July 2019 - Royal Djurgarden

26 July 20196 May 2021

It’s time for Pride 2019 at Djurgården

It’s finally time for Stockholm Pride! And we can’t wait for Pride 2019 to start at Djurgården.

Djurgården lies not only in the heart of Stockholm, but also in the hearts of Stockholmers. And for those of us who love Djurgården and also work here, Pride has become an extra special time of year.

We can’t wait for the party to start and to get to open our doors to people from near and far who are here to experience the event together. The running race ‘Run for Pride’ is taking place at the Museum Park (we recommend coming a bit early and checking out at least one of the five museums that are here: the Maritime Museum, the National Technology Museum, the Museum of Ethnography, the Police Museum and the National Sports Museum). There’s also something for art lovers: on 1st August during Stockholm Pride, the Thiel Gallery will be hosting a presentation on heterosexuality in art, plus much more.

WALK IN – DANCE OUT

ABBA The Museum has lots of special offers on during Pride, including a 15% discount when you book your ticket online using the code PRIDE219 (valid for visits between 31st June and 3rd August). And if you want even more ABBA filled fun, you can also go to Mamma Mia The Party and stay at the PopHouse hotel at a special rate.

There’s lots going on at Djurgården every day, all year round, so we recommend searching the events calendar on our website for the date you’re interested in.

Djurgården’s attractions mark and celebrate Stockholm Pride, as well as hosting Run for Pride (10.2,)

If you want to read more about our work with sustainability, visit sustainable.royaldjurgarden.se/en

23 July 201922 July 2019

Sing-along at Skansen 2019

The Swedes absolutely love a good sing-along and Allsång på Skansen is really the most Swedish of all things Swedish. On summer Tuesdays, the crowds gather in thousands to sing together at Skansen – take your chans, be like a swede and join the live crowd at the Sing-along at Skansen 2019 here at Royal Djurgården. Another million or two watch it on the telly.

The sing-along tradition at Skansen actually dates back to 1935, and its run on the TV started in 1979. The incredibly popular TV show runs on Tuesdays at 8pm, for eight weeks during the summer. This year’s season starts on the 29th of June.

Sanna Nielsen is the popular host. You may remember Sanna as Sweden’s Eurovision entry 2014 with Undo and she was a veritable success on her first Allsång season last summer. She does feel like the perfect match for the format and her own Allsång history actually goes way back, as she performed in the program for the first time at the age of 11 about 22 years ago. The format of the show includes famous singers getting to perform their own hits and possibly also leading the crowd in a sing-along classic. And there’s of course plenty more Swedish sing-along classics that the crowd gets to sing with the host.

The most eager Allsång fans wait at the gate when the Skansen park opens at 10am, so that they can get the best seats for the evening. The regulars tell stories about making life-long friends while spending their day together in anticipation and enjoying the atmosphere of the evening.

The event is definitely something one should experience live in the park at least once, so do take your chance on one of this season’s Tuesdays if you have an interest for music and Swedish traditions at all. You can buy the Allsång leaflet with all the lyrics at the Skansen entrances and shops, so you can join in and sing along like everybody else.

Just come to us at Royal Djurgården and join in!

22 July 201922 July 2019

Enjoy art at Royal Djurgården this summer

Summer is here and at Djurgården there are several art exhibitions to enjoy. There is plenty to experience so whether you want to spend one or two days you can create your own art tour at Djurgården with some recommendations from us – som you can enjoy art at Royal Djurgården this summer.

Djurgården offers everything from Anders Petersens photography at Liljevalchs to magnificent paintings from the 20th century at the Thiel Gallery and Prince Eugen’s Waldemarsudde. And don’t miss all the beautiful monuments here at Djurgården!

Take a walk, or why no explore Djurgården on bike? There is much to see along the way as well. For example several monuments and memorials. The latest is Ripples, a memorial after the Tsunami catastrophe of 2004. Our proposition for a art tour at Djurgården is that you start at the Thiel Gallery which you’ll find furthest out on Djurgården and then start to head back towards the Djurgården Bridge. Along the way visit Waldemarsudde, then Liljevalchs, afterwards the Museum of Spirits which lies almost next door before you finish the tour at the Nordic Museum.

