Swedish History Museum
Location
Essentials
- Sweden’s largest collection of historical treasures
- Numerous exhibitions exploring Sweden from the Stone Age to modern times
- Also see the world’s biggest coin, Sweden’s first banknotes and more at the Economy Museum
Practical info
Includes
Entry to the Swedish History Museum
Entry to the Economy Museum
Children
Child tickets for 0-18 year olds
Languages
The Economy Museum has a free guided tour in Swedish and English for the MONEY! Exhibition
Both museums have audio guides available for purchase on-site in different languages
Opening hours
Tuesday - Sunday: 11.00 - 17.00
Wednesday: 11.00 - 20.00
Ticket information
Ticket directly available on smartphone
Tickets can be rescheduled or cancelled up to 48 hours in advance
More information
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Accessibility
Getting there
Public Transport
The nearest stops are Historiska Museet (bus 67), Djurgårdsbron (tram 7 and bus 69 & 76), and Karlaplan (metro 13).
About
What to expect from the Swedish History Museum
The Swedish History Museum brings the past to life, from dramatic encounters and everyday moments to tales of love, power, and celebration. Here you can immerse yourself in Swedish history, from the Ice Age right up to today, and discover how the past shapes our world. The museum offers numerous exhibitions to explore the different ages of the past.
Among some of the most notable exhibitions at the museum is “The Viking World”, which is one of the biggest Viking exhibitions in the world with thrilling stories, interactive stations and 2,500 original objects. Another not-to-miss exhibition is “The Gold Room”, which displays much of the museum’s 52 kilos of gold and over 200 kilos of silver. There are guided tours available, as well as audio guides and activities for children.
Economy meets history at the Economy Museum
The Economy Museum, also known as the Royal Coin Cabinet, is a great place to learn about the history of money and economics in Sweden. Among the museum’s many artefacts is the world’s heaviest coin which weighs almost 20 kilos! Other objects on display include Sweden’s first banknotes and a Bitcoin ATM.
The Economy Museum in Stockholm has two permanent exhibitions, MONEY! And the Economy Lab. The first takes you on a journey through Sweden’s history and lets you discover how money and economics have impacted society and people’s lives. The Economy Lab is designed for 10 to 18 year olds to learn how money works in daily life, to think about what taxes should be spent on and how the money we influence the world through what we choose to buy.
One building, two museums
The Swedish History Museum and the Economy Museum share a front door, and your ticket to the Swedish History Museum also gives you access to the Economy Museum. Book your tickets now, to visit two incredible museums for the price of one.
Reviews
51 reviews
Excellent intro to Swedish history
Excellent museum of Swedish history. The City Card covered the cost of admission. We took in exhibits on gold archaeological artifacts found in the country; on the Vikings; and on the history of Sweden. We spent 3-4 hours, and could easily have doubled that if our feet could have held up. Exhibits are all very accessible for English speakers (or readers), and provide great multi-media information on the given topics. The museum cafe had a good variety of food and drink. Definitely worth a visit when in Stockholm!
Essential
Simply a world class museum. The quality of artefacts and their presentation is not to be missed! The atmosphere is inviting and relaxing, and the staff extremely pleasant. The restaurant serves excellent food in a delightful setting. Overall a perfect place to spend all or part of a day in any weather.
Surprise of the Trip
This was the surprise of our trip to Stockholm. We almost skipped it because we were tired. But you must go if only to see the Viking Gold Collection . It was fantastic ! It reminded me of the Museo del Oro in Bogota but this collection was much bigger. If you don’t have time for the entire collection just see the Gold. To me it was one of the high points of Stockholm. It is no longer free.
Add this museum to your must see list for Stockholm!
This is a very good museum. The amount of treasure exhibited from all the hordes uncovered across Sweden is overwhelming. All the finds are laid out to give great insight into the Viking era. We also really liked the timeline segment of the museum that walked you through the formation of Sweden, its critical events and key artifacts to the present day. The medieval exhibits on the massacre and on witchcraft hysteria were also very good. Highly recommend!
