Please join us on Saturday, June 24th at 4 pm to hoist the maypole, dance in celebration, and eat smörgåstårta! Admission to the event includes traditional folk music by the Last Chance Duo, family activities, and full access to the Museum. Food and flower crowns will be available for purchase.
Tickets are available at the gate and are $5 and children under 5 are free. The event will be held rain or shine under our event tent on the Museum Terrace. Glad midsommar!
All ASHM and Finnish-American Society of the Delaware Valley members are invited to this exclusive discussion group. Museum members have the opportunity to gather as friends to socialize, learn more about the organization, and get a behind-the-scenes peek at collection objects and exhibits.
The world is made up of shapes, and you can find many shapes in Marimekko fabrics! Children will learn their shapes through interactive songs and stories. Families will then explore the Museum and the Marimekko exhibition as they go on a shape search! Floor games, matching, and stamp art will “round” out their day of fun and learning.
Toddler Time is free for ASHM members, $5 per non-member child and accompanying adult is free. Pay at the door or pre-register below.
Sweden is a leader when it comes to recycling. Less than 1% of household waste ends up in a landfill! This month families will learn that they can help the Earth too. We will read I Can Save the Earth by Alison Inches. Kids will learn how resources can be reused instead of thrown away by playing games and crafting with recycled materials. Families will even get their hands dirty by pitching in to make a composting pile!
Take a break from your day and join us on a virtual field trip. This month we will visit the House of Emigrants in Växjö, Sweden, and view their exhibition on the history of the great wave of Swedish emigration to America in the 19th and 20th centuries. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the experience of Swedish emigrants coming to the United States.
The American Swedish Historical Museum is proud to present the much-anticipated exhibition Radically Marimekko!
Join us for the exhibit opening reception with remarks by Ambassador Jarmo Sareva, Consol General Finland, New York, and American Swedish Historical Museum Curator, Christopher Malone, at 6 pm.
Toddlers explore the world using all five senses. This month kids will reinforce their knowledge of the five senses through interactive stories and music movement. Families will visit five rooms in the Museum and test each of their senses. Additional exploratory activities include a scent-matching game, a mystery touch box, and a sound safari.
Toddler Time is free for ASHM members, $5 per non-member child and accompanying adult is free. You can pay at the door or pre-register below.
This workshop for kids 8-18 will introduce families to fun Scandinavian-inspired crafts. Kids will make “Bare Necessities Weaving” using found twig frames, recycled materials, and yarn. Families will tour the galleries to study Swedish textiles and take a brief nature walk outside to collect twigs, or they may choose from ready-to-use materials at the activity station.
This event has been cancelled due to low registration.
Introduce your little ones to Swedish Easter traditions. Children can make Swedish Easter crafts, dress up as Easter witches, and participate in an egg hunt.
Our egg hunt is in two heats; one for children aged 2-5 and the second for children aged 6-12 at 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm, respectively. Egg hunts will take place outside, rain or shine.
Break out your bell bottoms and platform shoes! Celebrate the iconic music of ABBA at the American Swedish Historical Museum. DJ Drake will spin the throwbacks as everyone lets out their inner Dancing Queen in the Museum's Grand Hall. Highlights of the evening will include a dancing and costume contest and live drag performances by Miss Troy, Scarlett Masters, Elieen O'Brennan, and Amerie Jameson! 70’s attire is encouraged.