On September 28th, Vår Gård turns 100. We are celebrating with an open house and a sparkling anniversary night that takes us through a century filled with courage, innovation and beauty. We look back on our rich history and unique corporate culture with art as our guiding star and offer exhibitions, music and activities. Welcome to an evening filled with nostalgia, inspiration and faith in the future.
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Date
September
For personal service call 08-7487700 or email reception@ vargard .se
On September 28th, Vår Gård turns 100. We are celebrating with an open house and a sparkling anniversary night that takes us through a century filled with courage, innovation and beauty. We look back on our rich history and unique corporate culture with art as our guiding star and offer exhibitions, music and activities. Welcome to an evening filled with nostalgia, inspiration and faith in the future.
Spring Garden Hall
16:00 – 16:15
Uplifting and mingling-friendly jazz from Willes Vänner. The music draws inspiration from popular music from 1924 onwards, to reflect Vår Gård 100-year history.
Tant Grön in Villa Skärtofta
16:00 – 17:00
Vernissage and inauguration of the third part of the exhibition series "Time & Space for New Meetings" with works by the contemporary rising star Miriam Johannesson and the renowned sculptor Einar Höste.
Meet artist Miriam Johannesson and Vår Gård's curator and art director Josephine Rosenblad during an Artist Talk. Get a close look at the exhibition and the artistry behind it.
We offer bubbles. Limited quantities.
The Wine Café
16:30 – 17:30
In the Vincaféet, a presentation on food culture will be held by Vår Gård's kitchen and restaurant. Over the years, Vår Gård has trained Konsum's store staff in product knowledge and consumer guidance. The kitchen team will talk about how food and culture are related in a place where meetings between people are in focus.
The conversation is held in connection with the opening of Historical Consumer Posters with nostalgic advertising from the 20th century by the greatest poster artists Gunnar Orrby and Gun Wahrenby.
Selection of posters from Coop's Art Association and the Stockholm Consumer Association
Spring Garden Hall
17:30 – 18:15
Atmospheric and lively 20s jazz from Willes Vänner. A tribute to the decade that Vår Gård was founded – 1924.
Consumer goods store 18:00 – 19:00
The country's first consumer store was moved from Köping to Vår Gård in 1944. Today the store is a museum, completely preserved in its original condition. A unique opportunity to gain an insight into what grocery retail was like at the time.
The Isaac room in the main building
18:30 – 19:30
Panel discussion with Grafiska Sällskapet about their upcoming exhibition project about the artist Sven X:et Erixson. Eight graphic artists from Grafiska Sällskapet will be invited to interpret the X:et during an exhibition at Vår Gård later this winter.
During the event, an art raffle will also be held where you have the chance to win a work from the exhibition. Tickets can be purchased on site.
The attic in the main building
18:30 – 19:30
Celebrate our heritage as a course yard by participating in an open conversation on the theme "The importance of craft then and now". Led by Stina Jofs, you will meet ceramist Anna Löwenhielm and Magnus Karlsson from KFK carpentry in an interesting conversation about the history of craft and its relevance today.
Vår Gård has always been a place of learning and development, founded on a strong tradition of pedagogy and innovation. Participate in this inspiring activity and discover how craftsmanship continues to shape our present and future.
Moderator: Stina Jofs
Spring Garden Hall
19:30 – 20:15
Atmospheric and lively 20s jazz from Willes Vänner. A tribute to the decade that Vår Gård was founded – 1924.
The Isaac room in the main building
20:30 – 21:30
Welcome to an exciting look into the future with the staff who run today's Vår Gård. Kadi Upmark, CEO, invites you to an open dialogue with her employees during a panel discussion in Isaac. Gain insight into the ongoing development journey and participate in the discussion about future visions.
The Wine Café
21:00 – 00:00
The celebration continues with a DJ in Vår Gård's Vincafé. Mingle and enjoy the festive atmosphere before the finale in the courtyard, which offers a spectacular surprise.
