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The city offers a wide range of cultural activities. It boasts numerous cultural centers and museums. Here is our selection of must-visit spots during your next stay in the "Venice of the North."

Stockholm has more than twenty museums; here is our selection of 5 must-visit museums:

National Museum

At the museum, you can see paintings, sculptures, drawings, and graphics from the 15th century to the turn of the 20th century, as well as crafts and design that extend to the present day.

Photo: Anna Danielsson/Nationalmuseum
Video: Production: Nationalmuseum/ Photo: Richard von Hofsten

Skansen

Skansen is the first open-air museum in the world, inaugurated in 1891 by Arthur Hazelius.

Photo: Simon Lokko - Alex Hinchcliffe - Anna Hugosson - Dan Lepp - Sara Kollberg - Pernille Tofte - Kylliki Helström - Skansen
Music: Sunny by Ikonmusic

Vasa museet

Nearly 300 years after its sinking, the Vasa warship was found in the depths of the ocean and has been reconstructed to 98%. Come discover it!

Photo: Anneli Karlsson, Vasa Museum/SMTM - Karolina Kristensson, Vasa Museum/SMTM - Unknown photographer, Vasa Museum/SMTM.
Music: New Horizons by Rafael Krux

ABBA The museum

Embark on a journey into the world of the group that revolutionized 80s music and made history in Stockholm. You can see original costumes, reconstructions, and exclusive memorabilia at the ABBA Museum in Stockholm!

Photo: Love Krok Attling/ABBA The Museum - Albin Karlén/ABBA The Museum - Pål Allan/ABBA The Museum - Katla Studios/ABBA The Museum - Anna Bergqvist/ABBA The Museum - Åke E:son Lindman/ABBA The Museum
Music: Last Night (by FUGUE) by Marco Lazovic

Nordiska Museet

The Nordic Museum is the largest museum of cultural history in Sweden. It houses more than one and a half million exhibits. It is dedicated to the history of the Swedish people from the end of the Middle Ages to the contemporary era.

Photo: Nordiska Museet

Not to be missed!

De Kungliga Slotten*

*The Royal Palace is located on one of the islands of Gamla Stan, a baroque building that serves as the official residence of His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. It houses more than 600 rooms spread across eleven floors. The palace is open to the public and features five museums.

Don't miss: the changing of the guard!

Image: Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.se

Stadshuset*

The City Hall of Stockholm is an iconic landmark in the city. It is located on the island of Kungsholmen.

It features exceptionally beautiful rooms: the Blue Hall and the Gold Hall, designed by architect Ragnar Östberg, as well as the largest organ in Scandinavia.

Every December, the Nobel Prize ceremonies are celebrated here. The banquet for this prestigious event takes place in the Blue Hall, where nominees, laureates, the jury, and the Swedish royalty gather to dine in this unique setting.

Image: Jann Lipka/imagebank.sweden.se

Storkyrkan *

The Storkyrkan Cathedral (*The Great Church) in the Gamla Stan district is one of the oldest buildings in Stockholm.

The first church was built during the 13th century, then replaced by the Basilica of Sankt Nikolaj (Saint Nicholas), a Protestant Lutheran basilica. It was also the coronation site for Swedish kings until 1907.

Skogskyrkogården *

Visiting a cemetery may not be on your list when traveling, but the *wooded cemetery offers a unique architectural experience and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

In addition to being a large green oasis, the chapel and crematorium were designed by two great Swedish architects, Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz.

Image: Cecilia Larsson Lantz/Imagebank.sweden.se

Music lover?

The Royal Opera

The Royal Opera (also known as the Royal Theatre) is the national stage for opera and ballet in Sweden. The opera house is located between Gustav Adolf Square and Kungsträdgården. The neo-baroque building was designed by architect Axel Anderberg and was inaugurated on September 19, 1898.

Concert Hall

The Stockholm Concert Hall is located in the city center at Hötorget. It is the venue for the Nobel Prize ceremonies in medicine, physics, chemistry, and literature, which take place every December 10th.

Stockholm Jazz Fest

The Stockholm Jazz Festival is one of the oldest festivals in Sweden, held annually since 1980 at Skeppsholmen in July. Since 2011, the event has been known as Stockholm Jazz Fest and takes place at Skansen.