Swedish History Museum, History museum in Stockholm, Sweden
The museum spans 10,000 years of Swedish history through exhibitions containing over 10 million objects, from prehistoric artifacts to contemporary cultural items.
The collection originated from King Gustav Vasa's 16th-century art assemblage at Gripsholm Castle and expanded through royal acquisitions until becoming public property in 1792.
The Vikings exhibition presents 2,500 original artifacts across 1,000 square meters, including weapons, jewelry, and ceremonial objects from the period 800 to 1050.
The museum opens Tuesday through Sunday from 11:00 to 17:00, with extended hours until 20:00 on Wednesdays, offering audio guides in seven languages.
The underground Gold Room contains 52 kilograms of gold and 200 kilograms of silver objects, housed in a vault carved into bedrock beneath the courtyard.
Location: Stockholm
Inception: 1866
Founders: Bror Emil Hildebrand
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Part of: National Historical Museums of Sweden
Address: Narvavägen 13-17, 114 84 Stockholm
Opening Hours: Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday 11:00-17:00; Wednesday 11:00-20:00
Phone: +46851955600
Email: info@shm.se
Website: https://historiska.se/home
GPS coordinates: 59.33472,18.09028
Latest update: May 27, 2025 19:52
Stockholm has over 70 museums and cultural institutions spread between its medieval city center and its islands accessible within a few minutes by tram. The city has preserved its original buildings while developing modern exhibition spaces that cover a thousand years of Scandinavian history. Visitors can spend a day walking from the cobbled streets of Gamla Stan, lined with 17th-century merchant houses, to the contemporary galleries of Fotografiska housed in former port warehouses. The permanent collections cover diverse fields. The Vasa Museum displays a 69-meter (226 feet) warship recovered intact after three centuries underwater. The Royal Palace opens its state apartments and treasury to the public. Djurgården Island features several major sites, including Skansen open-air museum with 150 historic buildings from across Sweden, the Modern Art Museum with works by Dalí and Picasso, and ABBA The Museum dedicated to the band that sold 400 million records. The Nobel Museum chronicles the history of the Nobel Prize since 1901 with objects belonging to over 900 laureates.
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