A veery modern and professional museum
I went there specifically to see the Viking display which was highly entertaining. I had time to see the treasury, which was less impressive unfortunately, and the temporary display about the Swedish Witch Hunts in the 17th century. This display was very graphic but was mainly reading signs. High points for effort but not so interesting as the Viking display.
Very Special Museum
I really loved this museum, it was special, and I have seen MANY museums! The gold collection was extraordinary, the year numbers on the floor in the other section tracing the history, was unique and fun. the Viking area was also special. There was room to contemplate and breath. Great job!
good place to visit
this place is amazing it is well known in stockolm as the best place to visit for viking objects things include areas to smell things they grew or imported such as cumin peper chili basil fish medicine and lots more they also have state of the art things ie a vr headset showing what homes would have looked like
A NEW PERSPECTIVE
The museum develops the theme of Sweden's historical progress through to modern times. The main attraction for me was the Viking World .It was detailed with so many objects from the period which gave you a completely new perspective of the Vikings & the way they lived.. The Gold Room is the icing on the cake - so many Viking treasure hoards have been found mainly in Gotland which show the trading & craft world of the Vikings. I bought the Viking World book after our lunch in the cafe. A wonderful museum and a delightful experience.
OMG - they have an awesome Viking exhibit
Having taken several history classes and hearing about Viking ear spoons, combs and tweezers last semester I was VERY excited to see them in the exhibit here. I had a total geek-out moment. While the Viking exhibit is small, it was good. The rest of the museum was interesting and was well done. Good section for kids too.
Great Viking exhibit!
This is a great museum for Viking History. Although we had just traveled through several countries with Viking heritage, this museum was the most complete. We chose this one over The Viking Museum because it had actual Viking artifacts. It is amazing how far they traveled and how much has been recovered. We went to the museum mainly to see the Viking exhibit and the Gold Room, but spent most of our time with the Vikings. I'm sure the rest of the museum is just as amazing, but we did not have time for it. My husband can only manage 90 minutes at a museum at best.
Viking expedition was very detailed and expansive.
People told us that the Viking exhibition at the Historic Museum was better than the Viking Museum so we checked it out and it was pretty neat to see all they had. We spent about an hour and half and probably needed another hour there. If you have time, include it in your itinerary. The rest of the museum especially the Gold room looked amazing.
Must see!
We stayed a couple of hours and I don’t think we saw everything! They had free lockers for coats and other items. It’s a must for cold winter days. The exhibits were very detailed. You could spend as much or as little time as you liked looking at the descriptions of all the items. Our 16 year old was free admission.
Great Viking exhibition and tour
We went on an included 45 minute tour of the Viking exhibition, which was fantastic- learnt a lot. The Viking exhibition itself was 5 star, all information was in English as well as Swedish. Lots of other interesting exhibitions, though you had to carry round a copy of the English translations of the exhibition text, and there was a huge amount of text in it. 4 star for the other exhibitons, but 150 SEK for it all was great. Stayed around 2.5 hrs (including the tour), could have stayed a bit longer if it hadn't been almost closing time
Espectacular museo de la historia Sueca.
El museo Historika, es un museo que recorre toda la historia Sueca, desde la prehistoria, los Vikingos, edad media y moderna. Tiene gran cantidad de piezas. Es muy recomendable visitarlo. Tips: -Se puede comprar online la entrada, pero en general no hay problema con comprarla en persona, ya que no es tan concurrido.
Mooi museum
Mooi, leerzaam en compleet museum. Ruim opgezet, veel te zien. Gratis kluisjes voor jas en tas. Informatie in diverse talen beschikbaar.
Tout est merveilleusement mis en scène et BEAU
Absolument incontournable pour qui veut se plonger dans l'histoire et la culture suédoise sans même s'en apercevoir tout en se plongeant dans un bain d'art et de design. Il suffit pour cela de tourner les yeux en tous sens et de se laisser porter par la muséographie : tout est merveilleusement mis en scène et BEAU ! Bravo !
