Free admission to Stockholm City Museum

Follow us on a journey through 500 years of Stockholm’s history.

Photo: Ida Åkesson

See the participants’ pictures, including prize winners in various categories.

. The picture shows unusual intimacy, with the woman sitting on the man’s knee, with her arm around his shoulders, and the children all close to each other.
An unknown family with three children. This informal, intimate portrait departs from the carefully staged family photographs of the period. Judging by the clothing, the image was taken in the mid-1860s. Photographer unknown.

Discover portraits of people who lived in Stockholm in the 19th century.

Photo: Mattias Ek.

The museum shop offers a range of products, most of them linked to Stockholm.

Contact us if you have any questions about our activities or Stockholm’s buildings and history!

Book a private guided tour or city walk. Learn about Stockholm’s architecture, people and history.

Follow the transformation from a small location in northern Europe to an urban, Scandinavian metropolis.