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Please join the Museum for a guided tour of our permanent exhibit, A Dream of America: Swedish Immigration to Chicago, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, with Museum curator Veronica Robinson. To learn more about the permanent exhibit, please click here.
It is an exciting tour, and a perfect combination of entertainment and education. Cost for the tour is $4 adults, $3 seniors and students, and Museum members are free. Reservations are recommended. Please call 773.728.8111 or e-mail Museum@samac.org to reserve your spot.
“Connections Across the Pond”
On Saturday, Jan. 22, Museum members will speak about how they found new relatives within Sweden and the United States at this genealogy session held by the Nordic Family Genealogy Center.
To learn more about the Nordic Family Genealogy Center, please click here. You may also e-mail genealogy@samac.org or call the Museum at 773.728.8111 and leave a message for the Genealogy Center volunteer.
Conversation/Advanced is for students who have the skills in Intermediate mastered and want to practice the Swedish language. The course will focus on advanced conversation, discussions, reading, and comparisons of Swedish and American culture and traditions. Classes will be held in Swedish. Classes will be held on Wednesdays from 8:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. starting January 19, 2011.
The Intermediate & Conversation/Advanced courses will include eighteen 75 minute lessons, classes run eighteen weeks. The instructor is Anna Albinsson-Kaplan. Tuition is $190 for Museum members, $225 for non-Museum members. Books are not included in tuition. Please enclose a check with the application or pay online.
To download the application, pay online, or learn more about Swedish Language Classes, please click here.
Intermediate is for students who have working knowledge of Swedish, including elementary conversation and reading. The course will cover advanced grammar, vocabulary and conversation. The classes will be held in Swedish and English. Classes will be held on Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. starting January 19, 2011.
The Intermediate & Conversation/Advanced courses will include eighteen 75 minute lessons, classes run eighteen weeks. The instructor is Anna Albinsson-Kaplan. Tuition is $190 for Museum members, $225 for non-Museum members. Books are not included in tuition. Please enclose a check with the application or pay online.
To download the application, pay online, or learn more about Swedish Language Classes, please click here.
Beginners II is for students who have some knowledge of basic grammar and vocabulary, with an emphasis on vocabulary, grammar and spoken Swedish. Classes will be held in English. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. starting January 18, 2011.
The Beginners I & Beginners II courses will include fifteen 90 minute lessons, classes run fifteen weeks. The instructor is Eva May. Tuition is $190 for Museum members, $225 for non-Museum members. Books are not included in tuition. Please enclose a check with the application or pay online.
To download the application, pay online, or learn more about Swedish Language Classes, please click here.
Beginners I is for students who have no knowledge of the Swedish language. Students will learn fundamentals: basic grammar, vocabulary, conversation, Swedish culture and traditions. Classes will be held in English. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. starting January 18, 2011.
The Beginners I & Beginners II courses will include fifteen 90 minute lessons, classes run fifteen weeks. The instructor is Eva May. Tuition is $190 for Museum members, $225 for non-Museum members. Books are not included in tuition. Please enclose a check with the application or pay online.
To download the application, pay online, or learn more about Swedish Language Classes, please click here.
The Swedish American Museum would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season! We will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Even and New Years Day. Please see our Holiday Hours schedule below for our extended hours now through January 2, 2011.
The Swedish American Museum, the Brunk Children’s Museum of Immigration, and Kerstin Andersson Museum Store have extended hours for the 2010 holiday season. Please click here for the special holiday hours.
Purchase a special three month family membership, effective now through March 31, 2011 for the special price of $25! When you purchase this winter family membership special, you will also receive one 20%* discount coupon for the Kerstin Andersson Museum Store and one $5** gift certificate for George’s Ice Cream and Sweets in Andersonville!
* Coupon valid for one-time use only. ** Located at 5306 N. Clark St. in Chicago. Valid through March 2012.The winter season is always packed with fun and educational programs and events at the Museum, so check out our online calendar by clicking here to schedule your favorite one! You may also sign up for our weekly e-mail blasts and monthly e-mail newsletter by clicking here. It’s easy, free, and delivers the most up-to-date information about the Museum and Museum events!
Our Holiday Hours have started. The Swedish American Museum, the Brunk Children’s Museum of Immigration, and Kerstin Andersson Museum Store have extended hours for the 2010 holiday season. Please click here for the special holiday hours.
The Swedish American Museum would like to thank everyone who attended the many Lucia celebrations in Chicago. We are looking forward to next year’s Lucia events, which will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. We hope to see you there as well!
The Swedish American Museum is just one of many cultural organizations part of the Polish Museum of America’s special exhibit titled Christmas and Holiday Traditions from Around the World.
The exhibit opened Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010 and features displays from the Swedish American Museum as well as the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, the Bronzeville Historical Society, Chicago Japanese American Historical Society, the DANK House German Cultural Center, the Filipino American Historical Society of America, the Polish Museum of America and the Ukrainian National Musuem. Christmas and Holiday Traditions from Around the World closes Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011.
The Polish Museum of America is located at 984 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. For more information, please click here to visit the Polish Museum of America’s website.
The winter season is always packed with fun and educational programs and events at the Museum, so check out our online calendar by clicking here to schedule your favorite one! You may also sign up for our weekly e-mail blasts and monthly e-mail newsletter by clicking here. It’s easy, free, and delivers the most up-to-date information about the Museum and Museum events!
Morning Session: 10 a.m. to noon, Dalsland Connections
On Saturday, Dec. 18, the Nordic Family Genealogy Center will host a genealogy session centering on one of the Museum’s current exhibits, Dalsland goes West. Participants of this session will view the exhibit and listen to two Museum members discuss their Dalsland connections. Treats will be provided.
To learn more about Dalsland goes West, please click here. To learn more about the Genealogy Center, please click here.
For more information, please e-mail genealogy@samac.org or call the Museum at 773.728.8111 and leave a message for the Genealogy Center volunteer.
Family Night at the Museum is a fun evening of games and crafts surrounding our new art exhibit. On Friday, Jan. 21 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., we will be celebrating Bladholm 5: A Family of Artists. This is a free event, and snacks will be provided.
The Swedish American Museum’s new exhibit, Bladholm 5: A Family of Artists, is a display of artwork from a Swedish-American family from Illinois; starting with John Bladholm and continuing with his children. For more information, please click here.
