Magnus Olausson

Magnus Olausson, associate professor at Uppsala University (where he completed a PhD in art studies in 1993), is an art historian and worked at Sweden’s Nationalmuseum 1986–2024, heading the Collections Department for twelve years. He has received various awards and honours for his efforts, including the Zibet Prize and Gustavian Scholarship from the Swedish Academy. In 1993, he published his thesis ‘Den engelska parken i Sverige under gustaviansk tid’ (‘The English Landscape Garden in Sweden During the Gustavian Era’). Bokförlaget Stolpe previously published his comprehensive book ‘Gustav III:s samling: arkitekturritningar från 1600–1800-talen’ (2021). In spring 2026, the Stolpe will release Olausson’s biography of the sculptor Johan Tobias Sergel.