2017
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Swede Hollow
"Swede Hollow" is a ravine on the east side of St. Paul, Minnesota. Today, it is like a haunting former industrial site overtaken by nature with a bike path running through it. -
The Stories They Told
Flat plane figure carving, capturing many folkloric personalities in wood, is a Nordic art medium embodying a range of social, societal and cultural narratives. The Stories They Told is an exhibition... Read more » -
101 Bowls
101 Bowls, as part ot the multi-part CraftBOWL exhibition exploring American Swedish Institute's 2018 theme The Handmade, is an ambitious, wildly creative and one-of-a-kind collection of local and... Read more » -
Where the Children Sleep - Photographs by Magnus Wennman
Where the Children Sleep is a featured exhibition in ASI's 2017 Migration, Identity and Belonging programming. Please accept our invitation to visit ASI on Wednesdays during February, when we are... Read more » -
Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden Florilegium
The Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden in Minneapolis, established in 1907, was America’s first public wildflower garden. The garden is the inspiration for Florilegia—a collection of botanical drawings... Read more » -
Aurora Borealis - Photographs by Jim Brandenburg
www.brandenburgprairiefoundation.orgThis new exhibition showcases striking photographs of the Aurora Borealis taken in all its splendor by Minnesota ‘s own Jim Brandenburg, who worked for National... Read more » -
Royal Copenhagen - Bing & Grøndahl Christmas Plates, 1895-Present
Bing & Grøndahl Christmas Plates 1895-present Featuring a new wintery design every year, these hand-painted porcelain Christmas plates are popular collectibles. The Bing & Grøndahl Porcelain... Read more » -
Jul in Print
Jul in Print Celebrating 100 years of Swedish Christmas publications, this exhibition on the lower level of the Turnblad Mansion features historic magazine covers from Julstämning, Husmoderns jul and... Read more » -
Jul Dalmålning - Figurative Paintings
Jul Dalmålning - Figurative Paintings Common between 1790-1850, these fascinating, figurative paintings from the Swedish province of Dalarna are characterized by intricate and imaginative flower... Read more » -
New Year’s Morning - Painting by Alf Wallander Back at ASI
Winter Scenes - Paintings by Alf Wallander and Others For many years, Swedish artist Alf Wallander’s monumental (89” x 66”) painting New Year’s Morning graced the holiday displays in the Turnblad... Read more »