International students can peruse works by Scandinavian and foreign artists up close and personal this Sunday, at the Museum of Sketches, located near the University’s main library.
The Museum of Sketches is offering a free guided tour in English this Sunday at 2 p.m. Entrance to the museum is free for students, 
but a guided tour usually costs SEK 750 per group.
Museum guide Ambrin Carlstein said she started the free English tours last August, at the suggestion of the Lund University International Office.
“Every Sunday we have a guided tour in Swedish, except for the weekend when I work,” Carlstein said. “Then it’s in English.”
An international audience
Carlstein said she enjoys giving tours to international students because they’re so interested. Often the tours run a little long because of all their questions.
“I really look forward to it, it’s been quite successful,” she said.
The museum sends a notice of the English tour to the International Office, which distributes the notice through their newsletter and Facebook.
“We say that an ideal number of people in a tour is about maximum 30, we prefer not to have larger tours than that,” Carlstein said.
Regular tours for adults are generally limited to 30 people, and admission costs SEK 50 per person besides the cost of the tour.
Free for students
However, there is no limit on the number of visitors on a free tour.
“There have been quite a lot of people coming,” Carlstein said.
The museum has had as many as 60 people on one Sunday tour, she said. Other days, they can have as few as five or even two.
The museum faculty is considering expanding the English tours into Saturdays, but that idea is only in discussion.
Nordic and international art
The museum holds hundreds of sketches, models and sculptures from all around the world. The art is divided into the Swedish, Mexican, International and Sculpture halls. A selection of sketches from other Nordic countries can be found as well.
The current temporary exhibit is “Randi Fisher – A 1947 Year’s Woman,” which exhibits the work of a mid-20th century Swedish artist, and runs until 11 May.
The museum, located next to the Lund University SOL Centre, also includes a collection of sculptures outside on the lawn. This area, located near Lund University’s Main Library, is called Sculpture Park. It is open to visitors 24 hours a day.
