Museum members are invited to have their children participate in our annual Lucia performance! They are sure to have fun dressing as tomtar, pepparkakor, folk dancers, star boys, and Lucia and her attendants while singing traditional Swedish Christmas songs.

Lucia performances are on Saturday, December 6th, and Sunday, December 7th, at 11:30 & 2:00 (call time 10:30 am).

Rehearsals are Saturday, November 15th, from 10:00 am to 12 p.m. and Sunday, November 23rd, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Start your Christmas celebrations by indulging in a Swedish holiday smorgasbord prepared by Jeffrey A. Miller Hospitality Group. Join us for a delicious spread of all your favorites, including Christmas ham, herrings, meatballs, salads, and bread. 

Join us for this free Virtual Curator Talk with Gordon Calhoun on Friday, September 12th, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Are you a crafter, maker, or person who loves to create things by hand? We want you! Don't miss the opportunity to be a vendor at the American Swedish Historical Museum's Lucia & Christmas Market.

The event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, December 6th - 7th from 10 am – 4 p.m. with an optional additional sales opportunity on Friday evening December 5th. This pop-up shop will give vendors the chance to sell their work to an engaged community audience in South Philadelphia.

There are so many boats at ASHM this month! Come see boat images and models in our permanent galleries and two of our temporary exhibitions: Across the Atlantic: Sloopers and the First Organized Emigration from Norway to America and Let Victory Tell the Rest: 250 Years of Shipbuilding in Greater Philadelphia. Learn about different types of boats and what makes them float as we play Sink or Float and build and test our own boats.