The Nordic Museum is a museum located on Djurgården, an island in central Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to the cultural history and ethnography of Sweden from the early modern period to the contemporary period. The museum was founded in the late 19th century by Artur Hazelius, who also founded the open-air museum Skansen. It was, fo…
The Nordic Museum is a museum located on Djurgården, an island in central Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to the cultural history and ethnography of Sweden from the early modern period to the contemporary period. The museum was founded in the late 19th century by Artur Hazelius, who also founded the open-air museum Skansen. It was, for a long time, part of the museum, until the institutions were made independent of each other in 1963.
Established: 1873
Location: Djurgårdsvägen 6–16 on Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden
Visitors: 237 964 (2015)
Director: Sanne Houby-Nielsen
Public transit access: Metro: Karlaplan metro station · Bus: 44. · Tram: Djurgården Line · Ferry: Djurgården ferry
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