About Statens musikverk
Our departments collect, preserve, safeguard, build knowledge about the cultural heritage of music, theater, and dance, and make it accessible.
Part of Statens musikverk
Statens musikverk – National Collections of Music, Theatre and Dance encompasses five operations. Below, you can read more about their work and various responsibilities.
Caprice Music
This department publishes artistically significant music connected to cultural heritage, including classical and contemporary music, electroacoustic music, jazz, and folk and world music.
Elektronmusikstudion EMS
This national center for electroacoustic music and sound art provides studios and training for both Swedish and international artists and guest composers.
Music and Theatre Library of Sweden
This is Sweden's specialized library for music, theater, and dance. It offers downloadable sheet music, play scripts, literature, and unique archival material dating back to the 1100s.
The Swedish Museum of Performing Arts
This national museum for music, theater, and dance allows visitors to experience art up close, meet the artists, and learn about the craftsmanship behind the scenes. The museum's extensive collection has been built over more than 100 years.
Svenskt visarkiv – Centre for Swedish Folk Music and Jazz Research
This archive preserves, collects, research, and shares Sweden's cultural heritage in folk music, ballads, older popular music, jazz, and traditional dance. Svenskt visarkiv is open to everyone.
Governance of Statens musikverk
Statens musikverk is led by a Director General appointed by the government. The Director General is supported by a management team and an advisory council.
Advisory Council
The advisory council’s role is to contribute knowledge and expertise and to advise the agency’s leadership. It also ensures democratic oversight and citizen influence. Members are appointed by the government and typically meet four times a year.
Members
Dragana Kusoffsky Maksimovic, CEO, Sven-Harrys konstmuseum
Magnus Larsson, Director General, The Swedish Agency for Accessible Media
Nadja Chatti, Music Publisher and Club Producer, Universal Music Publishing Group
Lars Ilshammar, Historian, IT Debater, Journalist, former Deputy National Librarian at the National Library of Sweden
Government Regulation and Instructions
Statens musikverk is part of the Ministry of Culture. The agency’s overarching tasks and responsibilities are outlined in a government regulation and instruction document (in Swedish).
Regulation Letter
At the end of each year, the agency receives a regulation letter from the government, which includes goals, performance requirements, and the agency’s budget for the upcoming year (in Swedish).
Annual Report
You can read the latest annual report from Statens musikverk here (in Swedish).
Official Responses
History
Statens musikverk was founded in 2011. From 2011 to 2021, the agency distributed grants to the independent Swedish music scene through the department Musikplattformen. For information on grants for music, please refer to the Swedish Arts Council.