Who was Wilhelmina von Hallwyl?

Countess Anna Fridrica Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, née Kempe (1 October 1844 − 25 July 1930) was a Swedish collector and donor whose accumulation of art and other objects constitute the current Hallwyl Museum in Stockholm . Wilhelmina was born in Stockholm, the only child and heiress of the wealthy timber-merchant Wilhelm Kempe of Ljusne-Woxna AB.

Why visit count and Countess Walther and Wilhelmina von Hallwyl’s home in Stockholm?

Enter the home of Count and Countess Walther and Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, one of Stockholm’s most eccentric and engaging museums. This palatial residence was built as a winter home for the immensely rich couple, completed in 1898.

What is Hallwyl House in Stockholm?

Hallwyl House was probably the first domestic building in Sweden to be thus equipped. Wilhelmina always planned for the house to become a museum, and in 1920 Walther and Wilhelmina von Hallwyl donated their Stockholm mansion together with its contents to the Swedish State.

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Who were the Hallwyls’ daughters?

Of the Hallwyls’ three surviving daughters (a fourth died in infancy), two are more known to history. The eldest, Ebba von Eckermann, is known as a social activist and philanthropist. The middle one, Ellen, a sculptor, married the diplomat Henrik de Maré and was the mother of Rolf de Maré, founder of the Ballets suédois.

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