The hand speaks and craft communicates from the heart. Fiber sculptor Ted Hallman examines the relationship between traditional and modern craft through three contemporary installations on ASHM’s first floor, and gives a gallery talk about the installations.
Exhibit opening is free with museum admission. Refreshments will be served.
Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) – renowned Swedish director, scriptwriter, theater manager, dramatist, and author – would have been 100 years old in July 2018. To honor this accomplished filmmaker, Bergman’s anniversary is being celebrated worldwide and on August 24th we open up the doors to our new balcony exhibit introducing Ingmar Bergman and four of his films: The Seventh Seal, Persona, Scenes from a Marriage, and Fanny and Alexander.
Museum members are invited to have their children participate in our annual Lucia performance on December 1st and 2nd. They are sure to have fun dressing up as tomtar, pepparkakor, folk dancers, star boys, and Lucia and her attendants while singing traditional Swedish Christmas songs. Attendance at both this and the November 10th rehearsal is required.
Museum members are invited to have their children participate in our annual Lucia performance on December 1st and 2nd. They are sure to have fun dressing up as tomtar, pepparkakor, folk dancers, star boys, and Lucia and her attendants while singing traditional Swedish Christmas songs. Attendance at both this and the November 18th rehearsal is required.
Please join us for the 18th annual New Sweden History Conference. With speakers coming as far as from California, the scheduled talks this year are as exciting as ever. Set to take place at the German Society of Pennsylvania (central Philadelphia) on Nov 10, this conference will be a day filled with fascinating lectures, networking opportunities and tasty German food in a historic setting.
Beginner Part I: Mondays September 17 - November 19 (6:45 - 8:45 pm)
Conversation: Mondays September 17 - November 19 (5:00 - 6:30 pm)
Gather with fellow ASHM members and explore the branches of your Swedish ancestry. The meeting will include a lecture by Across the Brooklyn Bridge author John Lundin. In his talk, John will discuss the challenges of researching and writing a multi-generational epic that gives historical context to his family’s story and takes the reader on a journey from Sweden to America to the Pacific in World War II.
Do you want to see the American Swedish Historical Museum in a new way? Join us for a guided tour of the Museum! Don’t miss this opportunity to get an in-depth look at the gallery spaces with Museum Curator Trevor Brandt. Spaces on the tour are limited and pre-registration is recommended. $5 member, $15 non-member.
Celebrate the stories told by ASHM’s collection and its global connections! This exhibition includes selections of the handmade textiles presented to the American Swedish Historical Museum in 1938 from every province of Sweden.
Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) – renowned Swedish director, scriptwriter, theater manager, dramatist, and author – would have been 100 years old in July 2018. To honor this accomplished filmmaker, Bergman’s anniversary is being celebrated worldwide.