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▲▲Nordic Museum (Nordiska Museet)
Built to look like a Danish Renaissance palace, this museum offers a fascin-
ating peek at 500 years of traditional Swedish lifestyles. It's arguably more
informative than Skansen. Take time to let the excellent, included audioguide
enliven the exhibits. Carl Milles' huge painted-wood statue of Gustav Vasa,
father of modern Sweden, overlooks the main gallery.
Highlights are on the top two floors. The middle floor (level 3) holds the
Traditions exhibit (showing and describing each old-time celebration of the
Swedish year) and a section of exquisite table settings, and fancy fashions
from the 18th through the 20th centuries. The top floor (level 4) has an ex-
tensive Sami (Lapp) collection, old furniture, and an exhibit showing Swedish
living rooms over the last century; it provides an insightful look at today's
Swedes, including an intimate peek at modern bedrooms (match photos of the
owners with the various rooms).
CostandHours: 90kr,freeWedafter17:00Sept-May;daily10:00-17:00,
Wed until 20:00 Sept-May; Djurgårdsvägen 6-16, at Djurgårdsbron, tram #7
from downtown, tel. 08/5195-6000, www.nordiskamuseet.se .
Other Djurgården Sights
The long-rumored ABBA museum, backed by one of the former band mem-
bers, is expected to open in 2013 on Djurgården. For the latest details, check
www.abbathemuseum.com .
Gröna Lund —Stockholm's venerable and lowbrow Tivoli-type amusement
park still packs in the local families and teens on cheap dates. It's a busy ven-
ue for local pop concerts.
Cost and Hours: 95 kr, May-Sept daily 12:00-23:00, closed off-season,
www.gronalund.com .
▲Thielska Galleriet —If you liked the Larsson and Zorn art in the National
Gallery, and/or if you're a Munch fan, this charming mansion on the water at
the far end of the Djurgården park is worth the trip.
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