17 July 20196 May 2021

Rosendal’s 2000m2 project nominated for Änglamarkspriset 2019

Rosendals 2000M2 nominerat till Änglamarkspriset 2019

Congratulations to Rosendal’s Garden for being nominated for the ‘Änglamark’ prize for their project ‘Experiment 2000m2’! The project brings their scientific and practical knowledge to the forefront and illustrates their incredible commitment and innovative ideas.

About ‘Änglamarkspriset’

The ‘Änglamarks’ prize was established in 2002 by the Coop. The aim of the prize is to encourage and highlight good environmental and ecological initiatives, and it is awarded to those people or organisations who demonstrate the importance and joy in eating sustainably and make valuable environmental and ecological contributions here in Sweden.

Vote!

Vote for Experiment 2000m2 here! Or any of the other well-deserved nominees.

Experiment 2000m2

Experiment 2000m2 takes on the incredibly difficult but exciting challenge of cultivating a good and healthy food culture that also considers its impact on the planet and the Baltic Sea.

Rosendal’s Garden has been working with new ways of cooking and different types of plants for a year and a half now, all with the aim of minimising the environmental impact.

2000m2 is around about how much farmland we each have per year for our food supply, based on the land being divided between as many people as we believe to be on the planet.

At the moment, the average Swede’s food supply accounts for around twice as much as this. The aim of the 2000m2 experiment is to make it possible to produce high-quality, healthy and sustainable food for every person, using a space of 2000 square metres.

The project requires co-operation on a large scale, and researchers, chefs, farmers, artists, communication and trade representatives have all come together to work on the project.

Recent research suggests that it is possible to produce food in a sustainable way for the 9.5 billion people who are expected to be living on earth by 2050, but it requires a substantial overhaul of the food systems we have today.

Experiment 2000m2 is a concrete example of how climate-friendly food can reduce CO2 emissions by 85%. Together we can turn research on sustainable development into a reality.

Experiment 2000m2 promotes and sets an example in sustainable food production (12.1,2,8)

Experiment 2000m2 demonstrates how climate-friendly food reduces CO2 emissions (13.2)

Experiment 2000m2 reduces over-fertilisation of the Baltic Sea (14.1)

Experiment 2000m2 aims to protect ecosystems and promote biodiversity (15.5)

Experiment 2000m2 is a collaboration between a number of different parties across a variety of industries (17.17)

If you want to read more about our work with sustainability, visit sustainable.royaldjurgarden.se/en

12 July 20196 May 2021

Download the Bzzt app and take an ‘elpodd’ to Djurgården

You can now download the Bzzt app and take an ‘elpodd’ to Djurgården! Electric pods are three-wheeled pods that run entirely on environmentally friendly electricity.

We are working towards a car-free and fossil-free Djurgården, so we always recommend that you walk or cycle here if you can. However, sometimes a taxi is needed, so why not take an electric taxi? With the Bzzt app, you can be sure that the taxi that picks you up and takes you to Djurgården will be electric. The small pods only use 15% of the energy required for a standard taxi, and take up a third of the space (they fit two passengers).

FREE JOURNEY TO THE ROBOTS EXHIBITION AT TEKNISKA MUSEET

During Robots’ opening week from 17th to 23rd July, any journeys booked via the Bzzt app to Tekniska museet will be free of charge! And don’t forget that you can pre-book your tickets to the exhibition here.

So, if you aren’t able to get here by foot or bike, make sure to check out the Bzzt map to see where it can take you – how about a trip to Rosendal’s Garden or Waldemarsudde?

Djurgården’s attractions recommend using electric transport to help reduce the city’s environmental impact (11.2)

If you want to read more about our work with sustainability, visit sustainable.royaldjurgarden.se