EXHIBITS
The City of Sundbyberg, Sweden
The city of Sundbyberg, Sweden, has a permanent exhibition of Helga Henschen's work. There are about a dozen sculptures, and several paintings, in the Town Hall. www.sundbyberg.se
From March to May 2003 there was a retrospective exhibition about Helga's life and work at the Södertälje Art Museum in Sweden. More than 4000 people visited. Below you can see some snap shots from the show. Click on pictures below to view enlarged. If you have a pop-up blocker, you need to disable it before you can enlarge the pictures.
NEWS
June 13 - August 25, 2004, there is a retrospective exhibition about Helga at Anna Nordlander Museum in Skelleftea, Sweden. See www.skellefta.se/kultur
Here are some photos, by Kristina Möller, from that show:
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Translation of Picture #5:
I am searching for the great spirits, the zealots, the joyous madmen who believe in the impossible |
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In June 2004 a tree was planted in the Duvbo Park, Sundbyberg, Sweden, in honor of Helga.
The Helga Henschen Society had its first general meeting 8 March 2004. It already has about 120 members and is growing! Their plans are to renovate the Tensta underground station, to find a bigger permanent exhibition space for Helga's art in Sundbyberg, and to publish books by and about Helga. Contact person is Laila Nygren - laila.bild at comhem. se
January 2006 - The Helga Henschen Society in Sweden is very active. There is exciting news from them every month. However, this will no longer be relayed regularly on this web site. Those who live in Sweden should become members of the Society. Any questions about Helga will be answered by rebecca8 at tampabay. rr. com.
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