Permanent Exhibitions
-
On Now:
June 21, 2025 – October 26, 2025
Nina Katchadourian: Origin Stories
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.
-
On Now: Permanent Exhibition
Nordic Journeys
Nordic Journeys expands the Museum’s classic immigration story to include a broader understanding of Nordic life and culture as it has evolved over the last twelve thousand years.
-
On Now: Permanent Exhibition
Ginny Ruffner: Project Aurora
Ballard-based artist Ginny Ruffner's monumental Project Aurora has found its permanent home at the National Nordic Museum! A wall of light 20’ in height and aided by artificial intelligence, the installation evokes the Aurora Borealis as its undulations mimic the unpredictability of the natural phenomenon. The work was created in collaboration with technologist Ed Fries and scholar Wanda Gregory.
-
On Now
Northwest Trolls: Way of the Bird King
Danish artist and activist Thomas Dambo transforms trash into treasure, creating public sculptures that beautify their surroundings. The National Nordic Museum will be one of six sites for "Northwest Trolls: The Way of the Bird King."
Current Exhibitions
Past Exhibitions
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Apr 07, 2018 - Sep 03, 2018
Lessons from the Arctic: How Roald Amundsen Won the Race to the South Pole
Continue Reading -
-
-
-
Originally on view at the National Nordic Museum December 11, 2015 - February 28, 2016, this exhibition explored the history of beer and aquavit across Scandinavia and its cultural journey to America.
Skål! Scandinavian Spirits
Continue Reading -
Dec 02, 2015 - Feb 26, 2016
People, Places, Changing Lands: The Photography of Anders Beer Wilse
Continue Reading
