Learn about True Crime at The Spiritmuseum

True Crime offers thrilling and fascinating stories about how a group of tricksters defies authority, takes matters into their own hands, and uses their creativity to circumvent the strict alcohol regulations that limit their interests and desires. Welcome to the Royal Djurgården on November 25th!

The True Crime exhibition tells the story of Sweden in the 1920s and 1930s, a period when moonshining, smuggling, and bootlegging of alcohol were seen as some of the most significant societal problems. Stringent restrictions imposed by the government made it harder to obtain the society-threatening liquor, but at the same time, it opened the door to an illegal market where bootlegged spirits flowed across the country. The more restrictions, the more illicit alcohol became charged and desirable.

True Crime highlights various criminal cases and criminals, such as the moonshiner “Storkevan,” whose moonshine still exploded on Stora Nygatan in Stockholm, the horse trader Ivar Severin Jansson, who bootlegged spirits from a hip flask with a tap on Norrlandsgatan, and the major smuggler Karl Georg Malmberg, who installed a fog machine on his ship to bewilder customs with a smokescreen.

The exhibition is produced in collaboration with the illustrator and author Jakob Nilsson (known for the comic book “Revolver-Harry”) and the set designer Lehna Edwall.

Did you know that you can book a guided tour of the museum? Thirty minutes of history and matching drinks according to the theme. Choose the day and time that suits your group best. Learn more about the exhibition on their website.

True Crime opens on November 24, 2023. The final date of the exhibition is November 24, 2024.