Coming: City Faces
By combining historical photographs, biographical data, and digital facial recognition, Stockholm’s 19th-century faces are brought to life.
Visit the exhibition
When: March 11—October 11 2026
Where: Temporary exhibition, floor 0
Free admission
In the 1860s, portrait photography exploded in Stockholm. Studios opened, photo albums became fashionable, and everyone wanted to be immortalized: maids, wholesalers, factory workers, and sailors. The City Museum’s collection preserves 400,000 of these faces. But who were they?
In an interdisciplinary project, historical photographs have been linked with biographical data about Stockholm residents from 1860—1930. Using digital facial recognition, previously unknown faces have been examined and identified.
Now you can meet some of these individuals in an exhibition about photography, memory, power, and mystery.
The exhibition is the result of the project “City Faces”, funded by the Swedish Research Council.
Lift ramp to the exhibition
A dedicated entrance with a lift ramp is available for wheelchair users, supporting up to 225 kilograms. For heavier wheelchairs or mobility scooters, standard wheelchairs are available for temporary use.
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