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Moomins Come Ashore in Seattle
Two exhibitions from Finland’s Moomin Museum arrive at the National Nordic Museum, March 28–Sept. 6, 2026
Seattle, WA (March 3, 2026) — This spring, the National Nordic Museum will present two joint exhibitions — The Moomins’ Sea Adventures and Tove and the Sea — opening March 28 and running through September 6, 2026. This presentation marks the first time these exhibitions from Tampere, Finland, home of the world’s only Moomin Museum, have ever traveled across the Atlantic, bringing one of the Nordic region’s most beloved cultural icons to the United States.
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New Nordic: Cuisine, Aesthetics, and Place
Read OnNovember 15, 2025 - March 8, 2026
Arriving in Ballard from the National Museum of Norway in Oslo, the National Nordic Museum presents New Nordic: Cuisine, Aesthetics, and Place, a cross disciplinary exhibition exploring how New Nordic Cuisine evolved into a global phenomenon in dialogue with similar developments in architecture, design, craft, photography and art.
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Where the Future Meets the Fjords: Nordic Innovation Summit 2025 Returns to Seattle
Read OnOctober 21-22, 2025
Seattle once again becomes a hub of inspiration and creativity, showcasing the best of the Nordics and the Northwest when the Nordic Innovation Summit (NIS) returns for its 7th year, October 21–22.
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Nina Katchadourian: Origin Stories
Read OnJune 21, 2025 – October 26, 2025
In Origin Stories, acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Nina Katchadourian (American, b. 1968) exhibits five projects about family traditions, stories, games, and mythologies which have shaped her artistic practice.
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Nordic Innovation Summit Sets New Dates, now October 21-22, 2025 February 28, 2025
Read OnFebruary 28, 2025
Originally scheduled for May, this year’s summit will be held in October of 2025 to be more responsive to recent challenges and opportunities between the Nordic countries and the United States. In the midst of a shifting international landscape, the Summit asks: what new opportunities might there be to learn from innovation in the Nordic countries?
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