Museums and Tours
Egyptian History, Viking History,
Science History, Arts History… It can all be found near Hötorget’s Historic Square
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Ocean Bus – Land and Water Sightseeing
Experience Stockholm from both land and water in one single vehicle – an amphibious bus! You will get see many of city´s most known attractions whilst our guide tells fun and interesting stories along the way
Swedish History / Culture
Nordiska museet is Sweden’s largest museum of cultural history. An everyday palace, and a place of stories about the life and people of the Nordic region – yesterday, today and tomorrow. Discover clothes and fashion, textiles and jewelery, homes and furniture, photography, toys, folk art, glass and porcelain. There is also an exhibition about the only indigenous people in Sweden, the Sami.
In the vivid exhibition you will meet the Vikings through movies, scenery, projections and sound effects as well as archaeological objects. Knowledgeable guides in Viking gear will answer all your questions and the many replicas let you explore life as a Viking with all your senses. You will learn about the Viking raids, journeys and mastery in ship building as well as the everyday life at the farm. The Norse mythology is present everywhere and here myth meets truth.
The Vasa ship capsized and sank in Stockholm 1628. After 333 years on the sea bed the mighty warship was salvaged and the voyage could continue. Today Vasa is the world’s best preserved 17th century ship and the most visited museum in Scandinavia.
ArkDes is Sweden’s national centre for architecture and design. It is a museum, a study centre and an arena for debate and discussion about the future of architecture, design and citizenship.
World History / Culture
Visit the museum digitally or come and enjoy snacks and drinks at the museum. The museum has a cafe where you can buy tea, coffee and sweets, for example ice cream and japanese pastry from Bon Aibon. Join our educational activities and set off on a voyage of discovery through the rich cultures of Asia. There is something here for all ages!
The Jewish Museum tells the story of Jewish thought, Jewish practices, and Swedish history to everyone who is curious about Jewish history and Swedish-Jewish heritage.
Art / Sculptors
Nationalmuseum is Sweden’s museum of art and design. Nationalmuseum is also a government authority with a mandate to preserve cultural heritage and promote art, interest in art and knowledge of art. The collections comprise of painting, sculpture, drawings and prints from 1500-1900 and applied arts, design and portraits from early Middle Ages up until present day.
Moderna Museet collects, preserves, shares and exhibits modern and contemporary art. It opened in 1958, when modern art from the early 20th century and photography from 1840 and onwards was moved from the Nationalmuseum into a former navy drill hall on Skeppsholmen in Stockholm.
Since the start in 2006, Bonniers Konsthall has exhibited and discussed contemporary art from all over the world. At Bonniers Konsthall Swedish and foreign artists are exhibited, both emerging and more established artists. Bonniers Konsthall shows the latest art to a wide public, where generating a dialogue on art serves as the driving force.
Carl Eldh (1873-1954) was one of Sweden’s most prominent sculptors during the first half of the 20th century. The studio in which he worked and lived for more than three decades is now preserved as a museum.
Dance & Music
ABBA The Museum is no ordinary museum. It’s not just about the original costumes, gold records and so many other wonderful items of memorabilia – it’s about you!
Feel what it’s like to be onstage with ABBA, to sing at the famous Polar Studio or to dress up in those legendary costumes (virtual).
There’s so much to experience… you’ll have the time of your lives!
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Dansmuseet has unique collections from all over the world. Here you will find costumes, masks and visual art related to dance and theatre. We present a number of exhibitions every year, as well as a wide range of events for all ages.
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Awards
Based on the Nobel Prize’s unique combination of fields – natural sciences, literature and peace – we at Nobel Prize Museum invite you to exhibitions, school programs, lectures and dialogues about the great issues of our time.
Authors / Counts & Countesses
The Swedish author August Strindberg (1849-1912) spent the last four years of his life in a building he called The Blue Tower. The reconstructed apartment, consisting of three rooms, and his library of some 3,000 works are today the core of the Strindberg Museum. There are also exhibitions presenting various aspects on Strindberg’s life and work.
The Hallwyl House
Enter the home of Count and Countess Walther and Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, one of Stockholm’s most eccentric and engaging museums. This palatial residence was built as a winter home for the immensely rich couple, completed in 1898.
Military
Armémuseum, a museum in central Stockholm, depicts Sweden’s history from the 16th century to the present with a focus on how people have been affected by war and conflict. Authentic objects and dramatic scenes shape the everyday life of the war.
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