The museum is located in Ljungby city center next to the former home and atelier of Sven Ljungberg (1913–2010) and Ann Margret Dahlquist-Ljungberg (1942-2002).

The museum was designed by their son, architect Pontus Ljungberg, and was built in stages between 1990 and 2002.

[1][2] [3] The foundation Sven och Ann Margret Ljungbergs Stiftelse was created in 1989 with the purpose of constructing a picture warehouse, but the idea was soon transformed into a museum instead.

The museum was inaugurated by the then current minister of culture Bengt Göransson.

In 2012 it became the official visual art museum for Kronoberg County.