Join Us for a Free Family Day of Building & Architecture on August 9 from 12:00 - 4:00 PM!

Philadelphia Histories Month Free Guided Tours

In honor of Philadelphia Histories Month, don’t miss guided tours of the American Swedish Historical Museum on this Free Second Sunday! The tours will highlight Swedish connections to the Philadelphia area from the New Sweden Colony (1638-1655) to naturalist Pehr Kalm’s expedition in the Delaware Valley (1748-1751) to feminist, author, and abolitionist Fredrika Bremer’s travels in the city (1849-51).

Tours will begin in the Museum Grand Hall at 11am and 1:30pm and will last approximately one hour.

Swedish National Day

What better place to celebrate Swedish National Day than the American Swedish Historical Museum!

Learn about the Museum's history through special guided tours of our A Century in the Making: 100 Years of ASHM exhibit at 11 am and 1pm, and enjoy a special Swedish summer cake throughout the day.

Tours and refreshments are included with regular admission.

On View: A Century in the Making: 100 Years of ASHM

This exhibit, installed throughout the Museum galleries, will celebrate ASHM’s 100th anniversary with rarely seen artifacts, captivating photographs, and personal stories.

A Century in the Making will highlight the figures, exhibits, and cultural moments that made ASHM the pillar of heritage and community it is today.

Be sure to stop by and see this installation during the Museum's open hours, Tuesday – Sunday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, beginning Sunday, May 10th. 

Greta Garbo Film: “Queen Christina” Screening at Bryn Mawr Institute

Join ASHM at the Bryn Mawr Film Insitute for to view the classic 1933 Greta Garbo film, “Queen Christina.”

The gender-bending Queen Christina of Sweden has always resisted marriage, but an encounter with a Spanish envoy forces her to weigh passion against duty to the throne. Packed with queer-coded sequences still possible in the Pre-Code era, this lavish costume drama finds Greta Garbo at her most luminous and iconic. ASHM Curator Brett Peters will participate in a post-screening conversation.

A Century in the Making: 100 Years of ASHM

Discover how a century of change has shaped ASHM into the Museum you know today. The special Museum-wide exhibition A Century in the Making: 100 Years of ASHM invites visitors of all ages to journey through time and see how the American Swedish Historical Museum has evolved with a dynamic blend of past and present through rarely seen artifacts, captivating photographs, and personal stories. This once-in-a-century exhibit looks to the past, honors, the present, and invites visitors to imagine ASHM's next 100 years.

Exhibit Opening Experience! Taste to Tech: 100 Years of Nordic Innovation & Impact

Join us for the exciting grand opening of the groundbreaking exhibit, From Taste to Tech: 100 Years of Nordic Innovation & Impact! This dynamic evening will celebrate the exhibit’s diverse themes, from Marimekko’s vibrant fashion to Minecraft’s cutting-edge technology. 

Be the first guests to explore the exhibit through interactive hands-on experiences, Nordic tasting stations, lively music, and exclusive photo opportunities.

From Taste to Tech: 100 Years of Nordic Innovation & Impact

Step into a world where Swedish meatballs meet pop music, where streamlined design and functional minimalism redefined modern living, and where Nordic ingenuity brought about life-saving innovations like Google Maps and the three-point seatbelt. From Taste to Tech explores the ways in which Nordic craftspeople, artists, chefs, and thinkers brought their values and visions to American soil. Featuring a remarkable collection of artifacts including World War II uniforms, original art by Gustaf Tenggren, and mid-century modern furniture.

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