Det mesta var mycket intressant
Jag spenderade cirka 4 timmar på Historiska Museet. De första 3 timmarna var sjukt intressanta men sista timmen så tappade jag lite energin. Det var ett väldigt stort museum, kanske lite för stort om man vill läsa varje skylt. Det fanns en del för ekonomisk historia som jag tyckte var intressant rakt igenom. Sen fanns det en del med medeltid, svenska kungar, världskrigen och fram till nutid som överlag var väldigt intressant. Sen fanns det en "guld-avdelning" med smycken och dyrbarheter från svensk historia, den här delen tyckte jag var minst intressant. När jag var där fanns också en temporär vikingautställning som var väldigt stor. Den var intressant men väldigt stor och "nördig". Överlag väldigt bra.
Incredibile
Abbiamo visitato questo museo durante il nostro viaggio a Stoccolma. Nello stesso complesso, esistono due musei, quello di Storia Svedese e quello di Economia. Per gusto ed interesse personale (e anche per il poco tempo) abbiamo visitato solo il museo di Storia Svedese che abbiamo trovato molto interessante in ogni sua parte. Impressionante la Golden Room e la sezione dedicata ai Vichinghi. Ci è piaciuto molto anche il gift shop accanto alla biglietteria. Ne consigliamo la visita.
La Storia alla portata di tutti
Una panoramica interattiva molto interessante e stimolante sulla storia svedese, dai Vichinghi ai giorni nostri...con una piacevole pausa al ristorante del museo dotato di bel giardino interno...
Muy recomendable visitar el Museo de Historia
Museo maravilloso. Te muestra muchos objetos de la época Vikinga y también de la historia de Suecia. Muy entretenido. Mejor para adultos y público adolescentes. El museo dispone de un espacio central dedicado a actividades para niños. Muy buena experiencia.
L'histoire de la Suède sans parler que des vikings
Le musée est bien organisé, avec la possibilité de payer en espèces (assez rare dans le coin)... Il y a une légende des objets en anglais et en suédois. On y aborde les premières traces d'occupation humaine en Scandinavie, la période viking, les époques de la Renaissance avant de s'arrêter à la fin des années 90. Des petits espaces permettent aux enfants et aux personnes réduites de faire une pause... Des expositions permettent d'aborder plus précisément certaines périodes...A voir aussi la chambre d'Or. Bien prévoir 2h pour apprécier ce musée !
Musée intéressant
Musée très intéressant, notamment la partie sur les vikings. Par contre un peu dommage que tout ne soit pas traduit en anglais juste en dessous de l’objet, il faut aller chercher la traduction sur un élément à part.
Bellissimo🙂
Il medioevo a Stoccolma in un bel museo e per lo piu' gratuito. Reperti autentici come manufatti e riproduzioni fatte benissimo per rivivere un esperienza del passato. Consigliato😏
Spændende museum der passer til børn og voksne
Spændende museum, hvor du/I for Sveriges historie i store træk fra jægerstenalder til i dag. Især vikingeudstillingen er god. Udstillingerne har lidt tendens til vise for mange genstande; til gengæld er beskrivelserne præcise, informative og gennemtænkte. Dette museum bør du se, når du er i Stockholm
Trevligt museum!
Väldigt inbjudande och intressant museum. Vi såg först utställningen i Guldrummet. Otroligt många föremål! Sen lämnade vi museet för att äta lunch. Väl tillbaka tittade vi på Forntiden. Spännande att lära sig mer om olika personers liv. Vikingautställningen gick vi med guide. Tillbringade många timmar totalt på museet.
Finalmente un museo moderno!
Ovviamente quando dico moderno non intendo museo di arte contemporanea ma l'allestimento, che ho trovato finalmente e veramente moderno, sia per la disposizione delle sale e dei pezzi che per l'utilizzo intelligente di mezzi multimediali. Interessante, ricco (ricordatevi che stiamo parlando del periodo storico che ha portato la Svezia ai nostri giorni) con una punta di eccellenza rappresentata dalla sezione sul popolo vichingo, una vera e propria perla. Ricordatevi che nei sotterranei c'è anche una Camera del tesoro che merita di essere vista.
