Nordbor - Nordic Life Exhibition

Nordiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
2024 - ongoing

In February 2024, Nordiska museet opened its largest exhibition ever – Nordic Life (in Swedish calledNordbor). A visual museum experience and a dynamic narrative about everyday life and people in the Nordic region over 500 years.

The museum’s biggest exhibition effort ever is produced by Nordiska museet in collaboration with experts from universities and museums in Sweden and the Nordic countries. It is a visual experience and manifestation of the extensive collections at Nordiska museet.

The new core exhibition, Nordic Life , spans the entire top floor of the Nordiska museet on Djurgården and includes approximately 4,000 objects distributed across 27 rooms.

As a visitor, you will journey through our cultural history and four seasons. Past forests, villages, and cities. Along the way, you will encounter real-life stories from history. Traveler Samuel, forest dweller Elisabet, freedom enthusiast Peter, and midwife Catarina are some of them.

For this project, Anastasya created a large plaster “garden installation”, inspired by manicured topiary mazes - by applying individual plaster “leaves” across the expansive walls and parts of the ceiling (first 3 images below). This was all done by hand to achieve an organic effect and then painted green in two shades. She also designed and created plaster moulds, which were then cast in plaster by the museum’s art department and these were selectively hung across several rooms.

The first three images are of the “Garden Rooms” and the remaining give an idea of the other spaces, designed by MUSEEA.


Photo credit: Emil Fagander /Nordiska museet

A painted and hand-sculpted plaster tunnel with a blue and green forest scene on the walls and ceiling, leading to a room with a chair, a clock, and artwork on the wall.
An indoor exhibit featuring a structure that resembles a topiary garden with textured leaf surface walls, in teal and blue shades, leading to an archway. The ceiling has a mural of a misty forest scene.
Interior of a museum or exhibit space featuring vibrant, textured walls made of overlapping plaster leaves in shades of green, blue, and purple.
A jewelry store display with various jewelry pieces inside a glass case, set against a background of decorative architectural elements with large, rounded ceilings and wooden beams.
An interior view of a museum or gallery with a mirrored display case filled with antique items, paintings on the walls, and decorative furniture.
A museum exhibit with framed portraits and artifacts. A person is taking a selfie in front of the display, which includes a portrait of a woman holding a book, a portrait of a man in a military uniform, and other classical paintings. The exhibit spac
Interior of an art gallery featuring paintings, antique objects, and a display case with jewelry, illuminated by warm lighting and decorated with a unique zigzag patterned frame.
A vibrant interior space featuring red vertical slats with integrated lighting, various displayed art pieces, and furniture, creating a modern, artistic atmosphere.
A museum display window with mannequins dressed in traditional costumes and various objects, with a scenic outdoor backdrop.
Red display case in a museum with various historical artifacts including paintings, sculptures, and jewelry, with a red background and arch-shaped dividers.

The Arctic - While the Ice is Melting

Nordiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
2019 - ongoing


Under the bright light of the North Star, where meridians meet and time zones come to an end – this is where the Arctic begins. Home to four million people who have for thousands of years lived with the ice.

The Nordiska Museet's Great Hall has been given over to the life and changing conditions of the Arctic region. In The Arctic – While the Ice Is Melting, visitors encounter the history and future of the ice and the people that live in one of the regions of the world where climate change is most noticeable.

MUSEEAdesigned this grand exhibition occupying over 2,000 square meters. The exhibition is the result of close collaboration between the studio, Nordiska Museet and 40 researchers and experts from around the polar area.

For this project, Anastasya contributed large-scale hand-made artworks including a straw installation, oversized, embroidered tapestries and a series of glass bead sculptures.


Photo credit: Hendrik Zeitler

Interior of a grand, historic building with tall arches, columns, and a high ceiling, illuminated with blue lighting, Nordiska Museet.
A modern, minimalist hallway with blue and white lighting, featuring informational panels on the walls.
A modern museum exhibit with illuminated display cases containing artifacts, primarily in shades of blue and green.
Interior of a modern museum with colorful lighting, displays, and a mannequin in a display case wearing a blue and yellow jacket.
A modern art installation with blue and purple lighting, featuring a row of transparent display stands with headphones, set against a background of reflective, curved metal structures and walls with informational panels.
A modern exhibition space with reflective, vertical, blue-tinted panels and display stands with informational plaques, connected by black cords, all illuminated by blue lighting.
Interior view of a building with wooden vertical slats creating a corridor-like space, with warm lighting illuminating the wooden floor and walls.
Interior of a museum with wooden vertical slat partitions, glass display cases, and artifacts on white stands, illuminated with warm lighting.
Interior of a museum with wooden and fabric display structures, mannequins dressed in clothing, and glass display cases illuminated from within.
A model ship with multiple sails displayed inside a glass case with blue lighting.
Interior view of a modern museum or gallery with displays of artifacts encased in glass, separated by colorful partition walls in shades of blue and white, with blue lighting creating a sleek, contemporary atmosphere.
A modern art gallery interior with turquoise walls and glossy flooring. Exhibited artifacts include a vintage sleigh on a raised platform, glass display cases with various objects, and a large abstract artwork on the wall. The ceiling has track light
An art installation featuring a large, straw-like sculpture resembling a creature or abstract form, situated in a museum with natural light and a window in the background.
A mounted taxidermy bird displayed on a wooden base with a label, set against a background with a straw sculpture and a gray wall.
Museum exhibit featuring vintage farming tools, a model bird, and sculpted straw decorations with a large arched window in the background.
Display case with various historical artifacts including carved bones, sticks, and straw.
The image shows the interior of a museum with large circular stained glass windows on the ceiling, illuminated by blue lighting, with architectural white walls and a dark background with star-like lights.
A dark room with hanging string lights, a colorful firework display in the background, and a reflective orb on the floor, representing the North Star.
An indoor art installation featuring large, standing panels displaying a dynamic, icy blue aquatic scene, illuminated with blue light, within a grand museum with classical architectural elements and wooden flooring.