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What are you reading this summer? Stop by the ASI Museum Store for a selection of excellent Scandinavian-inspired books ...
06/23/2026

What are you reading this summer? Stop by the ASI Museum Store for a selection of excellent Scandinavian-inspired books that will ignite your curiosity. New titles explore traditional craft, folklore, and cooking. See you soon, and happy reading!

We are thrilled to welcome Scandinavian weaver, textile artist, and craft instructor, Caroline Feyling to ASI in July. ...
06/22/2026

We are thrilled to welcome Scandinavian weaver, textile artist, and craft instructor, Caroline Feyling to ASI in July. She’ll be leading two incredible classes that explore the gap between contemporary and traditional craft.

In her Introduction to Nordic Woven Bands workshop on July 24, students will learn to backstrap weave plain weave bands on a band heddle loom.

The two-day Scandinavian Style Pick Up Band Weaving workshop (July 25-26), students will learn Nordic pick-up style weaving using the traditional backstrap rigid heddle loom.

Learn more about Caroline and try your hand at weaving in her upcoming classes: https://ow.ly/6Swo50ZfhYs

Midsommar is tomorrow, June 20! The forecast is looking perfect for a day of live music, dancing around the maypole, fam...
06/19/2026

Midsommar is tomorrow, June 20! The forecast is looking perfect for a day of live music, dancing around the maypole, family activities, Swedish treats, and celebrating the longest day of the year. Join us at ASI and welcome summer, Swedish style.

New this year, we're excited to welcome MN Dairy Lab to scoop ice cream all day, and Confetti Blossom Pop to sell their custom Swedish candy mixes!

The Mansion is set, and the exhibition "Eyes as Big as Plates" is now open! On view through October 25, experience the s...
06/18/2026

The Mansion is set, and the exhibition "Eyes as Big as Plates" is now open! On view through October 25, experience the surreal photography of Finnish-Norwegian artists Riitta Ikonen and Karoline Hjorth. Their photography showcases humans immersed in their surroundings through whimsical portraits to explore who we are and where we belong.

We’ve got the essentials to cheer on Team Sweden in the FIFA World Cup! Join us to watch two special World Cup matches i...
06/17/2026

We’ve got the essentials to cheer on Team Sweden in the FIFA World Cup! Join us to watch two special World Cup matches in great company. During our Midsommar Celebration on June 20, Sweden goes head-to-head with the Netherlands. Come back to watch Sweden take on Japan just a few days later on June 25. Heja Sverige!

Glad Midsommar! It’s almost time! The ASI team is preparing for our annual Midsommar celebration on Saturday, but we’re ...
06/15/2026

Glad Midsommar! It’s almost time! The ASI team is preparing for our annual Midsommar celebration on Saturday, but we’re also excited to mark the occasion with a special Midsommar-themed Kids at the Castle on Friday at 9 am. Join us for a morning playdate at the castle, with stories, crafts, music, and more.

https://ow.ly/cgna50ZbYZX

06/12/2026

Calling all små and stora grodorna! Join us on June 20 at Midsommar to dance around the majstång (maypole.)

It’s a busy time at ASI! Our exhibitions and collections teams are hard at work doing what they do best: transforming th...
06/11/2026

It’s a busy time at ASI! Our exhibitions and collections teams are hard at work doing what they do best: transforming the Turnblad Mansion. There are extra carts, tools, and people throughout the Mansion, literally getting the house in order to showcase Norwegian-Finnish artist duo Riitta Ikonen and Karoline Hjorth’s ongoing collaboration, “Eyes as Big as Plates,” as well as an exhibition from local artist, an amateur mycologist, and a Minnesota water steward. Both exhibitions open on June 20, 2026, during our Midsommar Celebration.

On this day in 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower visited Minneapolis and stopped by the American Swedish Institute to...
06/10/2026

On this day in 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower visited Minneapolis and stopped by the American Swedish Institute to enjoy coffee and sandwiches in the Turnblad Mansion's Dining Room. An article from summer 1953 detailed the visit, the president’s remarks, and his longing for more time to take in the exhibition on view, “Swedish Modern,” before (reluctantly) departing in a blue convertible.

Enjoy more archival material like this through ASI's collections, which maintain a one-of-a-kind library, archives, and museum object collection relating to Swedish and Swedish American culture and history.

https://asimn.org/experience/collections/

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