Intressant, mycket att se och GOD mat i restaurangen
Omfattande och fin utställning om vikingarna - mycket att se och ta in. Såg även guldrummet men hann tyvärr inte med utställningarna en trappa upp. Vi fick nya krafter efter den väldigt goda maten i restaurangen och den underbara miljön i trädgården på innergården - rekommenderas varmt att ta en matbit där!
Da non perdere per gli amanti della storia
Un museo storico davvero molto interessante, pieno di cose da vedere. Il cortile interno è adibito ad attività per i più piccoli, con ricostruzioni di vita medioevale. L'esposizione nelle sale è estremamente razionale, con reperti davvero impressionanti dell'era Vichinga e del medioevo, come i resti dei soldati morti nella battaglia di Wisby. Tenuto benissimo e ben organizzato, con armadietti guardaroba e gift-shop, è facilmente raggiungibile con la metro e, cosa non tracurabile, è gratuito. Io l'ho visitato in due giornate distinte, godendomelo in tutta calma.
Musée intéressant sur la partie vicking
Le plus intéressant de ce musée est très probablement la partie Vicking, bien qu’il y manque probablement des tableaux ou scènes, qui permettraient de mieux appréhender leur façon de vivre. De fait il est probablement préférable d’aller au musée vicking si l’on a de enfants L’audio guide est un plus car beaucoup d’informations sont apportées, mais il perturbe la visite car les commentaires sont peu souvent en rapport avec les objets affichés.
Musée payant
Maintenant le musée est payant 150Sek comme celui des prix Nobel . Dommage!! Il faut absolument parler anglais pour avoir toutes les infos.
Interesante
Me parece bastante interesante para visitar, aparte se ve que no es muy visitado, porque había muy poca gente, es un museo diferente
Schönes Historisches Museum
Ein schön und liebevoll gemachtes Museum. Den Audioguide in Deutsch hätten wir uns sparen können. Besonders die Wikinger Ausstellung ist interessant.
Historia de Suecia.
Hasta el 2023 era gratis. Ahora ya no. Interesante si te gusta la historia. Since January 2023 it has a fee. Nive to History fans.
Una perla olvidada
Cuando se viaja a Estocolmo, se tiene que visitar uno o más museos. Muchas personas visitan el museo de ABBA o el museo de Vasa, pero no mucha gente visita el museo de Historia situado en Östermalm. Lo visité en un día de entre semana en diciembre, era por la tarde. Mi primer pensamiento fue, este es un lugar acogedor y hermoso. Recomendaría hacer una vista aquí durante un día de entre semana para tener tiempo suficiente para explorar las exposiciones. La exposición sobre los Vikingos era unauno de laslos mejores exhibiciones que he visitado. Hay tantos artefactos, textos y cosas interactivas para hacer que quieras aprender más. Es excelente para las personas viejas y jóvenes, para las los personas que les encanta la historia y personas que no tienen conocimiento sobre ellos lo. ¡Si te encanta el arte viejo, visita la exhibición sobre el arte medieval! ¡Si te gusta mirar cosas que brillan, bueno la sala del oro es el lugar perfecto para visitar! Me asombré por la cantidad allí y todas las cosas son lindas. El museo estaba muy limpio, pero podría ser porque he estado allí prácticamente solo. No tuve tiempo para comer en el restaurante, sin embargo la comida parecía deliciosa. Una cosa divertida sobre el museo de historia, es que está en eles en el mismo edificio que como el museo económico. ¿Por qué no visitar dos museos en un día? Casi se me olvida escribir la cosa mejor, ¡visitar el museo es gratis! Al menos durante 2022, leí que en 2023 debes pagar para visitar. La entrada será 150 SEK para todos los mayores de 19 años. Si uno es menor de 19 años la visita es gratuita. Y los miércoles una visita es gratuita para todos. Por supuesto esto podría cambiar. ¡Visite el sitio web antes de su visita para obtener detalles actuales sobre esto! Opening hours and admission | The Swedish History Museum. Para concluir, el museo de historia es una visita obligada.
