Magasin III Museum for Contemporary Art

As Proventus’ first endeavor, Magasin III was an expression of total creative freedom.  A commissioning institution that invested in challenging and ambitious projects. Magasin III aimed to introduce critical artworks into the Swedish cultural landscape. The institution was for almost 40 years supporting groundbreaking artists globally through exhibitions and public programming.

”Since 1987”, co-founder David Neuman explains, ”Magasin III has provided intellectual, curatorial and financial opportunities for visual artists from all over the world to create artworks that reach outside the conventional institutional parameters.”

From start, Proventus maintained this unique art institution located in a 1920’s warehouse in Stockholm’s Freeport. Magasin III was located in an industrial space and hosted many of the world’s leading contemporary artists, from James Turrell, Mona Hatoum and Tony Oursler, to Pipilotti Rist, Mika Rottenberg and Ai Weiwei.

Energized by the vital New York art scene in the 80’s, Robert Weil and David Neuman understood that Magasin III would be a phenomenal addition to the Stockholm culture scene. ”We have always started with an idea and almost never asked: ’Is this possible?’”

The exhibition program at Magasin III has shaped the collection, that includes over 1,000 artworks, and is supported by a serious research and publishing program. The collection reflects the genuine engagement of the curators and artists while offering scholars and the public the rare chance to undertake original research.

Magasin III Museum for Contemporary Art ceased its public exhibition program in Stockholm in spring 2024 to enter a new phase dedicated to analyzing and evolving its distinctive collection. Visit the homepage for updates on current loans of works from our collection to institutions worldwide.