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The Theater King

Exhibitions
Location iconThe Royal Armoury
Calendar icon23 Dec — 30 Dec 2024
A man wearing elegant 18th-century attire and powdered wig looking into the distance
Photo: Photo: Jens Mohr, Livrustkammaren/SHM

The passionate theater king Gustav III (1746-1792) through his patronage created a prominent cultural blooming period. Under his rule, the theater became a place as much for splendor and spectacle as for politics and royal power. Join a costume cavalcade through the magical world of theater costumes and the royal theater life of the Gustavian era.

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23 December
27 December
28 December