The City Theater, Stadsteatern, encompasses seven theatres under one roof at Sergels torg, in the very centre of Stockholm. Each of those theatres have their own profile regarding repertoire and audiences. The main theatre puts on plays for a wide audience. The "Klara" and "Lilla" theatres are both largely experimental. Kafé Klara is a foyer theatre offering lunchtime performances five days a week. "Unga Klara" and the puppet theatre "Långa Näsan" work with performances for children and teenagers. Backstage aims its productions at young adults aged 20-30. Stadsteatern also runs the open-air "Parkteatern" which offers free theatre in the public parks around Stockholm during the summer months. "Ung Scen" is a touring theatre playing in the suburbs for children and teenagers.

The local museums are the City Museum "Stockholms Stadsmuseum" and the Museum of Medieval Stockholm "Stockholms Medeltidsmuseum". Both museums are very popular.

Read more at the City Museum website

Read more at the Museum of Medieval Stockholm website

Liljevalchs konsthall, an art gallery of Swedish and international art, has one of Stockholm's most beautiful exhibition environments. Every year it hosts three to four exhibitions of contemporary and modern art. Recurring features are the Liljevalchs midcareer retrospectives as well as the Stockholm Spring Exhibition "Vårsalongen".

The museum opened in 1916 and is owned by the City of Stockholm. Liljevalchs is the Stockholmers' own art gallery, one that is equally welcoming visitors from around the country and from abroad.

"Blå Porten", a romantic restaurant located in conjunction with the museum, also hosts small exhibitions.

Read more at The Liljevalchs Art Gallery website

The School of Arts (Kulturskolan) is the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. It's an arena where all children and youth between 6-20 years of age can participate and develop their creativity within art and design, dance, music, theatre and writing.

The main part of the activities take part in municipal schools and at some cultural youth centres and theatres.

There is also a Resource Centre for children and young people with some kind of disability.

More young people are given the opportunity to participate in Kulturskolan activities through more hands-on courses and workshops.

Special initiatives are undertaken in selected districts in order to reach underrepresented groups.

"World music and dance" first became established in Bredäng, a multicultural suburb. Instrumental instruction and dance are offered to students, by teachers from Bangladesh, Iran, Kurdistan/Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Gambia and Sweden.

Read more at the The School of Arts website

The network of the Stockholm City Library "Stadsbiblioteket" is the largest municipal library in Sweden with 5.4 million visits and 4.7 million loans of media a year. Besides the library at the crossroads of Sveavägen/Odengatan, the famous architect́ Asplund building, the network comprises 40 district libraries, 54 libraries at hospitals and nursing homes. The library also lends books at some 100 workplaces. The mobile library reaches 260 pre-schools.

The International Library at Odengatan 59 offers books and other media in 120 languages.

Read more at the Stockholm City Library's website 

The Culture Centre, Kulturhuset, is a cultural meeting point in the heart of Stockholm, expanded with a terrace on the roof. In the building you will find two large galleries. The venues called "Hörsalen" and "Kilen" offer the variety of programmes with music, theatre, dance and debates. There are three libraries in the Centre .

The Reading Room "Läsesalongen": a library that specializes in music, newspapers, magazines and videos for young people and adults.

The Children s Room "Rum för barn": a children's library as well as an art workshop.

The House of Comics "Serieteket": the only large library in Sweden specialized in comicbooks.

"Lava" is a meeting point for youth and young culture.

International Scene of Authors: programmes with authors from all over the world.

Read more at the Culture Centre's website