- Address: Narvavägen 13-17, 114 84 Stockholm, Sweden
- Phone: +46 8 519 556 00
- Website: historiska.se
- Working hours: 11: 00-17: 00
- Ticket price: $ 11.5
One of the most popular sights of the Swedish capital is the Historical Museum. His exhibits tell about important events in the history of the country from the Stone Age to the XVI century.
About the creators
The Historical Museum ( Stockholm ) is the brainchild of the talented architects Bengt Romare and Georg Sherman, who developed a grandiose project. Construction work was carried out from 1935 to 1940, their result - a practical and roomy building.
Museum expositions
In the Stockholm museum is collected an uncountable collection of exhibits, which for the convenience of study are united in thematic halls-exhibitions:
- The exposition devoted to the Vikings , who inhabited Scandinavia in the VIII - XI century. Here you can see realistically recreated settlements of the ancient people, weapons, household items, ornaments, old costumes. A special place in the hall is reserved for military ships, made in full size. Visitors are allowed to touch the exhibits and even try on the clothes of the Vikings.
- Archaeological research, conducted on the island of Gotland , is dedicated to another hall of the Historical Museum of Stockholm. Here you will see the ancient finds and tools of researchers, which creates an atmosphere of presence on the ground of important historical discoveries.
- The cloth room collected a rich collection of antique embroidery, fabric wallpaper, self-made carpets.
- The ancient altar , decorated with drawings on biblical themes is the main asset of the church exposition.
- The Golden Room , or Guldrummet, is located in the basement of the museum. It contains an invaluable collection of products from gold, precious stones.
- Interesting hall of the Historical Museum of Stockholm , executed in the Baroque style. Its visitors will be able to listen to lectures about Sweden , enjoy professional performance of live music.
Practical information
The mode of operation of the Stockholm Historical Museum varies depending on the time of year. In summer it is open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. In autumn, winter, spring - from 11:00 to 17:00. The day off is Monday. In addition, visitors who decided to visit the museum from October to April after 4 pm can do this for free.
How to get there?
You can reach the sights by:
- metro : the nearest to the station T Karlaplan, Östermalmstorg are located in half a kilometer;
- bus: routes No. $ 44, 56 followed to the stop Historiska museet, which is 300 m from the Historical Museum;
- rented car : the coordinates of the museum: 59.334679, 18.0877428;
- Taxi.