Swedish American Museum

05/17/2019

We are ready for Tantalizing Treasures Sale tomorrow, Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Same hours for Vårmarknad and Pop-up Cafe in the Gallery.

05/17/2019

Happy 17th of May! Stop by the Museum Store to show your Norwegian pride!

05/16/2019

Swedish Historical Society

Swedish Historical Society

🇸🇪Midsommarfest🇸🇪☀️💐

05/16/2019

European Parliament election, 2019

Make sure to call ahead! Due to increased security drop in is no longer permitted.

The Honorary Consulate General of Sweden in Chicago will be open for voters during the following dates and time;

05/13/2019

Pop-up Cafés

Pop-up Cafés - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554857

Most people have tried a Swedish Cinnamon roll but did you know that there is also a Cardamom roll? It may look the same as a cinnamon roll, but it is made with only cardamom. The Museum will host a pop-up cafe on Swedish Cardamom Roll day where you can get yours for $5 including drink and taxes.

05/11/2019

Don't miss today's concert at the Swedish American Museum. Enjoy three centuries of Swedish music at 5 p.m.

05/10/2019

Vårmarknad

Vårmarknad - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554853

For the first time the Swedish American Museum will host a Vårmarknad or Spring Market. Similar to Julmarknad (Christmas Market), Vårmarknad will feature Scandinavian crafts and items for sale. This is a great opportunity to find gifts for Father’s day and graduation or just get some spring into...

05/09/2019

Chicago Cultural Alliance

Swedish American Museum Director Karin Moen Abercrombie talking about cultural heritage in this awesome video created by the Chicago Cultural Alliance.

We connect, promote, and support centers of cultural heritage for a more inclusive Chicago.

We are an active consortium of 40 Chicago-area cultural heritage museums, centers and historical societies who span 28 neighborhoods and 7 suburbs in the Chicago area and represent over 30 different cultures from around the world.

If you'd like to support the Chicago Cultural Alliance click the link below https://bit.ly/2vPs27C

To learn more about The Chicago Cultural Alliance click here : http://bit.ly/2UaHBEL

05/08/2019

Upcoming Concerts

Upcoming Concerts - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554849

Join the Chicago Swedish Mixed Chorus in a celebration of Swedish spring, love, and nature. The program is sung in Swedish and English. Refreshments to follow.

05/06/2019

Cafe in full swing. We are open until 4 p.m.

05/06/2019

Swedish Fika pop-up café at the Museum today 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

05/03/2019

May Events

May Events - https://mailchi.mp/samac/w64vpi5hnl-1554845

The Swedish magazine Hembakat (translated Home Baked) declared May 6 as the day to celebrate home baked goods. It is a day to take time out of our busy lives to find the joy in baking and happiness in the wonderful smells and the fact that you created something delicious. The Museum will host a Swed...

05/02/2019

We were honored to have Swedish Archbishop Antje Jackelén at the Museum on Wednesday evening for a wonderful lecture. Special thanks to Honorary Consul General Gerd Sjögren for her assistance to make it happen.

04/29/2019

Special visit from Sweden

Special visit from Sweden - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554841

The Most Rev. Dr. Antje Jackelén has been the archbishop of Uppsala and primate of the Church of Sweden since 2014, when she became Sweden’s first female archbishop. Before that, she was the bishop of Lund in Sweden and a professor of systematic theology/religion and science at the Lutheran Schoo...

04/24/2019

Vasamuseet / The Vasa Museum

ON THIS DAY, the 24th of April, in 1961 Vasa was raised. But only three of the ship's 64 cannons were found. They are today on display in the Vasa Museum. Where are the others? We are going to find out! Today starts the project Finding the Vasa Cannon. We will search at the bottom of Stockholm harbour, in research archives of three countries and through citizen science. Follow the project! www.vasamuseet.se/finding-the-vasa-cannon
#findingthevasacannon

04/23/2019

Upcoming events

Upcoming events - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554837

The Museum will host a screening of the film "Becoming Astrid". It is a movie based on the early life of the popular Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren.  Cost is $10, sandwich included.

04/21/2019

The Museum is closed today for Easter Sunday.

04/20/2019

Zara Larsson: Don't Worry Bout Me Tour

Zara Larsson is coming to Chicago as part of her world tour!

