Stockholm City Museum, City museum in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
The Stockholm City Museum is a city museum in Södermalm that holds photographs, artworks, and historical objects documenting Stockholm's past. The building sits near the water at Slussen and is easy to spot from outside thanks to its 17th-century facade.
The building was completed in 1685 as Södra Stadshuset and served several purposes over the centuries, including as a courthouse and a prison, before it opened as a museum in 1937. A major renovation between 2015 and 2019 led to its reopening with updated exhibitions.
The museum pays close attention to ordinary life in Stockholm, with displays of everyday objects, photographs, and maps that show how people lived across different periods. The Södermalm neighborhood, long associated with working-class communities, is a recurring theme throughout the exhibitions.
The museum is steps away from Slussen, which is served by metro, bus, and ferry lines. Visiting on a weekday tends to be quieter than on weekends, when more people come through.
In the museum courtyard stands a 25 cm model of Mercury, part of the Sweden Solar System at a scale of 1:20,000,000. The Sun is represented by the Avicii Arena, 2.9 km away. The Mercury model is heated and always kept warm.
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