Exhibition
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History Unfolds – A reflection
With its exhibitions, research and unique collections the Swedish History Museum is an important agent in providing perspective on how history and cultural heritage is formed and developed....
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Participating artists
In the exhibition History Unfolds – Contemporary Art Meets History, which was displayed November 18 2016 to November 19 2017, the Swedish History Museum chose to work with artists, since they can ask...
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Artists
The Swedish History Museum has chosen to work with artists since they can ask new, often uncomfortable questions about historical material, explore other research methods and express new...
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History Unfolds
18.11 2016 – 19.11 2017 The Swedish History Museum has invited artists to create new artwork inspired by its collections and research. Existing artworks by Swedish and international artists will also...
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Medieval Tones
Organ music and the chimes of church bells became important in the early Christian churches. Find out more about the bells, the organs and what early organ music sounded like. The chimes of church...
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Vikings on tour
“We Call Them Vikings” was the name of two touring exhibitions about the world of the Vikings and our image of that world – an image that has changed thanks to the archaeological discoveries of...
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The true story?
The Vikings are possibly best known as brutal robbers. Today there are many pictures and stories about the Vikings, stories that describe how they travelled around the world, frightening the life out...
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52 kilos of gold
People have always been fascinated by gold. It has been used to create valuable jewellery and objects. At the entrance to the Gold Room there is a rune carving dating from 1040. It shows what can...
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Prehistories
For thousands of years, people have lived in the place we now call Sweden. What do these people have in common with us? In the exhibition you will meet various people who lived in the Stone Age, the...
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In service of the Church
Medieval European art existed in the service of the Catholic Church. People’s lives were shaped by Christian doctrine. They would bow the knee before altarpieces, statues of the Virgin Mary and...