Toddler Time is our specially designed program for children ages 18 months to 4 years old, where each session helps young minds grow through interactive stories, engaging hands-on activities and social interaction. A monthly program, it occurs every third Tuesday of the month.
Admission is $5 per child or free for Museum Household Members. There is no charge for accompanying caregivers. Pay at the door.
Join Curator Trevor Brandt and take a closer look at the Museum’s collection of folk art, contrasted with images of queens, kings and presidents as we discuss the meaning and symbolism in both genres. Tours are $15 for non-members, $5 for members, drinks and light refreshments included.
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. Ticket price includes one semla, additional semlor are $6 each. Walk-in welcome or pre-register by phone or online by February 3rd.
Break out bell bottoms and platform shoes! What better place to celebrate the iconic music of ABBA than the American Swedish Historical Museum. DJ Robert Drake will spin the throwbacks as everyone lets out their inner Dancing Queen. Highlights of the evening will include a dancing and costume contest along with a few surprises! Tickets include food, cash bar. Be sure to register early before tickets sell out! $30 members, $35 non-members. Costumes are welcome, but not required.
ASHM invites you to join us for an exclusive evening featuring a multicourse tasting menu prepared by Swedish Embassy Chef Frida Johansson. The Chef’s tasting menu will feature local, seasonally inspired Nordic ingredients. Each course will be introduced by Chef Frida who will share her creative insights on the elements of cuisine. Don’t miss this exclusive dining experience! The event is all inclusive, $115 members $130 nonmembers. Space is limited and preregistration is required. Registration deadline February 26th.
Toddler Time is our specially designed program for children ages 18 months to 4 years old, where each session helps young minds grow through interactive stories, engaging hands-on activities and social interaction.
Toddler Time is a monthly program, every third Tuesday of the Month. Admission is $5 per child or free for Museum Household Members. There is no charge for accompanying caregivers.
This year we are combining an old tradition with a new innovation. Warm up on a chilly winter’s night with a bowl of Swedish yellow pea soup and a cup of punsch combined with the modernity of new Swedish tilltugg och efterrätt or Hors d'oeuvres and dessert. Attendees will have the opportunity to view our newest exhibition New Nordic Cuisine including exhibit talk by Curator Tova Brandt. Tickets are $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Register by phone or online by January 22nd.
Save the date for the winter Genealogy Club meeting. The afternoon will feature a signature talk on Danish genealogy research resources by Tova Brandt, Interim Director and Albert Ravenhalt Curator of Danish-American Culture from the Museum of Danish America. Make a day of it and follow up the genealogy program with research time in the library and be sure to sign up for our delicious Pea Soup Supper! ASHM membership required for genealogy resources. Become a member online or by phone.
Start of the New Year with creativity at this exclusive museum date night experience. Draw inspiration from our Nordic Changes exhibit and paint your own northern landscape! Our instructor will walk you through painting your very own Nordic scene as you enjoy a sample flight of Scandinavian chocolate! This event is BYOB and the price includes all class supplies. Pre-registration required, deadline December 30th. $35 members, $40 non-members.
ASHM’s upcoming exhibition, New Nordic Cuisine, is the defining exhibition on one of the most important cultural phenomena to come out of the Nordic countries in recent decades. It focuses on a value-driven food system that has captured the attention of world-famous chefs and home cooks alike over the past 15 years.