Röda Sten Konsthall

What Röda Sten Konsthall does

Röda Sten Konsthall is a contemporary art center located in a converted boiler house (pannhus) on the waterfront in Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden, operating across four floors of gallery space that showcase Swedish and international contemporary art in painting, photography, performance, video, and sound formats. The institution was established by the cultural association Röda Sten Kulturförening and has operated since 1998, becoming one of Sweden's leading venues for contemporary art and the organizer of the Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art (GIBCA) since 2006.

The organization's core offerings include rotating exhibitions, the Ung & Skapande (Young & Creative) educational program for children and youth aged 3-26 covering graffiti workshops, summer programs, and recurring engagement formats, and guided tours led by curators and artists. Supplementary services include an on-site restaurant (Restaurang Röda Sten), venue rental for corporate events and private functions, and an annual membership subscription through the Kulturförening. The institution reaches audiences through its website, social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, Flickr), email newsletters, and press relations via MyNewsDesk.

Revenue is structured around three public funding sources — Göteborgs Stad kultur (City of Gothenburg), Västra Götalandsregionen (Västra Götaland Region), and Kulturrådet (Swedish Arts Council) — supplemented by membership fees, venue rental income, restaurant operations, and admission charges (such as 60 SEK for baby tours). Recent strategic activity includes international partnerships with Frac Bretagne and Art Norac for the 2026 Magnet exhibition by Elisa Florimond, and collaborations with art collective Konstgruppen Ful on the 2026 Ofog summer exhibition. The institution maintains a small staff of 11-50 employees including a Director, Curator, dedicated GIBCA Artistic Director, and multiple Art Educators.

Name

Röda Sten Konsthall

Legal name

Röda Sten Konsthall

Website

https://rodastenkonsthall.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Röda Sten Konsthall is a non-profit contemporary art center in Göteborg, Sweden, operating across four floors in a converted boiler house, delivering rotating exhibitions, youth education programs, and the GIBCA biennial, funded primarily by Swedish public sources.

Ownership category

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Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Museums (712110), Museums (71211)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Arts & Crafts Workshops (Painting, Pottery, Ceramics, Sculpture) (THAJAKAA)

Keywords

• Contemporary art exhibitions
• Art education programs
• Venue rental services
• Contemporary art biennial
• Cultural association membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Göteborg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: Supported by Göteborgs Stad kultur, Västra Götalandsregionen, and Kulturrådet (Swedish Arts Council) as a non-profit cultural institution
2. Membership Fees: Cultural association membership with benefits including free entrance, advantages, and discounted prices
3. Venue Rental: Rental of premises for parties, corporate events, conferences, dinners, and photography sessions
4. Restaurant Operations: Restaurant Röda Sten operates on-site with daily service, outdoor patio, and coffee breaks
5. GIBCA Biennial: Organizer of Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art since 2006

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Röda Sten Konsthall is a contemporary art center in Göteborg that hosts rotating exhibitions of Swedish and international contemporary art across four floors of a converted boiler house, supplemented by educational youth programs (Ung & Skapande), guided tours, an on-site restaurant, and venue rental services. It also organizes the Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art (GIBCA) biennially since 2006.

Product overview

Röda Sten Konsthall is an art gallery in Gothenburg, Sweden, offering contemporary art exhibitions and educational programs. The core offering consists of rotating art exhibitions across four floors featuring Swedish and international artists, supplemented by Ung & Skapande (Young & Creative) educational programs for children and youth, guided tours led by educators and curators, venue rental services, and an on-site restaurant. The organization also operates GIBCA, the Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Art Exhibitions

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Frac BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2026Collaboration between Röda Sten Konsthall and Frac Bretagne (museum of contemporary art in Rennes) for the Magnet exhibition by Elisa Florimond. The exhibition forms part of the prize awarded to the artist.
• Konstgruppen FulcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArt collective collaborating on the Hamseda program series for the summer exhibition Ofog, including performances, conversations, and rituals
• GIBCAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGöteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, organized by Röda Sten Konsthall since 2006, filling Gothenburg with global contemporary art every other year

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bonniers Konsthall: Contemporary art hall in Stockholm run by the Bonnier family foundation. Comparable in mission \u2014 rotating exhibitions of contemporary Swedish and international artists \u2013 with a similar mid-sized, grant-and-private-funded operating model.
• Wanås Konst: Sculpture park and contemporary art foundation in Skåne, Sweden, exhibiting international contemporary artists with strong educational programming. Comparable as a Swedish contemporary art institution with public funding and a flagship international-exhibition reputation.
• Liljevalchs Konsthall: Art hall on Djurgården in Stockholm owned by the city, hosting major contemporary and applied art exhibitions. Comparable publicly funded Swedish exhibition hall with similar scale and exhibition programming.
• Index \u2013 The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation: Stockholm-based foundation exhibiting contemporary art and providing artist residencies. Comparable as a publicly funded Swedish non-profit focused on commissioning and exhibiting contemporary work.
• Tensta Konsthall: Contemporary art center in Stockholm with strong community and youth programming focus. Closely comparable to Röda Sten Konsthall in its combination of exhibitions, educational outreach, and publicly funded non-profit structure.
• Malmö Konsthall: Contemporary art hall in Malmö, Sweden, exhibiting Swedish and international contemporary artists across multiple media. Direct counterpart to Röda Sten Konsthall in another major Swedish city, with similar public funding, exhibition-driven model, and educational programming.

Regional players

• Kunsthal Charlottenborg: Major contemporary art exhibition hall in Copenhagen, Denmark under the Danish Arts Foundation. Comparable as a publicly funded Nordic contemporary art exhibition venue with a similar exhibition-and-education profile, but operating in a different national market.
• Kunsthal Rotterdam: Large contemporary art exhibition hall in the Netherlands known for blockbuster temporary exhibitions. Comparable contemporary-art-only exhibition model with no permanent collection, but operating at larger scale and in a different geography.
• Göteborgs Konstmuseum: City of Gothenburg's main fine art museum, also publicly funded. Operates in the same Gothenburg cultural ecosystem and competes for the same local audience and donor base, but is oriented around a permanent collection rather than Röda Sten's contemporary-only exhibition model.

Broad incumbents

• Moderna Museet: Sweden's national museum of modern and contemporary art in Stockholm. Broader and larger institution that operates in the same contemporary art category but at national scale with permanent collections, exhibitions, and major international partnerships across a wider portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@rodastenkonsthall6830
• Facebookfacebook.com/rodastenkonsthall
• Instagraminstagram.com/rodastenkonsthall
• Xx.com/rodasten
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rodastenkonsthall

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Profiles10 records

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