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The architect, John Nydén, a Swedish-American from Chicago, combined Swedish and American elements by modeling the exterior arcades on those of Mount Vernon. The copper cupola is a copy of the one atop Stockholm City Hall. The museum has 12 permanent galleries displaying a broad and interesting collection combining history and culture.
The American Swedish Institute (ASI) is a museum and cultural center in the Phillips West neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.The organization is dedicated to the preservation and study of the historic role Sweden and Swedish Americans have played in US culture and history.
Ethnic - Swedish American: Focuses on Swedish contributions to history, art, architecture, music, science and technology Arthur Ross Gallery: West Philadelphia: Art: Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania: Athenaeum of Philadelphia: Center City: Art: Museum of American fine and decorative arts, exhibits about architecture and design history ...
Swedish American Museum is a museum of Swedish American topics and the Swedish emigration to the United States, located in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. The Swedish American Museum in Chicago was founded by Kurt Mathisson in 1976. It moved to its current location on 5211 North Clark Street in 1987.
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The Swedish Colonial Society is America's oldest organization dedicated to the study and preservation of New Sweden history. In addition to collecting and publishing research on Swedes and Finns in America, the Society maintains parks, monuments, and memorials of historic sites.
Hendrickson House is one of the oldest houses in the U.S. state of Delaware and one of the oldest surviving Swedish-American homes in the United States. [ citation needed ] The house was originally built in the early 18th century in Chester, Pennsylvania as the home of Swedish farmer Andrew Hendrickson and his wife, Brigitta Morton, who were ...
The American Swedish Historical Museum in South Philadelphia houses many exhibits, documents, and artifacts from the New Sweden colony. [ 28 ] Perhaps the greatest contribution of New Sweden to the development of the New World is the log house building technique.