Accessibility
Overview
- The museum has parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities. The parking is located just to the right of the main stairs at Narvavägen 17, approximately 2 meters away. The surface of the parking area is cobblestone.
- The entrance to the Swedish History Museum consists of stone steps with no ramp. To the right of the entrance stairs, there is an elevator.
- Automatic door openers are available at the entrance with the elevator and in the entrance hall.
- Folding chairs are available in the entrance hall and near the exhibitions.
- There is a quiet room at the museum. Please ask at the information desk.
- Guide dogs are welcome.
- A hearing loop system is available in the auditorium, the Bifrost room, and the Baroque Hall.
- The Swedish History Museum is a smoke-free environment. Smoking is not allowed in the Rosengården courtyard or in the large courtyard, including the balustrade.
- The information and shop desks have a lowered section.
- Strollers are allowed inside the museum, except in the Gold Room. There is a stroller parking area in the entrance hall.
- Changing rooms are available in the accessible toilets on all floors.
Contact us
If you have questions about accessibility at the Swedish History Museum, please contact us.
Phone (Visitor Services): +46 8 519 556 20
Email: besoksservice@historiska.se
Accessibility at the Swedish History Museum
Find more information about accessibility in each section below.
Visitors with mobility impairments
Information about accessibility for visitors with limited mobility can be found here.
Visitors with hearing impairments
Information about accessibility for visitors with limited hearing can be found here.
Visitors with sight loss
Here you can find accessibility information for visitors who are blind or partially sighted.
Lighting in exhibitions
Some of our exhibitions may feel dark. This is necessary because many objects cannot be exposed to strong light. The museum offers tactile guided tours for groups. Please contact our staff to book a time.
Email: bokningen@historiska.se
Guide dogs
Guide and assistance dogs are welcome inside the museum.
Companions
Personal assistants and companions have free admission to the museum upon presentation of a companion certificate/card.
Audio guides
In several of the museum’s exhibitions, audio guides are available free of charge for visitors with visual impairment at the information desk. The audio guides are available for many exhibitions in Swedish, English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Finnish, and Italian.
Tactile objects in The Viking World
The exhibition The Viking World includes tactile objects for visitors with visual impairment.
Guided tours for visitors with visual impairment
Would you like to experience the exhibitions through touch and hearing? The museum offers tactile guided tours for groups. Please contact our staff to book a time.
Email: bokningen@historiska.se
Visitors with allergies
Here you can find information about accessibility for visitors with allergies.
Accessibility statement for historiska.se
We want visitors to the Swedish History Museum’s website to be able to find the information they need before their visit. Our goal is to make our content easy to access for everyone, regardless of ability.