All ASHM members are invited to this exclusive discussion group. This month, we get a behind-the-scenes peek at the history and restoration of the Soldyrkaren (Sun Worshiper) sculpture by Swedish Sculptor Ida Thoresen.
Join us for a Free Family Day! In collaboration with FDR Park and the Dandelion Project, we will have family-friendly activities and crafts inside and outside of the Museum to help us take care of the Earth! Programs include paper making and solar printing workshops, a pollinator identification activity, wildflower planting, recycled material building, and more.
Walk-ins are welcome but help us plan with your RSVP.
This exhibition features rare, historical, and artful carriage cushions, chair cushions, and bed covers woven by or for women for their dowries or households. Dating between 1750 and 1840, these textiles reflect the influence of trade and depict everything from exotic birds to Roman mosaics.
The exhibition preview is free to the public with light refreshments served.
Whatever the weather is in Sweden or Philadelphia, kids worldwide experience the forces of nature. Join us this month to learn how the weather differs across the globe as we read a weather story try out different weather activities around the Museum!
Join ASHM and Swedish textile artist Helena Hernmarck for a viewing of the documentary "Hernmarck Tapestries at Hudson Yard."
Introduce your little ones to Swedish Easter traditions. Children can make Swedish Easter crafts, dress up as Swedish Easter witches, enjoy face painting, and take part in an egg hunt!
Free for members and children 2 years and under, $10 for non-members per person. Event tickets available at the door.
Break out your bell bottoms and platform shoes! There's no better place to celebrate the iconic music of ABBA than the American Swedish Historical Museum. Philadelphia's own DJ Robert Drake will spin the classics as everyone lets out their inner Dancing Queen.
Highlights of the evening include a dancing and costume contest and a Drag Queen homage to ABBA performed by Summer St. Cartier, Miss. Troy, Amerie Jameson, and Morgan Morgan Morgan!
Treat yourself to a rich semla, a cream and almond paste-filled Swedish pastry, along with a cup of hot coffee and a Swedish film. Semlor are often eaten before the start of Lent, the Swedish version of “Fat Tuesday.”
Event tickets are $13 in advance and $15 at the door. The ticket price includes one semla, the film viewing, and admission to the museum. Additional semlor are $6 each. Walk-ins are welcome or pre-register online by February 8th.
Gather with fellow ASHM members and explore the branches of your Swedish ancestry!
The lecture topic for this meeting is "Genealogy - Basics to Swedish Nobility"
The Internet and computers have transformed Genealogy research from visiting courthouses, archives, and cemeteries to doing most of one’s research online getting Church/Government records and seeing family trees. Bill Fagerstrom will briefly describe researching and sharing family history using these new techniques. They include:
Amazing colors can be found all around us! Kids will explore color throughout the Museum, play color matching games, and create their own colorful craft.