Free admission to City Museum

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

Tickets for this summer’s program

Tickets are now live for Walk of Shame, the Stockholm Storytelling Festival, and guided tours of the Skogskyrkogården World Heritage site. Pick & mix!

. 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.

City Faces

Portrait photographs of previously unknown Stockholmers are brought out from the shadows of history.

A clown spreading his wide trousers.
Gröna Lund Amusement Park, May 5, 1901. Photo: Erik Viktor Tryggelin/Nordiska museet archive.

New Stockholm

Welcome to the turn of the 20th century. Meet the city’s inhabitants during a turbulent time when practically everything is fundamentally changing.

Photo: Mattias Ek.

Shop

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

Calender

Join us for tours, walks, and other events — in English or with minimal spoken language!

Contact

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

Booking for groups

Welcome to book your own guided tour or city walk. Learn about the architecture, the people and historical events!

The Stockholm Exhibition

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