Inner courtyard
23:30 – 00:00
Surprising appearance at Innergåden.
Open house 16:00 -00:00
Free admission to all activities
No pre-registration required
Please book dinner in the evening
During the anniversary night, we will take a deep dive into our rich history and art treasures. As a visitor, you will be able to take part in a special anniversary exhibition that highlights our solid art collection and history over a century. Take part in stories from the Cooperative Association's training days that paved the way for Vår Gård 's significant role in Swedish culture and Swedish business today. We will also weave together the evening with swinging live jazz from the glory days of the 20th century, a nostalgic poster exhibition and an exciting artist meeting in the borderland between past and present.
Our exhibition hosts will be on hand throughout the evening to answer questions and thoughts.
Art - a reflection of the times
Vår Gård 's art treasure has grown over a century and consists of around 300 works, many of which were given as gifts to the Kooperativa Förbundet's school and others have been artistic investments from KF and Vår Gård . The exhibition highlights works from the 20th century's most influential Swedish modernists, grouped into themes that reveal our rich cultural heritage.
"The cooperative invention" - a street-smart corporate culture
A hundred years ago, the story of Vår Gård with a vision of better educational opportunities, which became a cornerstone in the Swedish people's welfare society's successful corporate building, the Kooperativa Förbundet. The exhibition takes as its starting point the question of what the cooperative school Vår Gård became and presents a story about the values that have lived on through the ages. "The cooperative invention" is on display in Lindbergsgången where visitors can explore a wealth of archive material in text and photos. There is also a unique film screening of the KF journal in the Albin hall.
The title "The Cooperative Invention" is taken from Harald Elldin's memoirs. Harald Elldin was Vår Gård 's initiator and first principal. Between 1924 and 1959, he developed an innovative place and corporate culture that allowed the Cooperative Association's employees to grow with the organization. The exhibition is created in collaboration with ArkDes and the archives of the Center for Business History.
Read more about Vår Gård 's history
Our modern Vincafé is visited by eye-catching advertising with a nostalgic exhibition of historical consumer posters. Experience the colorful world of consumer advertising created by advertising artists Gun Wahrenby and Gunnar Orrby. Let yourself be fascinated by images that take you back to the smells, tastes and optimism for the future from a bygone era.
Gun Wahrenby and Gunnar Orrby were two of the 20th century's most successful artists, both employed by the cooperative advertising agency Svea, which was the largest employer in advertising in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. The works are on loan from Coop's Art Society and the Stockholm Consumer Association, and a selection of posters by Gun Wahrenby are available for purchase in the hotel shop.
The poster exhibition also features a presentation on food culture. Over the years, Vår Gård trained Konsum's store staff in product knowledge and consumer guidance. The kitchen team will talk about how food and culture go together in a place where meetings between people are in focus.
In our oldest building Villa Skärtofta , exciting encounters between past and present artists take place through the exhibition series - Time and space for new encounters.
During the anniversary night, we invite the contemporary artist Miriam Johannesson to interpret the time that has passed at Vår Gård . Her work, created especially for Villa Skärtofta , enters into dialogue with Einar Höste's iconic sculpture 'Globe in a cube' which is part of Vår Gård art collection. Höste's work was donated in 1974 as an anniversary gift to the Cooperative Association and represents an expanding world inside a cube. A symbol of the complexity of the universe.
Johannesson and Höste share a fascination for the special way sculpture makes its viewer feel like they are in spatiality - and infinity. Through shimmering surfaces and painterly forms, Johannesson's work attracts the viewer to a twilight land of geometric suggestion. Although the artists belong to different traditions, they find each other in an effort to understand and depict the hidden structures of the universe. This meeting between Johannesson and Höste creates a fascinating dialogue about the human challenges of navigating a changing world.
In connection with the exhibition, a vernissage and an Artist Talk will be held with Miriam Johannesson, and Vår Gård 's curator and art director Josephine Rosenblad. Take part in an intimate conversation about the exhibition and the artistry behind it. Limited number of places.