Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm

The Östasiatiska museet, East Asian Museum, located on the island of Skeppsholmen in Stockholm and has some of the most comprehensive collections in Europe of cultural objects from China, Japan, India and other parts of Asia.

The collections now include nearly 100,000 objects. The focus is on archeology and art from China. Through acquisitions and generous donations the museum was able to expand its collections from Korea, Japan, India and Southeast Asia. In addition, it also has a large East Asian Library, which includes the books and the Royal Library and the University Library.

The history of the museum starts in 1926, as the " Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities " ( swedish Östasiatiska Samlingarna ) was established in Stockholm as a national museum. The core then constituted archaeological collections from China, which were brought by Johan Gunnar Andersson in Sweden.

In 1959 it was decided to merge the collections of art and crafts from East and South Asia from the National Museum with those of Östasiatiska Samlingarna. The result is the present museum, which was opened in its present form in 1963. The main building of the museum is the old armory of the Swedish fleet, built in 1700 and is located near the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Architecture.

In addition to the exhibitions, the East Asian Museum also operates research, issues publications, and maintains educational institutions.