Nelson Cultural Center and Turnblad Mansion from Park Avenue

Hours and Admission

Museum (Turnblad Mansion & Osher Gallery)*

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday Noon–5 p.m.
Wednesday Noon–8 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Mondays & most holidays Closed

Museum Shop

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday Noon–5 p.m.
Monday Closed

FIKA (Café)

Monday Closed
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Wednesday 8:30 a.m.–8 p.m.
Saturday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday Noon–5 p.m.

Library & Archives Reading Room*

Wednesday 4–8 p.m.
Friday Noon–4 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

*Requires paid admission (free for ASI members)

ASI is closed the following holidays:

New Year's Day, President's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

Admission Cost

$7 for adults
$6 ages 62 and above
$4 ages 6-18 and full-time students with ID

Children under six are admitted free.

Admission is free for members of the American Swedish Institute.

Admission Discounts

Visitors to ASI

MPR Member Discount
MPR members receive $2 off per card holder.

Blue Star Museums Initiative
May 27–Sept. 2, 2013
ASI is proud to participate in the Blue Star Museums Initiative for 2013. Through this initiative, ASI is offering free museum admission to active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day to Labor Day. For complete details please click here.

Reciprocal Museum Memberships
Members of the following museums are granted free admission to ASI:

  • American Swedish Historical Museum (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Nordic Heritage Museum (Seattle, WA)
  • Swedish American Museum Center (Chicago, IL)
  • Gammelgården (Scandia, MN)
  • Erlander Home Museum (Rockford, IL)
  • Kulturen (Sweden)
  • Carl Larsson-gården (Sweden)
  • Dalarnas Museum (Sweden)

Become a Member

ASI members are admitted to the Turnblad Mansion, Osher Gallery, and Library & Archives Reading Room for free during open hours.