How to donate

Preserve Performing Arts for the Future

Do you want to donate stage costumes, set design models, sketches, musical instruments, or other objects related to the performing arts? By donating, you help preserve contemporary performing arts for future generations and provide inspiration to museum visitors, researchers, and performing artists.

We welcome donations from the public and anyone can donate – from individuals and freelancers to performing arts groups, associations, and institutions. We collect materials related to theatre, music, and dance in Sweden. Examples of items we accept include stage costumes, sketches, musical instruments, photographs, scripts, and recordings. Donations can include physical as well as digital materials.

Donations to other departments within Statens Musikverk

Are you unsure whether your donation should go to the Swedish Museum of Performing Arts? The museum is a part of Statens Musikverk which includes other departments that also accept donations.

The Centre for Swedish Folk Music and Jazz Research collects materials related to folk music, ballads, early popular music, jazz, and traditional dance. For more information, visit their donation page here.

The Music and Theatre Library of Sweden accepts materials related to individuals and organizations within music, theatre, dance, and other performing arts. Examples of accepted materials include sheet music, recordings, scripts, letters, documents, photographs, set design models, and musical instruments. For more information, visit their donation page here.