Sweden is a leader when it comes to recycling. Less than 1% of household waste ends up in a landfill! This month families will learn that they can help the Earth too. We will read I Can Save the Earth by Alison Inches. Kids will learn how resources can be reused instead of thrown away by playing games and crafting with recycled materials. Families will even get their hands dirty by pitching in to make a composting pile!
Take a break from your day and join us on a virtual field trip. This month we will visit the House of Emigrants in Växjö, Sweden, and view their exhibition on the history of the great wave of Swedish emigration to America in the 19th and 20th centuries. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the experience of Swedish emigrants coming to the United States.
The American Swedish Historical Museum is proud to present the much-anticipated exhibition Radically Marimekko!
Join us for the exhibit opening reception with remarks by Ambassador Jarmo Sareva, Consol General Finland, New York, and American Swedish Historical Museum Curator, Christopher Malone, at 6 pm.
Toddlers explore the world using all five senses. This month kids will reinforce their knowledge of the five senses through interactive stories and music movement. Families will visit five rooms in the Museum and test each of their senses. Additional exploratory activities include a scent-matching game, a mystery touch box, and a sound safari.
Toddler Time is free for ASHM members, $5 per non-member child and accompanying adult is free. You can pay at the door or pre-register below.
This workshop for kids 8-18 will introduce families to fun Scandinavian-inspired crafts. Kids will make “Bare Necessities Weaving” using found twig frames, recycled materials, and yarn. Families will tour the galleries to study Swedish textiles and take a brief nature walk outside to collect twigs, or they may choose from ready-to-use materials at the activity station.
This event has been cancelled due to low registration.
Introduce your little ones to Swedish Easter traditions. Children can make Swedish Easter crafts, dress up as Easter witches, and participate in an egg hunt.
Our egg hunt is in two heats; one for children aged 2-5 and the second for children aged 6-12 at 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm, respectively. Egg hunts will take place outside, rain or shine.
Break out your bell bottoms and platform shoes! Celebrate the iconic music of ABBA at the American Swedish Historical Museum. DJ Drake will spin the throwbacks as everyone lets out their inner Dancing Queen in the Museum's Grand Hall. Highlights of the evening will include a dancing and costume contest and live drag performances by Miss Troy, Scarlett Masters, Elieen O'Brennan, and Amerie Jameson! 70’s attire is encouraged.
Photographs capture priceless moments of history but time and improper storage methods can cause damage and deterioration. Attend this workshop led by museum conservation professionals and learn about storing and caring for your family photos!
In this photograph conservation workshop, you will learn:
Take a break from your day to be immersed in a Scandinavian cultural experience. Each field trip experience is 45 minutes long and presented over Zoom. $5 for members and $10 for non-members, registration is required.
For over 70 years, Marimekko has infused art into the clothes and interiors of our everyday lives. Rising from the ashes of WWII, Marimekko’s colorful fabrics and openness to experimentation brought together the textile traditions of Finland with innovative and bold designs based on the changing tastes and aesthetics of the contemporary art world.