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Celebrate Raggmunkens Dag in our Café with a special dish for the occasion! Open 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Raggmunk is a potato pancake, different from Råraka, which contains potatoes only. Raggmunk is made with a pancake batter where shredded potatoes are added. The word Ragg means crispy, whereas the word ...

A children's story and craft on the last Thursday (2 p.m.) and Friday (11 a.m.) of the month. Free (with Museum admission). Children of all ages are welcome, with a guardian. Please note that when Thursday is the last day of the month, Friday's Hejsan! will take place the week prior. ***In November,...

A children's story and craft on the last Thursday (2 p.m.) and Friday (11 a.m.) of the month. Free (with Museum admission). Children of all ages are welcome, with a guardian. Please note that when Thursday is the last day of the month, Friday's Hejsan! will take place the week prior. ***In November,...

Glögg (mulled wine) is a vital part of the Christmas season for Swedes. Join us for a fun competition to see who really has the best glögg in Chicago! Tasters can purchase tickets here or at the Museum. Admission is $25 and includes samples from all our competing glögg masters. ...

Delve into ancestry and history at one of our Genealogy sessions. $10 registration. Free for Swedish American Museum Genealogical Society members. Searching for Your Family's History? Try FamilySearch! By Sue Schlichting, Professional Genealogist There are many great resources out the...

Instead of having to go buy candles to warm your house as the weather chills, you'll learn how to make your own right here at the Museum. Join us for an evening of candle making and holiday crafts and get your home ready for the winter season. Please bring a pair of scissors. ...

Celebrate Kåldolmens Dag in our Café with a special dish for the occasion! Open 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. The oldest proof of Dolmas in Sweden is in a recipe from Kajsa Warg’s famous cookbook, published in 1765. Her instructions were to cook dolmas the way it was traditionally done with grape leaves...

The Museum book club reads a wide range of books from the Nordic countries that can be bought in the Museum Store. In November we will discuss The Friday Night Club by Sofia Lundberg, Alyson Richman and M.J. Rose. Swedish American Museum is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Swed...