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American Swedish Institute
http://www.americanswedishinst.org
2600 Park Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-871-4907 Hours:
Tues., Thurs.–Sat. noon–4pm;
Weds. noon–8pm;
Sun. 1–5pm;
November–December, Sat. 10am–5pm
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This historic house, museum and cultural center celebrates Swedish-
American and Swedish culture with exhibits, programs and activities.
Learn how immigrants made the move from Sweden, travel to the
Swedish community they created in Minneapolis, and imagine the
immigrant newspaper-publishing family who built this 33-room
mansion in 1908. A family-friendly booklet can help you explore the
gardens, children’s corners, museum store, coffee shop, and handcrafted
stone, plaster and woodwork of the Twin Cities’ only castle.
Passes are limited to general exhibit admission only.
Passes may not be applied towards educational and group tours.
Special exhibitions and other attractions may not be covered, and other restrictions may apply.
Please visit
http://www.americanswedishinst.org
for specific exhibition information.
Learn more about it at your metro public library
All Ages
- The American Swedish Institute-Turnblad's Castle
- Anne Gillespie Lewis, American Swedish Institute, 1999
- Swedes in the Twin Cities
- edited by Philip J. Anderson and Dag Blanck, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2000
- Swedes in Minnesota
- Anne Gillespie Lewis, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2004
- Nordic Calendar Minnesota
- Website listing cultural, social and business events with a Swedish connection or flavor.
Link for Minnesota
- So Far Away in the World: Stories from the Swedish Twin Cities
- Anne Gillespie Lewis
- Of Swedish Ways
- Lilly Lorenzen, Crown, 1978
- Letters from the Promised Land
- H. Arnold Barton
- Swedish Emigrant Series: The Emigrants, Unto a Good Land, The Settlers, Last Letter Home
- Vilhelm Moberg, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1995
- The Man on the Balcony: The Story of a Crime (and other detective mysteries)
- Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, Vintage Books, 1993
- The Man Who Smiled: A Kurt Wallander Mystery, (and other detective mysteries)
- Henning Mankell, W. W. Norton & Co., 2006
- Hannah's Daughters
- Marianne Fredriksson, Ballantine Books, 1999
- The Emigrants (based on the novel by Vilhelm Moberg)
- directed by Jan Troell, Warner, 1971
- Pelle the Conqueror
- HBO Video, 1988 VHS
- My Life as a Dog
- directed by Lasse HallstrÞom, Home Vision Entertainment, 2003 DVD
- The Seventh Seal and Smiles of a Summer Night
- written and directed by Ingmar Berman, Criterion Collection, 1998 DVDs
- Swedish Folktales and Legends
- Lone Thygesen Blecher, Pantheon Books, 1993
- Touring Swedish America: Where to Go and What to See
- Alan Winquist, Minnesota Historical Society, 2006
Kids
- Festus and Mercury: Ruckus in the Garden
- Sven Nordqvist, Carolrhoda Books, 1991
- Moominland Midwinter
- Tove Jansson, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1992
- Pelle's New Suit
- Elsa Beskow, Floris Books, 2000
- Hanna's Christmas
- Melissa Peterson, HarperFestival, 2001
- The Tomten
- Astrid Lindgren, Coward-McCann, 1961
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
- Selma Lagerlof, Skandisk, 1991
- Boo and Baa in Windy Weather
- Olof and Lena Landström, R&S Books, 1996
- The Long Way Westward
- Joan Sandin, HarperTrophy, 1992, (also audio book)
- The Swedish Americans
- Allyson McGill, Chelsea House Publishers, 1997
- Welcome to Kirsten's World 1854: Growing Up in Pioneer America
- Susan Sinnott, Pleasant Company American Girl's series, 1999 yes
- Kirsten's Promise
- Janet Shaw, Pleasant Company American Girl's series, 2003 yes
- Land of Dreams
- Joan Lowery Nixon, Delacorte Press, 2000
- The Long Way to a New Land
- Joan Sandin, Harper & Row, 1981
- Pippi Longstocking
- Astrid Lindgren, various formats: Book, audiobook, videocassette
Tell Us About Your Adventure
| Nov 23 |
Loved seeing the castle decorated for Christmas! It really got us in the mood to decorate and bake traditional treats. Astrid Lindgren's Emil books have been the bedtime story choice ever since. |
| Sep 13 |
Hi! My aunt and I had a great time at the American Swedish Institute! We liked seeing the history of the Swedish Baptists downstairs. My aunt and I just found out that we were fairly closely related to F.O. Nilsson. He is my 4x great uncle and my aunt's 3x great uncle. We thought that was pretty cool, so we decided to go on a trip to your museum. Again, we thoroughly enjoyed our time there! We hope to come again soon to your smörgåsbord.
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| Dec 13 |
My three Swedish cousins and I had a wonderful time in the beautiful Swedish Museum, especially with all the gorgeous Christmas decorations in place. It is MUCH prettier than I remember it being ten years ago when I last visited. |
| Dec 1 |
My Mom, Sister, Aunt, and two daughters all went to the Swedish Museum. We were thrilled with the holiday decorations and the building itself is just fantastic. We were hoping to get a glimpse of a lion chair that we believe was donated to the museum by my Uncle, but we didn't see it. It was a wonderful experience though, and I'm sure we will be back again. My daughter, Emily (7 yrs old), really wanted one of the Dala horses from the gift shop. The larger ones were too expensive, but we found a key chain that was more affordable. My Mom asked her if she would like the key chain to which she enthusiastically replied, "Oh yes! I have a key chain collection." My Mom was surprised and asked her how many key chains she had in her collection. She replied, "This will be my first one!" So now we will have to add key chains from all of th museums we visit! |
| Sep 29 |
The employees/volunteers were very welcoming. I wasn't as big a fan of the art/religious floor but really enjoyed the top floor with it's historical displays. I would have like to see more. My son really liked the music room and trying to find all the cherubs in the woodwork. |
| Jul 21 |
Great place! Very intricate house. We loved the additional displays around the house. |
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