In a press release, the State Office writes that the National Museum lacks internal management, governance and management culture. It is part of their mission as a state authority to promote a good governance culture. The museum has been characterized by absent leadership and unclear responsibilities, writes the State Office.

"Management and control as well as the financial basis are not appropriate and do not comply with the requirements set by the regulations," says the State Office's Director-General Annelie Roswall Ljunggren in the press release.

Neglected with tax assets

The National Museum has also failed to keep up with the tax money they receive as a state authority, states the State Office. The financial documentation that the authority provides to the government needs to become more transparent, complete and understandable.

The cultural news has sought out the National Museum, which declines to participate in an interview. Instead, they make a written statement:

- The period analyzed by the State Office, 2012–2018, was an exceptional time in the history of the National Museum. We shut down the activities in the museum and moved out of the building before the renovation, established new exhibition rooms and collaborations to then move back to the museum and receive a million visits the first year, Susanna Pettersson, superintendent of the National Museum, writes in the statement.

Need to take action

The State Office analyzes state authorities on behalf of the government. They write that the National Museum needs a restart and is positive that the authority has begun work on developing its internal structures and working methods.

The National Museum writes that they will continue their development work:

-We will go through and analyze the report. Already in October last year, we began to review our processes and started, among other things, the development work with the strategy process, organizational change and leadership training for all managers. A lot of administrative shortcomings have already been addressed, other measures have been started, Susanna Pettersson writes in the statement.

Get 52 million in 2019

Earlier this year, the National Museum was awarded 52 new million to meet the costs for 2019. From 2020, the museum will receive SEK 11 million annually. This was announced by Minister of Culture Amanda Lind when the cultural budget was presented in September.

The reason for the grants is the extensive renovation of the National Museum.