Home » Museum Info » News
The Swedish American Museum would like to wish you and your families a happy Easter. The Museum will be closed on Friday, April 22 and Sunday, April 24, 2011 in observance of Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We will be open on Thursday, April 21 and Saturday, April 23, and will have regular Museum hours.
If you have any questions, please e-mail museum@samac.org
or call 773.728.8111.
The exhibit Go Swedish! Smörgåsbord and Beyond is now open at the Swedish American Museum. Items from the Museum’s permanent collection are on display to illustrate the traditional foods in this buffet, how different regions in Sweden focus on different types of food and how some things have changed as well as the importance of the table setting and cookware.
In honor of Go Swedish! Smörgåsbord and Beyond, the Swedish American Museum invites others to share in this experience with our recipe exchange. Each week a new recipe will be featured at the Museum, and all recipes submitted to the Museum that are from Swedish culture or use Swedish ingredients will be featured in a recipe book. To view our first submitted recipe–a recipe for Swedish Meatballs–click here.
To submit a recipe, download the form, fill out the required information, and return it to the Museum in our Recipe Box or via e-mail. To download a recipe form, click here. If you have any questions, please contact the Museum at museum@samac.org or 773.728.8111.
Swedes are known for their delicious smörgåsbord, and on Friday, April 29, at 7 p.m., Chef Ingvar Wikstrom will show us how to make the perfect Swedish meatball! A Swedish Smörgåsbord supper will be served after the program. Reservations are required. Cost: $20 members, $25 non-members. To pay online, please click here.
The Swedish American Museum will host a special spring concert on Friday, May 6, 2011 at 7 p.m. featuring the ElevatorNobody Choir, a group from Gothenburg, Sweden, who will perform traditional songs as well as dancing and fun entertainment.
Reservations are recommended. To pay online, please click here. If you’d like more information, please e-mail Museum@samac.org or call 773.728.8111.
Spring is a great opportunity to go outdoors–so why not visit the Museum! Check out our online calendar by clicking here for a complete list of upcoming events, or 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!
The Swedish American Museum will host a special spring concert on Friday, May 6, 2011 at 7 p.m. featuring the ElevatorNobody Choir, a group from Gothenburg, Sweden, who will perform traditional songs as well as dancing and fun entertainment.
This concert is presented by the Gothenburg Sister City Committee and the Swedish American Museum.
Cost: $10 per person. Reservations are recommended. If you’d like more information, please e-mail Museum@samac.org or call 773.728.8111.
The Chicago Swedish Male Chorus will hold its annual spring concert at the Swedish American Museum. Join us for great music, great food, and great friendships.
Tickets are available from chorus members or at the door. Cost: $15 for adults, and $8 for children 12 and under. For more information, please call Walter Magnuson (Wally) at 773.631.4534.
The Swedish American Museum would like to thank all who attended our Tantalizing Treasures Sale Preview Party and Sale this weekend, as well as extend its gratitude to those who helped make these events possible.
To learn more about the Treasures Sale, please click here.
On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 the Swedish American Museum will host a dinner and meeting discussing the Museum in the past year and honoring our dedicated volunteers. All are invited to participate, share your thoughts about the Museum, and help us celebrate our volunteers. The dinner begins at 6 p.m., and the meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Cost for the dinner is $20 per person, volunteers are our guests. For more information, e-mail Museum@samac.org or call 773.728.8111. To register online, please click here.
The exhibit Go Swedish! Smörgåsbord and Beyond is now open at the 
Swedish American Museum. Items from the Museum’s permanent collection are on display to illustrate the traditional foods in this buffet, how different regions in Sweden focus on different types of food and how some things have changed as well as the importance of the table setting and cookware. To learn more about the exhibit, please click here.
Swedes are known for their delicious smörgåsbord, and on Friday, April 29, at 7 p.m., Chef Ingvar Wikstrom will show us how to make the perfect Swedish meatball! A Swedish Smörgåsbord supper will be served after the program. Reservations are required. Cost: $20 members, $25 non-members. To pay online, please click here.
Spring is a great opportunity to go outdoors–so why not visit the Museum! Check out our online calendar by clicking here for a complete list of upcoming events, or 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!