5/6/2019 6:30PM at House of Blues Chicago

04/19/2019

The Museum is open today, Good Friday, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

04/19/2019

Swedish Sandwiches and a Movie

Swedish Sandwiches and a Movie - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554821

The Swedish sandwich is an open sandwich. Weather it's a simple one enjoyed for breakfast or fika (snack) or a fancy one intended for guests, they are almost always open and stacked. A variety of sandwiches and baked good will be for sale at the pop-up café. 

04/19/2019

Swedish Historical Society

SWEDISH GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES
Swedish Good Friday Service
Zion Lutheran Church
925 Fifth Avenue, Rockford, IL
12:00 pm

Jodi Beach soloist
Join the Swedish Community Choir
Practice under direction of Jodi Beech at 11:15 am
Sermon in English
Liturgy and hymns in Swedish
Loose offering to cornucopia Pantry

For additional information:
Call Zion 815-964-4609

04/19/2019

Glad Påsk - Happy Easter!

Glad Påsk - Happy Easter! - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554833

The Brunk Children's Museum of Immigration is open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on the last day of CPS spring break. There will be fun spring themed crafts throughout the day for children to enjoy in the classroom.

04/18/2019

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04/12/2019

Spring Activities

Spring Activities - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554817

The Brunk Children's Museum of Immigration will be open all day (11 a.m. - 4 p.m.) during the week of CPS spring break. There will be fun spring themed crafts throughout the day for children to enjoy in the classroom.

04/10/2019

Villa Villekulla

Did you know that you can visit Pippi Longstockings home? It is the original house from the Swedish TV series aired in 1969.

To find out what inspired Astrid Lindgren to create Pippi, come watch "Becoming Astrid" at the Swedish American Museum on Friday, April 26 at 6 p.m. Tickets are on sale on the Museum website.

Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.

04/09/2019

Involvement Opportunities | Swedish American Museum

Today the Museum celebrates its volunteers at the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner! If you are considering becoming a volunteer at the Swedish American Museum here is the application form http://swedishamericanmuseum.org/2.0/involvement-opportunities

Involvement Opportunities Volunteers and interns have been an integral part of our museum since our inception in 1976. We wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for their hard work and dedication! The Museum is always hosting special events, workshops, and lectures providing cultural and education...

04/03/2019

Becoming Astrid

Becoming Astrid - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554813

The information for Becoming Astrid was unfortunately mixed up in April Cirkulär. Below is the correct information about the film.

04/02/2019

April Events

April Events - https://mailchi.mp/samac/w64vpi5hnl-1554805

We will continue watching Inspector Winter at the Museum Movie Night. Each episode can be watched independently. They are in Swedish with English subtitles.  Free event. Sandwiches available for purchase. 

04/01/2019

Sweden - Nordstjernan

Some successful April fools in Swedish media:

1950: On April 1, 1950, the Swedish newspaper Göteborgs-Posten (GP) reports that the island of Öland has loosened from the ocean bed and is floating towards the Swedish coast.

1962: Before there was such a thing as color TV in Sweden, Kjell Stensson explained, during a news segment on TV, that new equipment had been installed in the TV-building, which meant there was no need to buy a new TV in order to view programs in color. It was enough, Stensson said, to pull a nylon stocking over the TV screen.

1980: Daily newspaper DN reports on April 1 in 1980, that daylight savings time (“sommartid” in Swedish) has been introduced on the sly, without prior notice: All watches and clocks were currently wrong, nobody knew exactly what time it was and there was, according to DN, total chaos everywhere. In reality, daylight savings time was introduced on April 6 that same year, the first time for Sweden since 1917.

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03/25/2019

Happy Waffle Day!

Happy Waffle Day! - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554801

In Sweden våffeldagen (waffle day) is celebrated on March 25. The Swedish American Museum is celebrating this with a pop-up café where you can try a Swedish waffle.  Eating waffles is an old tradition in Sweden, it can, in fact, be traced all the way back to medieval times. The name waffle day (v...

03/23/2019

Photography exhibit opens tomorrow - corrected

Photography exhibit opens tomorrow - corrected - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554797

Photography exhibit opens tomorrow at the Swedish American Museum. Meet the photographer, Ludvig Perés, for a gallery walk at 3 p.m.  Klärobskyr is the Swedish word for the Italian Renaissance style of painting chiaroscuro, which translates to a combination of the words light and dark. The Swedis...

