Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities

Medelhavsmuseet holds one of the largest collections of Cypriot antiquities outside Cyprus, much of it gathered by the Swedish Cyprus Expedition of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Its best-known display is a crowd of terracotta figures from the sanctuary at Ajia Irini, arranged much as excavators found them around the altar.

The museum also covers ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and the Etruscans, with mummies and coffins among the Egyptian highlights, and it includes material from the Islamic world and the wider Near East. It occupies a former bank building in central Stockholm, and its Gold Room, set in the old vault, shows ancient jewellery and precious metalwork.

The museum was founded in 1954 by bringing together several older state collections, and it now draws nearly 300,000 visitors a year. It suits anyone interested in archaeology and the ancient world, and its compact size makes it easy to see in a couple of hours.