Stjärnholm Sculpture Park, St Botvid Church and Art in Oxelösund

St Botvid Church – a sea mark in raw concrete

Around Stjärnholm Manor and Stjärnholm Church, a 1.5-kilometre trail winds through deciduous woods, meadows and parkland where around thirty sculptures in stone, bronze, wood and steel are set into the landscape. Created in the late 1990s, the park also includes a meditation labyrinth. It is open 24 hours a day all year and pairs well with lunch at the manor or a hike along the Sörmland Trail towards Jogersö.

Exhibitions at Koordinaten and the Old Water Tower

In central Oxelösund, St Botvid Church rises on the rocky hill above town. Designed by architect Rolf Bergh and consecrated in 1957, the church was conceived as a modern sea mark for mariners and the growing industrial town. Cast-in-place concrete, a steep tented roof and the freestanding bell structure frame stained-glass windows and a solid granite baptismal font.

Down on Järntorget, the Koordinaten cultural centre houses the municipal art gallery, where the juried exhibition Oxelösundssalongen opens in late November. Up by the water tower, local art society Konstföreningen Måsen hosts exhibitions in the historic Old Water Tower, including its annual Advent show.