03/23/2019

Things to Do in Chicago's Andersonville | Choose Chicago

Things to Do in Chicago's Andersonville | Choose Chicago

With its Swedish roots, quirky vibe, and proliferation of locally owned businesses, Andersonville is a neighborhood that’s hard to describe, but easy to love. Here

03/22/2019

Photography exhibit opens tomorrow

Photography exhibit opens tomorrow - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554793

Photography exhibit opens tomorrow at the Swedish American Museum. Meet the photographer, Ludvig Perés, for a gallery walk at 3 p.m.  Klärobskyr is the Swedish word for the Italian Renaissance style of painting chiaroscuro, which translates to a combination of the words light and dark. The Swedis...

03/19/2019

Still to come in March

Still to come in March - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554781

Next up in the Museum's main gallery is an exhibit by photographer Ludvig Perés. Klärobskyr can be viewed from Saturday, March 23 at 11 a.m. and at 3 p.m. the photographer will join us for a gallery walk.

03/16/2019

Fun Fashion Show to end the exhibit 'Colors of the North'

03/15/2019

Fashion Show at the Swedish American Museum tomorrow at noon.
http://ow.ly/qKn730o3RBi

03/15/2019

Fashion Show

Fashion Show - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554773

As a finale of the exhibit “Colors of the North” by sisters Alison Aune and Kirsten Aune, currently on display in the Museum main gallery, there will be a fashion show displaying the colorful fabrics created by Kirsten. Kirsten work with textiles to create patterned and colorful works inspired b...

03/14/2019

Consulate General of Sweden Chicago

Consulate General of Sweden Chicago

16-year old Swedish youth climate activist Greta Thunberg was just nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. You are not only an inspiration to children around the world but also a role model for adults. Keep up the good work! ☘️ 🌎 ⭐️ https://bit.ly/2Y1B7Hg

#YouthClimateStrike

03/14/2019

Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce Chicago

Will you be replaced by a robot? Is Artificial Intelligence the future? Join SACC Chicago and digital transformation industry veteran Sebastian Toro, U.S. CEO of NEW Innovation Management, to learn more about what the future workplace will look like and what is already happening today. Sebastian Toro will discuss the new digital workforce - Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. NEW Innovation Management is a globally leading innovation agency with extensive experience helping companies leverage the benefits of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

Join us March 20, to learn more about the future!

Click the link to read more and to RSVP!

https://conta.cc/2TnvYKl

03/11/2019

Family events

Family events - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554769

The Museum now offers an opportunity for children with little to no Swedish language skills to learn through fun and games. The classes are held monthly and are for children of all ages.

03/08/2019

Andersonville InSidewalk Sale has started. Soaps and candles on sale in the Museum Store.

03/08/2019

Sailing Stories

Sailing Stories - https://mailchi.mp/samac/exploreswedishtraditions-1554765

When Magnus Toren gave up his medical studies in Sweden in 1977 to sail around the world, he had no idea he would eventually wash up in Big Sur, fall in love, marry, and play an important role in preserving the memory of one of Americas great authors. With his skippers license his only formal degree...

03/05/2019

We are about to open our pop-up cafe!
Stop by for your semla between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or until we run out.

03/04/2019

Pippi Longstocking: The Story Behind Astrid Lindgren’s Classic Character

Pancakes with Pippi is on March 9 at the Swedish American Museum! Reservations are required.

“Pippi Longstocking” (Pippi Långstrump) is the world-renowned Swedish children’s novel by writer Astrid Lindgren, published by Rabén & Sjögren in 1945. The novel shares the adventures of a brazen, orphaned redhead named Pippi Longstocking. But how did the idea for Pippi come about?

03/03/2019

Recipe: Semlor Lenten buns - ScandiKitchen

Tuesday is semla day in Sweden. The Swedish American Museum will have a pop-up cafe where you can get yours or you can bake your own. Here is a nice recipe (some conversions necessary). Please share your own version in the comments below! #SwedeAmerican #SwedenInChicago

Our recipe for those delicious Swedish Lenten buns called 'Semlor'.