*UPDATE: Due to the impending winter storm, the Museum will close at 3PM today, Sunday, February 22nd.*
This series of 22 captivating photographs by acclaimed Swedish photographer, Magnus Wennman, documents the tragic consequences of the refugee crisis by capturing what the simple act of bedtime brings for the youngest and most vulnerable refugees. Each photograph comes with captions by journalist Carina Bergfeldt of how these children and their families struggle through the Middle East and Europe while making the harrowing journey out of Syria.
Take a journey back in time to the age of the Vikings (800-1100 AD). Children will examine a 1,000 year-old sword, dress up in Viking armor, and use hands-on artifacts to discover more about this often misunderstood culture, and how we are still impacted by it today. Highlights include making rune stones and playing Viking chess (hnefatafl).
Challenge your navigational skills as you get to know this popular Swedish sport. Participate in an environmental education activity that teaches students how to use a compass and map. Students will take part in a scavenger hunt and record findings in a field journal and then try to make their own maps and compasses.
For high school groups, students will have the opportunity to create and solve their own orienteering course in the Park.
This is an indoor/outdoor program that takes place in the museum and the surrounding Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park.
Enter the unique world of Swedish born author Astrid Lindgren and her famous character Pippi Longstocking. Children will be introduced to Pippi through hands on exploration of our interactive exhibit.
Whether they’re big or small, Dala horses are one of the most recognizable symbols of Sweden. Get to know this traditional Swedish art form through a storytime, a Dala horse hunt through Museum galleries, art activities and a Dala horse painting project to take home.
Children will discover the wonderful world of textiles and learn how wool from a sheep is made into new clothes.
Children will explore all modes of transportation and see at how people get around both in the U.S and Sweden.
Sweden is a leader when it comes to recycling. Children will learn resources can be reused instead of thrown away by playing games and making art with recycled materials.
Kids will learn about different animals who live in Sweden as pets and in the wild with stories and activities.