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Virtual Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Coiled Baskets with Teresa Audet
Saturday, April 17, 2021 - 2:00pm -
Virtual Makers Morning
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 - 10:30am -
Virtual Makers Morning
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 10:30am -
Stories in a Snapshot – April
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 2:00pm -
SOLD OUT Pond Life and Paper Making Preschool Program with Silverwood Park
Friday, May 7, 2021 - 10:00am -
“Papier” Virtual Tours
Friday, May 7, 2021 - 5:00pm -
Birding på svenska
Friday, May 7, 2021 - 6:00pm -
Fika på svenska! Swedish Language Table
Saturday, May 8, 2021 - 10:00am -
Virtual Nordic Table Demo: How to Make Kardemummabullar with Erin Swenson-Klatt
Saturday, May 8, 2021 - 1:00pm -
Meet the Turnblads Virtual Tour – 2 p.m.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 2:00pm -
Meet the Turnblads Virtual Tour – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 6:00pm -
Virtual Nordic Table Demo: Spring Desserts with Patrice Johnson
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 6:30pm -
Kids at the Castle: Watch My Garden Grow
Friday, May 21, 2021 - 9:00am -
Virtual Swedish Museum Talk Series: Prince Eugen’s Waldemarsudde Museum with Karin Sidén
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 - 1:00pm -
Babies at the Castle: Papier
Friday, May 28, 2021 - 9:00am -
Virtual Start Reading Swedish: "Mumintrollen på hattifnattarnas ö" – Morning Class
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 - 10:30am -
Virtual Start Reading Swedish: "Mumintrollen på hattifnattarnas ö" – Evening Class
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 - 5:00pm -
Virtual Beginning Swedish
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 - 7:00pm -
Virtual Intermediate Swedish: Sveriges landskap – Morning Class
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 10:30am -
Virtual Finnish Literature Class
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 2:00pm -
Virtual Intermediate Swedish: Sveriges landskap – Evening Class
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 5:00pm -
Virtual Kort Kurs 1 – Short Course in Swedish
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 10:00am -
Virtual Nordic Table Demo: Mini Swedish Celebration Cakes with Erin Swenson-Klatt
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 1:00pm -
Virtual Intermediate Plus Swedish Conversation Class
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 7:00pm -
SOLD OUT Midsommar Music and Magic Preschool Program
Friday, June 4, 2021 - 10:00am -
Virtual Intro to Finnish
Sunday, June 6, 2021 - 12:45pm -
Virtual Intro to Swedish
Sunday, June 6, 2021 - 3:00pm -
Virtual Novice Swedish Conversation Class
Monday, June 7, 2021 - 7:00pm -
Virtual Visit to Lessebo Hand Paper Mill
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 1:00pm -
Virtual Swedish Literature in Translation, from 1880-1940
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 3:15pm -
Virtual Sweden and Swedish for Travelers
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 5:30pm -
Meet the Turnblads Virtual Tour – 2 p.m.
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - 2:00pm -
Meet the Turnblads Virtual Tour – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - 6:00pm -
Fika på svenska! Swedish Language Table
Saturday, June 12, 2021 - 10:00am -
The Amazing World of Astrid Lindgren Preschool Camp
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 - 9:45am -
Midsommar Celebration 2021
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 - 10:00am -
Virtual Nordic Table Demo: Midsommar Smörgåstårta with Patrice Johnson
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 - 6:30pm -
Midsommar Celebration 2021
Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 10:00am -
Åh Snaps! Swedish Drinking Songs (In-Person)
Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 5:30pm -
Kids at the Castle: Marvelous Me
Friday, June 18, 2021 - 9:00am -
Midsommar Celebration 2021
Friday, June 18, 2021 - 10:00am -
Åh Snaps! Swedish Drinking Songs (Virtual)
Friday, June 18, 2021 - 5:30pm -
Midsommar Celebration 2021
Saturday, June 19, 2021 - 10:00am -
Midsommar Celebration 2021
Sunday, June 20, 2021 - 10:00am -
Virtual Novice Finnish Conversation Class
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 4:30pm -
Virtual Intermediate Plus Finnish Conversation
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 7:00pm -
Virtual All About Finnish
Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 5:00pm -
In-Person “After Work på Svenska”
Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 5:30pm -
Babies at the Castle: Papier
Friday, June 25, 2021 - 9:00am -
In-Person Swedish Hiking Club
Saturday, June 26, 2021 - 9:00am -
SOLD OUT Nordic Table Workshop: Foraging Fruits in the City with Maria Wesserle
Saturday, June 26, 2021 - 2:00pm -
Virtual Beyond ABBA: Swedish Music Appreciation Class
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 - 5:00pm -
Virtual Intermediate Swedish: Sommar, sommar, sommar! – Morning Class
Thursday, July 8, 2021 - 10:30am -
Virtual Intermediate Swedish: Sommar, sommar, sommar! – Evening Class
Thursday, July 8, 2021 - 5:00pm -
SOLD OUT Meet the Moomins Preschool Program
Friday, July 9, 2021 - 10:00am -
In-Person Swedish Hiking Club
Saturday, July 10, 2021 - 9:00am -
Fika på svenska! Swedish Language Table
Saturday, July 10, 2021 - 10:00am -
Meet the Turnblads Virtual Tour – 2 p.m.
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 - 2:00pm -
Meet the Turnblads Virtual Tour – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 - 6:00pm -
Virtual Nordic Table Demo: Swedish Pizza on the Grill with Patrice Johnson
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 - 6:30pm -
Kids at the Castle: VA-ROOM, SCREEECH, WHOOOSH!
