Swedish TV Series online is kind of like a book club. You watch the episodes or movie in your own time and then we get together on Zoom to discuss what we watched. In November and December we will watch “The Restaurant” on Amazon Prime. We will watch season 1 episodes 5 & 6 before […]
Cori Sherman North, Curator of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg, KS will talk about the traveling exhibit “Art for All” that opens today in the Main Gallery. “Art for All” features paintings, drawings, and prints by prominent Swedish-American artists working in the late 19th and early 20th century held in the collections of […]
January 16 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Scandinavian Jam, where we practice what we teach. Join Mary Allsopp and Paul Tyler online on the first and third Sunday of every month. Enjoy an afternoon of traditional roots music. We teach by ear, review and share tunes. We are happy to take suggestions and love meeting new […]
Book Club Online January 29 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm The Museum book club reads a wide range of books from the Nordic countries. This is a free event and you can register by emailing [email protected]. For the January event the author, Helen Lundström Erwin will join us for book club!! Here are the upcoming book […]
Älven min Vän is a portrait of the lives of four Sami women and their relationship to the Lule River in Sweden. The film shows the consequences of the forced resettlement of Sami people who were displaced from their land because of the construction of river dams and were alienated from their indigenous culture and […]
Scandinavian Jam, where we practice what we teach. Join Mary Allsopp and Paul Tyler online on the first and third Sunday of every month. Enjoy an afternoon of traditional roots music. We teach by ear, review and share tunes. We are happy to take suggestions and love meeting new people. It’s a friendly group and […]
Join us for another cooking class series either online or in person. In February we will be making Lentil soup and a dessert. You can do this class online or in person (to register for the in person class please click here) For the online class you will receive the recipe in advance. You can then […]
Swedish Settlements on the South Shore By Kenneth Schoon Immigrants from Sweden were the first non-English speaking people to move into the Indiana Dunes region and establish settlements. Their legacy can be seen today. This program, and its accompanying book, note that these Swedes established more than a dozen local churches, most of which are […]
The Museum book club reads a wide range of books from the Nordic countries. This is a free event and you can register by emailing [email protected]. Here are the upcoming book club books: February Antiphony by Laila Stien March Pakkis by Khalid Hussain The books can be bought in the Museum Store. About Antiphony The […]
Dive into the history of Swedish immigration to Chicago with a guided tour of the Swedish American Museum’s permanent exhibit, “The Dream of America.” Uncover the stories of real immigrants like Karl Karlsson, who left Sweden with his family in 1893, or Elin and Birgitta Hedman, who made the journey in 1924. Learn about what […]
The Museum will host a pop-up café for waffle day. Stop by to try the Swedish variant with fresh whipped cream and jam.
Dive into the history of Swedish immigration to Chicago with a guided tour of the Swedish American Museum’s permanent exhibit, “The Dream of America.” Uncover the stories of real immigrants like Karl Karlsson, who left Sweden with his family in 1893, or Elin and Birgitta Hedman, who made the journey in 1924. Learn about what […]
Scandinavian Jam, where we practice what we teach. Join Mary Allsopp and Paul Tyler online on the first and third Sunday of every month. Enjoy an afternoon of traditional roots music. We teach by ear, review and share tunes. We are happy to take suggestions and love meeting new people. It’s a friendly group and […]
New Nordic Cuisine is currently on display at the Swedish American Museum. In this virtual talk we get to meet with Tova Brandt who is the Executive Director of the Museum of Danish America in Iowa. The Museum of Danish American curated the exhibit. About the exhibit: The cooking traditions and innovations of the Nordic […]
My Maja, A Swedish-American Proud Grandson’s Tribute by Chicago’s Dr. Don Grossnickle Maja, a young roaring twenties Swedish adventurer set sail on a luxury steamship to New York and on to Chicago in 1922 for a visit to relatives. Maja fell in love and spent the rest of her life pursuing the American Dream. Adversity […]
Get ready for Easter at the Swedish American Museum’s craft evening. Learn some Swedish traditions and create some beautiful decorations. This event is for adults and children 12 and over. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for non members. Prepaid reservations are required to attend the event. No refund within five days of event.
Join us at the Museum for a fika in our spring pop-up café! It will be open from April 22nd - 24th @ 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. If the weather permits we will open the seating in our Courtyard in addition to the Main Gallery.
Join us at the Museum for a fika in our spring pop-up café! It will be open from April 22nd - 24th @ 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. If the weather permits we will open the seating in our Courtyard in addition to the Main Gallery.
Join us at the Museum for a fika in our spring pop-up café! It will be open from April 22nd - 24th @ 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. If the weather permits we will open the seating in our Courtyard in addition to the Main Gallery.
Join us for another cooking class series either online or in person. In April we will be making crepes. For the online class you will receive the recipe in advance. You can then either cook alongside or watch and try later. It is an interactive Zoom so you will be able to ask questions. The […]