L'istituto Svedese di Studi Classici a Roma

The Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome was founded in 1925 as a research and educational institution devoted to classical studies with emphasis on archaeology. The Institute is the last in the series of foreign academies and institutes, at present some 30, in the eternal city. The institute started in a modesty way in 1925. One of the most famous and representative Swedish architects, Ivar Tengbom, was responsible for the plans as well as for the realization of the construction itself. Tengbom represented a classicistic direction in Swedish architecture. The prominent designers Carl Malmsten, Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Maja Sjöström and Elsa Gullberg provided for the interior decoration.