Together Through Time
Which similarities exist between us and people who lived a long time ago? Maybe there are things that unite us as humans through time and space? Like the urge to create, travel and meet.
Together Through Time is an exhibition for those who like to play, try things out, talk and reflect. You can play in a bustling marketplace, be surrounded by film sequences and weave a common fabric. Be a co-creator of the exhibition and leave your mark.
The exhibition is inspired by the TV-series The History of Sweden on Swedish television (SVT), and the children’s version called Historien om Sverige med Farah (The History of Sweden with Farah).
Photos: Daniel Gustafsson, The Swedish History Museum/SHM.
What to know before your visit
- Admission: Free admission for children and youth up to 19 years of age.
- Packed lunch: We offer a large and pleasant lunchroom where you’ll have access to running water and a microwave. If the weather permits, you are also welcome to enjoy your meal in our courtyard (access through the museum entrance hall).
- Strollers: Strollers/prams are welcome in the museum’s exhibitions, except in the Gold Room, where emergency exits must be kept clear. There is a designated stroller parking area in the entrance hall.
- Changing facilities: Baby changing facilities are available in the accessible restrooms on all floors.
We travel
Why do people choose to travel and settle down in new places? In the exhibition you can be immersed in a film- and sound experience on the theme of travel and migration, with footage from the TV-series The History of Sweden on Swedish television (SVT).
We create
People have always used natural resources to create things. In the exhibition you can weave a sail together with other visitors. How did people travel in the Vendel Period and Viking Age? Take a look at an original Vendel Age picture stone with a sailboat, from our collections.
The exhibition also features a colorful mural by the illustrator and artist Yoyo Nasty. She has been inspired by the interactivity in the exhibition and original objects in the room.
Are you a puzzle lover? Discover an original object from the collections, made of bronze, and guess how it may have been used 3,000 years ago. You can also put together a 3D-puzzle of pottery and see a real fragment of Stone Age pottery from the collections.
We meet
People have always interacted with each other. In the exhibition’s marketplace you can exchange and weigh goods. Another exciting encounter is between two human figures in bronze from the collections that are over 3,000 years old!
Discover an 800-year-old pen from the Middle Ages, from the collections. Were you inspired? Feel free to draw a portrait or write about a memory of a meeting you have had with someone, and hang it in our memory tree.
