Take a break from your day, whether at home or work, 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 nonmembers, registration is required.
ASHM members are welcome to join us for our annual meeting either in-person or over Zoom, where we will present this year’s Amandus Johnson Volunteer Service Award to Brigitta Davis. Remarks will be given by the new Honorary Consul, Laruen Swartz. Onsite attendees will also get to view the new Fika! The Art of the Swedish Coffee Ritual exhibit and sample delicious Swedish desserts during an afternoon fika experience! Registration required.
ASHM is proud to participate again in WAWA Welcome's America Free Museum Day. ASHM will be open to the public on Tuesday June 29th from 10:00am- 4:00pm with Free Admission to all visitors.
To learn more about the festival and events visit: https://welcomeamerica.com/
Enjoy a summer evening on the Museum terrace while indulging in Swedish favorites including dill seasoned crayfish, Swedish meatballs, fingerling potatoes, Swedish cheese pie, an assortment of salads, crispbread and cheese, and seasonal desserts. This will be a seated dinner that takes place in our tent on the terrace. Individual table: $60, table for 2: $120, table for 4: $224, table for 6: $330.
ASHM is excited to partner with PHS for this year’s Philadelphia Flower Show! For the first time in the show’s history it will be outdoors in FDR Park with a few exhibits in ASHM galleries. With this large-scale event happening in our building there will be some changes in access before and during the show. If you plan on visiting the museum from May 18th- June 23rd, 2021 here is what you need to know regarding parking and museum access. If you have any questions please give us a call at 215-389-1776.
Historian and author Tom Keels explores the history of FDR Park in this illustrated lecture. League Island Park transformed the swamps of South Philadelphia into a natural wonder designed by the Olmsted Brothers. In the 1920s, it was the site of the ill-fated Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, where Swedish Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf laid the cornerstone for the American Swedish Historical Museum. Today, a Master Plan is being launched to give FDR Park a new lease on life!
ASHM will host our annual SmörgåsBeer event virtually again this year. This event package for two features a fun filled evening of games, music, and a live Zoom Tutored Tasting experience! Brew Masters and representatives from select companies will discuss their brands, flavors, and inspiration in real time as you sample.
All ASHM members are invited to this exclusive new program series! Four times per year, Museum members will have the opportunity to gather as friends to socialize, learn more about the organization and staff, and get exclusive behind the scenes peek at collection objects and exhibits. Our first program will be an opportunity for members to meet our new Curator; Chris Malone! This program is free for ASHM members and will be held over Zoom.
Not a member? You can purchase a membership in the event registration.
This exhibition explores the important legacy of turn-of-the-century Swedish immigrant cabinetmaker, Olof Althin, within the field of American decorative arts. Curators, Erica Lome and Trevor Brandt, will present new research into immigrant craftsmen networks and their impact on an emerging American style in the decorative arts. A tour and Q&A session will be presented both in-person and virtually over Zoom, followed by an onsite reception. This event is free for members of the Decorative Arts Trust and the American Swedish Historical Museum.
This exhibition organized by the American Swedish Historical Museum reunites the workshop and wares of Olof Althin (1859-1920), an immigrant cabinetmaker and antiques restorer in turn-of-the-century Boston. Throughout his life, Althin navigated the intersections between immigrant and American, reproducer and restorer, and designer and maker.