Friday, July 16, 2021 - 9:00am -
In-Person Mushroom Picking Workshop
Saturday, July 17, 2021 - 11:30am -
Virtual Kort Kurs 2 – Short Course in Swedish
Monday, July 19, 2021 - 10:00am -
Virtual Novice Novel Reading Class
Monday, July 19, 2021 - 7:00pm -
Virtual Nordic Table Demo: Baking Tekakor with Erin Swenson-Klatt
Thursday, July 22, 2021 - 1:00pm -
In-Person “After Work på Svenska”
Thursday, July 22, 2021 - 5:30pm -
Babies at the Castle: Kindertransport
Friday, July 23, 2021 - 9:00am -
Virtual Nordic Table Workshop: Berry Jam at Home with Heidi Skoog
Saturday, July 24, 2021 - 2:00pm -
Virtual Start Reading Swedish: Svenska hjältinnor – Morning Class
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 - 10:30am -
Virtual Skriv! Swedish Writing Workshop
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 - 4:30pm -
Virtual Start Reading Swedish: Svenska hjältinnor – Evening Class
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 - 5:00pm -
Virtual Continuing Beginning Swedish
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 - 7:00pm -
Pippi Day Camp
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - 9:00am -
Virtual Intermediate Swedish: Current Events – Morning Class
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - 10:30am -
Virtual Intermediate Swedish: Current Events – Evening Class
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - 5:00pm -
Viking Day Camp
Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 9:00am -
Virtual Short Stories for Intermediate Students
Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 10:00am -
Virtual Short Stories for Advanced Students
Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 12:00pm -
Virtual Nordic Table Demo: Swedish Saft with Erin Swenson-Klatt
Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 1:00pm -
SOLD OUT Pippi Longstocking Preschool Program
Friday, August 6, 2021 - 10:00am -
Virtual Glöm inte din svenska! (Don’t forget your Swedish!) – Session 1
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 4:30pm -
Virtual Glöm inte din svenska! (Don’t forget your Swedish!) – Session 2
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 6:15pm -
Meet the Turnblads Virtual Tour – 2 p.m.
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - 2:00pm -
Meet the Turnblads Virtual Tour – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - 6:00pm -
In-Person Swedish Hiking Club
Saturday, August 14, 2021 - 9:00am -
Fika på svenska! Swedish Language Table
Saturday, August 14, 2021 - 10:00am -
Virtual Intro to Finnish
Sunday, August 15, 2021 - 12:45pm -
Virtual Intro to Swedish
Sunday, August 15, 2021 - 3:00pm -
Sommar På Slottet (Swedish Immersion Camp)
Monday, August 16, 2021 - 9:00am -
Virtual Knowing Selma Lagerlöf
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 - 11:00am -
Kids at the Castle: Movin’ and Groovin’
Friday, August 20, 2021 - 9:00am -
Handcraft Camp
Monday, August 23, 2021 - 9:00am -
Virtual Nordic Table Demo: Swedish Summer Seafood with Patrice Johnson
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 - 6:30pm -
Virtual Knowing Selma Lagerlöf
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 - 7:00pm -
In-Person “After Work på Svenska”
Thursday, August 26, 2021 - 5:30pm -
Babies at the Castle: Kindertransport
Friday, August 27, 2021 - 9:00am -
Crayfish Drive-Thru & Picnic
Friday, August 27, 2021 - 5:00pm
Henrik Williams is the renowned authority of Old Norse languages, returning to the ASI as an in-demand speaker on topics encompassing the Vikings, runes, Old Swedish and Old Icelandic.Awarded a 2015 Rudbeck medal for groundbreaking research, Williams is a scholar and Professor of Scandinavian Languages at Sweden’s Uppsala University. As a philologist, he studies languages in written historical sources, essentially combining literary criticism, history, and linguistics. A 40-year Minnesota Vikings football fan since his years as an exchange student, Williams is currently debunking Nordic myths and advising the team on the authenticity and meaning of its symbols.
Wednesday, November 2
- Swedish Viking Age Rune Stones (class)
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll in Runic Times (class)
- Runic Women: Priestess and Pilgrim, Slave and Queen (lecture), 5:30 p.m. (reception)
Swedish Viking Age Rune Stones
9:30am
What are runes, these most enigmatic of characters? What did the mighty Vikings have to say on their fascinating rune stones? Enter the world of runic inscriptions, with its lively Pagans and pious Christians. Learn about lawmakers, warriors, graffiti, death poems, cryptograms, and autocrats.
Registration requested by October 26
$25 Nonmembers / $20 ASI members
Includes museum admission
Click here to register for Swedish Viking Age Rune Stones
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll in Runic Times
11:00 am
There is little human activity not revealed in runic inscriptions. But people will be people, even long ago. Learn about some unexpected phenomena spelled out in runes.
Registration requested by October 26
$25 Nonmembers / $20 ASI members
Includes museum admission
Click here to register for Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll in Runic Times
Runic Women: Priestess and Pilgrim, Slave and Queen
- 5:30 pm reception, hors d’oeuvres, cash bar
- 6:30 pm Lecture
Women in the Viking age and medieval times played vital, multifaceted roles in daily life. Yet they seldom appear in historical documents or archeological records. Recent runic research has revealed a different story about women from all walks of life. Women were queens, pilgrims, and priestesses. They were also important in the conversion to Christianity.
$10 per person. Registration Recommended.
Click here to register for Runic Women: Priestess and Pilgrim, Slave and Queen
These programs are made possible through the collaborative efforts of the American Swedish Institute, Uppsala University, American Friends of Uppsala University, Uppsala University Alumni Association – Minnesota Chapter, American Association for Runic Studies and The Minnesota Vikings.