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The model for this year’s Portrait of Honour is the food profile and restaurateur Leif Mannerström. The portrait was produced by the phot...
Read moreThe Polish-born Vasa queen left a strong impression on Sweden, from imprisonment to a cultural golden age.
Read moreThe queens at Gripsholm found themselves right at the centre of the action. This included the young queen who acquired the castle when sh...
Read moreDuring the Vasa period, Gripsholm Castle was a workplace for hundreds of people and was almost entirely self-sufficient. Queen Margareta ...
Read moreCome on a fashion safari with Leo the Lion at Gripsholm Castle. See famous historical Swedes in their most stylish outfits.
Read moreVisit Gripsholm Castle from home. Explore Duke Karl's Chamber, the Council Chamber and King Gustav III's theatre in 360°. Don't forget to...
Read moreThis year’s Portrait of Honour is the professor and designer Ingegerd Råman and was created by the photographer Bruno Ehrs. He has depict...
Read moreLeo is unlike any other lion in the world. In its glass box in the Upper Armoury, Gripsholm’s very own lion is perhaps more comical than ...
Read moreRoyal family feuds, King Gustav III's magnificent Christmas celebrations and King Gustav Vasa's home. Gripsholm Castle has no shortage of...
Read moreKing Gustav III was very fond of Gripsholm Castle, and often came here with his entire court – almost one hundred people. He set up a kit...
Read moreIt says a lot about King Gustav III's interest in the theatre and its personal importance for him that he deemed it necessary to have a f...
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