National Nordic Museum
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Featured Exhibitions
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Nordic Journeys
Our core exhibit explores Nordic history and culture over the last twelve thousand years. With items from our collection and on loan from the National Museums of all five Nordic countries, you're bound to learn something new on each visit.
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From Dawn to Dusk: Nordic Art from Sweden's Nationalmuseum
A collection of 56 paintings by Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish artists directly from the collection of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden. Nature and the countryside figure prominently in these 19th century paintings.
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New Nordic Glass: Recent Acquisitions
The Nordic countries are an international center for innovation in glass art and design and Western Washington, too, is a world-renowned region for the creation of contemporary glass. New Nordic Glass: Recent Acquisitionshighlights a growing area of strength in the Museum’s permanent collection and links the creative glass communities of the Nordic countries with Western Washington. See the Museum’s recent acquisitions by renowned artists in this special exhibition.
- Upcoming
Across the West and Toward the North: Norwegian and American Landscape Photography
This exhibit explores the connections between American and Norwegian landscape photography with particular emphasis on the past's connection to today's climate crisis.
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About the Museum
Located in Seattle, WA, the National Nordic Museum traces the Nordic themes of connection to nature, sustainability, social justice, and innovation from the earliest anthropological records through contemporary Nordic society.
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Nordic Trip Takes Travelers Behind the Scenes
Jun 29, 2022
Music at the Museum
May 31, 2022
HIPP HIPP HIPP HURRA! 17th of May in Ballard
May 03, 2022
Rediscovered: August Strindberg as a Painter
Mar 30, 2022
Art, design, and mementos of Nordic culture
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From our collections
Our permanent collections build out our public display and can be used for reference, research & preservation.
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2655 NW Market Street
Seattle, WA 98107
The National Nordic Museum shares Nordic culture, values, and ideas with people of all ages and backgrounds to create connections, generate dialogue, and inspire new perspectives.
