Month: June 2021

The safety of our visitors and employees is the highest priority for everyone at Djurgården, and we are following the rules and recommendations from the government and authorities.

Djurgården is big and there is plenty of room for all of us and there are plenty of things to visit – museums, restaurants and amusement park. We are doing everything we can to make your visit to Djurgården enjoyable, even in these times.

With the decreasing virus spred changes are continuously made to the government’s and the Public Health Agency’s guidelines and recommendations. We keep updated on the current levels of restrictions and do all we can to make your visit to Djurgården as safe as possible.

We are continuously updating our homepage; however we recommend checking the individual websites of our attractions for the latest information regarding opening hours etc.

 

Remember that the pandemic is not yet over

* Let’s help reduce the spread of infection and be safe during our visit!

* If you feel the slightest symptoms, please do not visit us; after two symptom-free days, you are welcome to come and visit Djurgården!

* Keep to the recommended distances. Follow the signs and markings at the place you are visiting.

* We are doing everything we can to reduce the spread of infection, but remember, we keep distance together.

Information from the Swedish authorities on the current situation and regulations: krisinformation.se

Happy news! On June 17, the National Sports Museum and the Police Museum will finally reopen, which means that all museums here at Djurgården are finally open again.

At the Police Museum you will learn more about what the police do and about the role that they play in a democratic society. In the new exhibition The art of forgery you will find paintings falsely credited to artist as Picasso and Jenny Nyström among other famous artists before the police seized them and declared them as forged artwork.

In the exhibition The Trigger – 150 years of police photography, visitors can take a look at a selection of crime scene photos and mug shots from the 19 the century to present time. The visitor can also step into the shoes of a forensic scientist or learn more about hate crimes. 

At the National Sports Museum you can see exhibits on Swedish sports from ancient times until today. You can also try different sports activities and challenge yourself or others in fun competitive activities.⁠

A new exhibition will also open at the museum, the exhibition Crash colors is based on a pair of Hawaiian swimming trunks that the artist Jörgen Agardtson received as a gift. The pattern attracted the artist to research on surf culture and boats that have traditionally been used in Pacific cultures. With expressions from a painting of the swimming trunks in bright colors to paintings that whisper about stories in a different emotional state, we are moved out into nature, close to the sea.

In the museum’s yard, there will also be heptathlon for the smaller children. In the heptathlon includes throwing, crawling, jumping and balancing in different stations.

In the museum park you will also find the National Museum of Science and Technology, the Maritime Museum and the Museum of Ethnography, they are also open and welcomes you.

The time is finally here! The Viking Museum is opening again on the 12th of June. This time the museum present new exhibitions for all to see.

In the vivid exhibition you will meet the Vikings through movies, scenery, projections and sound effects as well as archaeological objects. Knowledgeable guides in Viking gear will answer all your questions and the many replicas let you explore life as a Viking with all your senses.  You will learn about the Viking raids, journeys and mastery in ship building as well as the everyday life at the farm. The Norse mythology is present everywhere and here myth meets truth.

Do not miss to join the adventure ride Ragnfrids saga where you get to follow along on a trip to the Viking Age. The journey begins at Frösala Farm with Ragnfrid and her husband Harald. Then you proceed to go on a journey where you witness plundering in the west and slave trade in the east. With sounds, light and atmospheric environments you travel through the 11-minute journey that is told by Ragnfrid herself.

During the month of June the museum will be open on weekends between 10:00 and 16:00 with slot-times.  It is recommended to buy tickets in advance at the museums website to guarante entrance, it is possible to buy your tickets in the entrance but then there is a chance that the slot-time is full.

Between the 1st of July and the 31st of August the museum will be open everyday between 10:00 and 16:00 with slot-times

The exhibition, the ride Ragnfrids saga, the museum shop and Restaurant Glöd is open as usual but with restrictions to secure the visitors and the staff’s well-being. Find out more about the Viking Museum and book your tickets here. 

The tradition of celebrating a National Day in Sweden was born at Skansen. Artur Hazelius, the founder of Skansen, wanted to establish an annual day that would be a patriotic focus for the nation and he chose the sixth of June. This was the day on which, in 1523, Gustav Vasa had been proclaimed king and it was also the day on which the current constitution had been agreed in 1809. Sweden’s National Day has been celebrated at Skansen every year since 1893.

For many years the celebration was known as National Flag Day but the day has now been marked by a public holiday. Usually this is celebrated traditionally together with members of the royal family at Skansen with speeches, flag ceremony, singing, brass bands, folk music, etc.

But this year’s national day celebrations at Skansen will be on a smaller scale than we are used to. Swedish flags will be handed out to all children, the Swedish parliaments exhibition on democracy will be displayed in the upper escalator hall and everyone will have the opportunity to create their own kings and queens.

Find out more information about the national day celebrations at Skansen here.