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Moderna Moderna Museet is home to over 140,000 works of art, which is far too many to fix into any museum space at once. So like most museums, they’re always in constant flux, moving pieces between the exhibition halls and the storage rooms to give every piece its day in the sun and keep the collections fresh. But this year has marked one of their biggest reworks to date. This time out the whole museum has been rearranged, the collections reworked and the rooms remodelled. Now the collection display will be divided into different themes, or presentations of individual artists, given titles like ‘A room of one’s own’, ‘Collage and assemblage’ and ‘Eccentric abstraction’. The collection has also been expanded to include more work by female and Swedish artists. Gitte Ørskou, director of Moderna Museet, says “Moderna Museet has one of Europe’s finest collections of modern and contemporary art. Presenting it in a thematic chronology not only sheds new light on the individual works. Juxtaposing works from different eras also further reveals the timeless power of art to convey human thoughts and emotions”. It’s been a strange year for Stockholm institution Snottys. Having long been threatened by noise complaints from neighbours and financial problems, a sister bar opened up in Hornstull over the summer before the original was finally shuttered by the city in August. But now rising like a phoenix from the flames is new bar Yttons. Two of the bar’s former bartenders, along with an old regular, are behind the new venture, and it aims to keep the same focus on music and unpretentious fun as its predecessor. Yttons Bar, Skånegatan 90 Södra Teatern New Year’s Eve In Stockholm Wondering how you’re going to spend NYE in the city? Happily, we’ve put together a quick guide. Södra Teatern Three parties in one at Södra, with club night Gelato Sthlm, big hits from Lång-Kalle & Pontus de Wolfe and Britpop club Bangers & Mash all on different floors. 23:00-04:00, Mosebacke Torg T8NG Pet Sounds Steps Out Pet Sounds, the iconic Skånegatan record store, recently turned 40, and now in a new partnership with Carlsberg they’re significantly expanding their activities. They’re launching Pet Sounds Sessions, live concerts around Stockholm that will also be streamed live, along with a Pet Sounds Podcast and Pet Sounds Reads, texts commissioned from music journalists. “Stockholm is a city with unbelievable musicians, both famous and unknown. It would be an enormous loss to the music world if those musicians didn’t have the opportunity to meet their public and grow”, says Stefan Jakobsson, founder of Pet Sounds. Pet Sounds, Skånegatan 53 and at petsounds.se T8NG sees in 2020 with house and techno from ISI-X, Rusky Luma, Bimse Fett and Karhan, across two dancefloors. 22:00-05:00, Hornsgatan 66 Under Bron DJ trio Studio Barnhus are in charge of curation at Under Bron for their massive NYE, with a huge range of DJs and live acts lined up. 22:00-05:00, Hammarby Slussväg 2 Slakthuset Slakthuset tries to cram in as many DJs as possible on NYE, so you can expect electronica, EDM, hip-hop and pop. 23:00-05:00, Slakthusgatan 6 Fotografiska Even Fotografiska is getting in on the act, opening up their Studio Live concept for the 31st, with views over east Stockholm (a good place to see the NYE fireworks). There’ll be DJs playing electronica, techno and house. 22:00-02:00, Stadsgårdshamnen 22 Stockholm Under Stjärnorna Another spectacular location to watch the fireworks is Stockholm Under Stjärnorna’s rooftop bar, for a party they’re dubbing an end-of-decade celebration. Tickets (at 300 kronor) include a glass of champagne. 22:00-01:00, Brunkebergstorg 2-4 Café Opera For those looking for an extremely fancy NYE, there’s Café Opera, who are also offering an NYE dinner package at 995 kronor. Later, they’re opening up the nightclub, with a jacket and heels dress code. 19:00-03:00, Karl XII:s Torg Kungliga Slottet And of course, if you’re not a clubber, you might like to find a different way to celebrate the new year. You can catch the Army Choir’s annual performance at Kungliga Slottet, the Royal Palace, at midday on NYE, tickets at 150 kronor. 12:30-14:30, Kungliga Slottet 6 Photo: Åsa Lundén Photo: David Thunander Photo: Patrik Lindén