Knowledge and Collections

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Explore Stockholm’s history with the help of the City Museum’s collections and knowledge.

Photo: Hans Hederberg, 1940–1958.

Digitala Stadsmuseet

Explore our extensive collections online at Digitala Stadsmuseet (the Digital City Museum). Here, you will find a treasure trove of historical and contemporary records, including:

  • Historic and modern photographs

  • Oil paintings and artworks

  • Building histories and architectural records

  • Archaeological reports and official documentation

Digitala Stadsmuseet’s website (in Swedish)

Ask the City Museum

Phone hours
Thursday 15.00–17.00
Irregular phone hours
18 June–12 August – closed
We answer questions about Stockholm, the city’s history and buildings. We also answer questions about photographs in our collections.
Telephone
Telephone 08-508 31 620 (välj knappval 5 för Fråga Stadsmuseet)
Email
Email fraga.stadsmuseet@stockholm.se
In the City Museum’s depository, signs hang in long rows from some of the city’s defunct businesses. Photo: Johan Stigholt.

Collections

Big or small, ordinary or unusual. The museum’s collection has almost everything.

Commerce and crowds outside the entrance of the amusement park Gröna Lund. Photo: Forsners, 1890—1900.

Image order

You can order your own photos from the City Museum’s collection.

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