 1792 as the "Royal Museum", but when in 1866 a modern building was built, it was renamed the national Museum.

The Museum is home to half a million drawings from the middle ages to 1900 and works by Rembrandt and Dutch collections of the 17th century, as well as collections of porcelain, paintings, sculptures and contemporary art. The Museum also has an art library, available to both scientists and common public.

The present building was built in 1844 - 1866 in the style of the North Italian Renaissance by the German architect Friedrich August of Stuler, who also designed the New Museum in Berlin. Relatively closed conformation, with the exception of the main entrance, does not give us the slightest hint that inside there is a spacious interior, which is dominated by a huge staircase leading to the upper galleries. For many decades the building was constantly expanded and adapted in accordance with the growing demands of the Museum. For example, in 1961, it increased to create the Museum workshops. Thus, one layer modifications superimposed on the other. However, the building was never fully repaired, so it ceased to meet international safety standards, climate control, fire safety in the working environment and logistics.

The Museum building is currently closed for renovation until full completion of the renovation work, so to see the Museum's collection by visiting the temporary exhibition area, a ten minute walk from the National Museum, the Royal Academy of liberal arts in Stockholm.