Vichinghi a piacimento, ma anche altro
Museo storico molto bello. Al piano terra è allestita una sezione di storia vichinga veramente spettacolare, anche con supporti multimediali, si imparano veramente tantissime cose nuove soprattutto sui norreni e la vita quotidiana (interessantissimi inrepoerti sulla progressiva penetrazione del cristianesimo). Al piano interrato la famosa 'camera d'oro' piena di reperti preziosi di molte epoche (fra cui gli stampi vichinghi per elmi con le scene dei guerrieri berserkr e degli orsi). Al piano superiore molto spettacolare l'esposizione di opere devozionali medievali di legno Molto molto bello e bene organizzato. Gratis l'ingresso (ma se ho ben capito dal 2023 ci sarà un biglietto).
Museo di storia svedese
Museo che ripercorre la storia della Svezia, con un percorso che scandisce visivamente gli anni a cui si riferiscono le varie esposizioni. Molto bella la collezione di arte sacra medievale che comprende molte sculture lignee, pale d’altare e crocifissi. La sezione più visitata è quella dedicata ai Vichinghi, allestita in modo molto appariscente e che si avvale anche di postazioni multimediali. Il museo è piuttosto grande e richiede del tempo a disposizione per poterlo vedere nella sua interezza, la sua visita risulta comunque gradevole e per nulla noiosa, vista la varietà delle esposizioni. Il museo si trova ad Ostermalm, vicino al ponte che conduce all’isola di Djurgarden e quasi di fronte alla Oscarskyrkan. L’ingresso è gratuito.
Sveriges mest omfattende historiske museum
Historiska Museet er Sveriges største historiske museum. Det er hele Sveriges historie som museets forskellige udstillinger fortæller om. Indtil 1934 var det en del af Nationalmuseum, men blev derefter udskilt som et selvstændigt museum. Den nuværende bygning på Narvavägen, hvor museet har hjemsted sammen med museet for økonomi, blev opført 1934 – 1939. I udstillingen der handler om Sveriges historie fra 1000-tallet og fremefter er der på gulvet en tidslinje med samtlige årstal, som perioden indbefatter. Ud for visse årstal nævnes kort en vigtig begivenhed i landets historie, og der er genstande og artefakter, der belyser emnerne. Det er en både interessant og overskuelig måde at fortælle 1000 års historie på, og denne afdeling i museet er meget spændende at gå på opdagelse i. Vikingerne har deres egen udstilling, og man kan også besøge guldrummet, et imponerende skatkammer med fantastiske sager i guld, der er gravet op af den svenske muld. Meget imponerende er også samlingen af middelalderlig kirkelig kunst fra omkring 1300 og nogle hundrede år fremefter. Her er altertavler, statuer, relieffer, døbefonde, sarkofager og meget andet. Alt sammen skabt af lokale håndværkere og kunstnere til kirker og klostre rundt omkring i landet. Skal man se alle udstillinger i Historiska Museet grundigt, skal man afsætte to eller tre timer til besøget.
Hvis du elsker vikingetid, er du kommet til det rette museum! 10/10
Udstillingen om vikingetiden er klart en af Skandinaviens bedste. Jeg er selv historiker og museolog og har særlig erfaring med jernalder/vikingetid. Udstillingen er moderne, demokratisk og veldokumenteret. Der er formidling til børn og voksne, nørder og nybegyndere. (Og så er det endda gratis!!) Museet rummer generelt mange fine skatte, og appelerer til mange sanser.
Tolles Museum für echte Wikingerfans
Tolles Museum für Wikingerfunde. Vieles aus der wichtigen Wikingerstätte Birka wird hier ausgestellt. Die Funde sind gut beschrieben und können via Monitor vergrößert werden, nicht nur für Nerds gut aufgebaut. Am Boden kann man unterschiedliche Themen zuordnen: das Leben der Frau, die Götter, Handwerker und noch mehr. Eine kleine Ausstellung über die Eisenzeit im Allgemeinen schließt sich an und im Innenhof gibt es im Sommer Aktivitäten für Kinder von „echten“ Wikingern. Und alles kostenlos. Für die Erwachsenen gibt es noch eine einstündige Führung, die vorher gebucht werden muss. Für mich das beste Museum in Stockholm!
