All around the Västerås library are several art works of different styles and periods. Let’s start with the main entrance to the library where there is a relief sculpture 2 metres high, created in 1955 by Edvin Öhrström, “Maria”.The sculpture represents the Madonna and Child sitting on a throne chair surrounded by the key and […]
This beautiful yellow building in Västerås was designed by architect Emil Befwe in 1906 in a style Neo-renaissance, architectural trend of this time.It is a subtle mix of Northern European Renaissance and Medieval styles, with the rhythm of the windows, decorative bands, wrought iron balconies and corner towers. Emil Befwe was born in Göteborg in […]
Through his work Knutte Wester tells real stories of people who have suffered injustice, deficiencies and abuses in society. Like Gzim, the sad little boy sitting on a bench in the street of Smedjegatan in Västerås. This scuplture is the representation of the memory of Gzim, whom he met in a refugee camp in Boliden, […]
KG Bejemark is best known for his sculptures in public places. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm in 1954-1959, and during the years 1971-1978 he was professor at the Royal College of Art in Stockholm. In the 1950s and 1960s, he created abstract copper plate sculptures. In the late 1960s, he […]
A simple dirty mark on an electric cabinet? No, it is too perfect. A masterpiece. Too bad, the artist did not sign it. Discovered by chance, this work makes you want to explore the city to find others. It is the most beautiful electric cabinet in the city with the one that was decorated by […]
The English translation would rather be the bridge of the pharmacy. But the international fashion of hanging a padlock to illustrate endless love has now touched Västerås. Built during the Middle Ages, hundreds of padlocks have been hung on this bridge for several years now, which extends from “Kungsgatan”, King’s Street and spans “Svartån”, the […]
Torsten Molander has long been passionate about gorillas. He spent a lot of time in the Kolmårdens Zoo to observe and draw them. Study their daily lives and the interactions they have with each other. Massive and powerful bodies that show such an impressive lightness and harmony. From these many drawings were born the sculptures […]
The turbine house was built in the 1880s on the site of an old mill, to supply the city with electricity. On March 2, 1884, the first electric lamps lit up Västerås Cathedral. Following this event and under the impulse of Oskar Fredrik Wijkman (politician and industrial entrepreneur) that the city of Västerås provided the […]
Who ever tells me that he has never tasted chocolate from “Mälarchocolaterie” in his life throws me the first stone… praline. Indeed, Mälarchocolaterie Swedish chocolate luxury is THE benchmark for chocolate in Västmanland and its reputation extends beyond the country’s borders.In 2009 the shop entered the top 5 of the best tea rooms in Sweden […]
Eyes in building windows, a unicorn on an industrial building, a knot on a traffic sign, paintings on sports fields or in car parks, videos, Tony Lorenzi’s artistic expression takes many forms, subtly mixing creativity and humour. Born in Västerås, he sees in this city a resistance to the art and culture of many of […]