V I D A   M U S E U M

The VIDA Museum & Art-gallery is situated on route 136, nine kilometres south of Borgholm,
Oland, with a beautiful hilltop setting, overlooking the waters of Kalmarsund.

The present 2000 m2 building, in glass, concrete, iron and wood, lies on a historic
site just north of the Halltorp Inn. At the time of its inaugural opening in June, 2001,
the newly-built museum featured an art-gallery and two wings devoted, respectively,
to the work of Ulrica Hydman-Vallien and that of Bertil Vallien. Here can be seen the
entire range of their artistry, encompassing four decades. The most important
starting-points from the early 1960s, to the very latest work in glass, ceramics,
sculpture and painting are shown in the museum.

In 2003, the NORTH GALLERY was added, to house the Rasjo art-collection:
an extensive collection of, primarily, contemporary, Swedish art. In 2008
there's a unique show of paintings of Olle Bærtling (1911-1981). .

Another new gallery opened in June, 2005, to coincide with artist
Ulf Trotzig's 80th birthday. THE TROTZIG GALLERY will display Trotzig´s art,
spanning fifty years. Trotzig is one of Sweden's most established artists, and
has exhibited his work on numerous occasions, not least at the Royal Academy
of Fine Arts, in Stockholm. He and his wife, authoress Birgitta Trotzig, are part of
the Swedish cultural elite. To celebrate the octogenarian, we dedicated an
art-gallery to him.

This summer, 2008 the VIDA art-gallery will show paintings by Björn Wessman and Lena Cronqvist. Ulrica Hydman-Vallien & Bertil Vallien shows new glass sculptures and paintings and there are also new paintings to be seen in the Trotzig hall. An exhibition of silver, on various themes, is held, annually, in the spacious museum shop – this year 2007 the designated theme is "SILVER 2008 - COLOURS/ BLACK & WHITE". Twenty-five silversmiths are invited. In the museum shop you'll find lots of special glass items of Ulrica HV and Bertil Vallien, They are special made for the VIDA museum, and are not be found anywhere else.

In the museum shop you'll find lots of special glass items of Ulrica HV and Bertil Vallien,
They are special made for VIDA museum, and is not be found anywhere else.

VIDA also has an indoor and an outdoor coffee-shop with fabulous views of the Sound.

WHY VIDA? We, Mr Börge and Mrs Barbro Kamras, the creator/owners of the VIDA Museum, have build the VIDA museum / Arthall on Öland at the edge of the heathland, with an enchanting view over the Kalmar Sound, on one of the most beautiful part of the island. We had to wait for twenty years before this beautiful piece of land was for sale. Our dreams came through when we opened the first part in 2001, six years ago. Today the total exhibition area comprises some 2000 m2, on mostly one level. This project is totally private, we are even the architects behind all this, both outdoors and indoors. We have also worked with art exhibitions outside VIDA such as the international exhibition Global Art Glass Triennial at Borgholm Castle. The exhibition in 2005 was the third of its kind. There in this magnificent building, the first glass Triennial was mounted in 1999, the second in the year 2002, hopefully there will be one in the near future..... Global Art Glass Triennials have put Borgholm - Öland and South of Sweden on the map. These exhibitions are now one of the foremost glass events in the world.

Barbro & Borge Kamras
VIDA museum