Increíble y gratis
Sin dudas lo recomiendo. El museo es super grande y gratuito. Tienen una colección super amplia e interesante
Ein kulturelles Muss
Sehr interessantes u sehenswertes Museum. Das Personal war sehr nett u hilfsbereit, die Ausstellungsobjekte absolut sehenswert u das angeschlossene Café ein attraktiver Ort zum ausruhen.
Expositions inégales, important de faire un choix!
L'exposition sur les Vikings est très intéressante, même s'il faut bien parler anglais pour avoir accès aux nombreuses explications. En revanche l'exposition sur la préhistoire est plus dure d'accès et on peine à comprendre où ils veulent en venir dans les dernières salles. Celle sur l'histoire de Suède propose un survol de la Suède du XIIeme à nos jours, c'est très intéressant même si cela éveille souvent la curiosité sans la satisfaire à 100%! Mais le format est très bien. Le musée est vaste, il est préférable de choisir ses expos pour ne pas se sentir un peu étouffé
Interessant museum.
Eigenlijk voor iedereen die als buitenlander graag in Zweden komt een must om dit museum te bezoeken. Mooie en duidelijke exposities over het ontstaan en de geschiedenis van Zweden.
Något för alla. Mycket trevlig personal.
Är ett av dessa museer där man kan tillbringa hur mycket tid som helst. Senast tittade vi på utställningen "Vikingarna värld". Otroligt proffsig och informativ. Även barn har behållning av denna utställning. Tog också en sväng genom Guldrummet. Alltid lika fascinerade. Det finns så mycket på detta museum som är intressant så man måstye ta det i lagom stor doser.
Informativ, umfangreich und sehr interessant
Ich wollte mehr über die Geschichte Schwedens erfahren und war in diesem Museum genau richtig. Es ist ein sehr schön gestaltetes Museum mit wunderschönen Ausstellungsstücken. Ich verbrachte ca. einen halben Tag dort und diese Zeit sollte man auch einplanen wenn man sich alles ansehen und viel lesen möchte. Ich fand es sehr interessant, informativ und umfangreich. Definitiv sehenswert und zu empfehlen.
Super bra utställning
Så nöjd med en fantastisk utställning.Att uppleva alla saker som hittats och att folk har burit och använt dessa saker för 1000 år sen..mycket bra och intressant utställning.. Kan varmt rekommendera historiska.
Spännaden utställning om vikingarna
Besökte vikingautsällningen, väldigt intressant om våra anfäder. Finns hur mycket som helst att se. Tog en fika utomhus, bra och trevligt.
Guld og vikinger
Meget flot museum med en høj standart for formidling. Så deres guldkammer som indeholder nogle fantastiske bronze og jern alder fund. Så viking udstillingen, som er gennemført flot og moderne. Er dog usikker på om den er verdens største vikingeudstilling. Den på Nationalmuseet i København virker større. Museet har gratis adgang. Hyggelig og billig café med dejlig gårdhave giver et fint pusterum.
Meget spændende museet for alle, og børnefamilier også
Der er rigtig meget at se på museet. Spændende udstilling og vikinger, guldrummet, men også om svensk historie. Museet er fantastisk sted til at besøge med børn, der blev gjort meget at det var sjovt for børn.
Übersichtlich statt überladen
Kostenfreies Museum mit übersichtlicher Ausstellung. Keine überladenen Vitrinen. Zeitstrahl, der durch die Geschichte Schwedens führt. Teilweise interaktiv und mit haptischen Entdeckungen ergänzt. Wer sich für die Geschichte Schwedens interessiert, ist hier genau richtig. Einen Audioguide kann man auch ausleihen. 👍🏻
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