There are more than 100 museums in Stockholm to choose from, but here is a selection. See websites for admission and opening hours.
1. The Vasa Museum (Djurgården) – The world’s only intact 17th century ship, the Vasa, which sank on her maiden voyage in Stockholm’s habor in 1628.
2. Moderna Museet (Skeppsholmen) – Contemporary art from 1900, and photography from the 1840s. The permanent collection includes works by artists such as Duchamp, Picasso, Dalí and Matisse.
3. The National Museum (Blasieholmshamnen, next to the Grand Hotel) – The national gallery and Sweden’s largest art museum. More than 16,000 paintings and sculptures and an extensive collection of applied art, design and industrial design dating back to the 14th century.
4. The Nordic Heritage Museum – Swedish and Scandinavian cultural history.
5. Stockholm City Museum – History and development of the Swedish capital. Free admission.
6. Skansen (Djurgården) – Open air museum with historical buildings, a zoo and an aquarium. Open year round.
7. Ethnographic Museum (Djurgården). Rotating exhibitions on various world cultures.
8. Junibacken (Djurgården). The kids will love this real-life rendition of Astrid Lindgren’s stories. Meet Pippi Longstocking and the rest of the gang.
9. Nobel Museum (Gamla Stan). Located in the old Stock Exchange building in Stortorget, the big square in the Old Town. Learn all about the great minds who have won the prestigious Nobel Prize awarded in Stockholm every December.
10. Abba Museum. It’s not opening until June 2009, but tickets have already gone on sale to see this tribute to the most famous Swedish pop stars of all time.
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