Questions and answers

Info to come.

You vote via ArkDe’s website, so you don’t have to be at the museum to be able to vote.

For ArkDes, the gingerbread houses are a great way to get you thinking about how houses and cities are made. By building gingerbread houses, you get to think about construction, functions and aesthetics – just like architects and designers do. It’s a fun way to approach something that is usually both difficult and complicated, but important to everyone.

The Gingerbread House exhibition has been organized by ArkDes since 1990, which means it has been running for over 30 years. In 2023, the exhibition was paused because ArkDes was closed for rebuilding.

At arkdes.se you will find information about previous gingerbread house exhibitions. Click on the link to get to the exhibitions.

Yes, everyone is welcome to participate in the exhibition and competition! It will be especially exciting when children, professional bakers, architects and amateurs show their creations side by side.

To allow as many people as possible to participate in the exhibition, each person or group can only submit one entry. It is fine for multiple people to work together to bake a gingerbread house. A group, class, family, etc., can collaborate to build a gingerbread house together.

There are three categories to compete in:

• Architects, designers and bakers
• Up to 12 years
• Everyone else who bakes

A winner is selected in each category by a jury. In addition, the Public’s Prize is awarded to the entry that receives the most votes from the public.

Gingerbread House is an exhibition about engaging with architecture in a playful and undemanding way. At the same time, the built environment is made up of many different elements, and building with gingerbread dough gives you great opportunities to use your imagination and create new forms and exciting solutions. We don’t disqualify entries that don’t look like traditional houses, but we particularly welcome entries that are clearly something that is usually designed by architects in real life.

The exhibition is a safe and inclusive space for all ages – especially children – with a focus on creativity, imagination, and joy.

• The house must not be wider than 40 × 40 cm. No part of the entry may exceed these dimensions. If the house is placed on a base plate, the total width must not exceed 40 × 40 cm. Height is optional.

• The gingerbread house may only contain edible ingredients. The base plate does not need to be edible. Decorative elements such as string lights or similar accessories are not permitted.

• ArkDes reserves the right to reject submissions that violate Swedish law, serve as advertising for commercial purposes (such as logos, company names, or slogans), contain partisan messages (such as the names of political parties), address political conflicts, or could be interpreted as part of a political campaign or debate, or that ArkDes considers inappropriate or unethical in the context of an exhibition aimed at children.

• ArkDes also reserves the right to edit the submitted texts to ensure they are suitable for the exhibition context, as outlined above.

• To ensure fair judging, all entries remain anonymous until voting is complete. This means that if you participate in the competition, you may not share or promote your entry in external media until the competition has ended and the Public’s Prize has been announced.

• Once the exhibition closes, it will not be possible for participants to retrieve their gingerbread houses.

No, the exhibited gingerbread houses may only contain edible ingredients. A base plate does not need to be edible. Lighting or other technical equipment is not allowed.

To ensure fair judging and that all entries have the same starting point, entries remain anonymous until the voting is complete. This means that if you are participating in the competition, your entry cannot be shared in external media until the competition is finished.

Logos, names of political parties and slogans are not allowed on the houses. Neither are contributions that could be perceived as part of a political campaign or debate. If you are unsure, please contact us at pepparkaka@arkdes.se.

No, ArkDes reserves the right to discard the gingerbread houses after the exhibition has ended.

What fun! Here you can find information about group tours for teachers or those who want to book a group.