Exhibitions
FY2020 was both the calm before the storm and a time filled with challenges that ultimately inspired innovation and achievement. The highlight was an exciting, self-produced extra/ordinary exhibition celebrating ASI’s 90th anniversary year.
The Vikings Begin May 17 – October 27, 2019 Organized by Uppsala University and its museum Gustavianum, The Vikings Begin featured dozens of early Viking age artifacts and was one of ASI’s most successful exhibitions ever with over 35,000 attendees over fourmonths. The exhibition broadened visitors’ understanding of the Vikings as skilled traders
and far-flung navigators. ASI hosted Vikingsrelated programming including University Day, that drew in new and bigger audiences.
Time Tested. Tradition Approved. Holidays at the American Swedish Institute November 16, 2019 – January 12, 2020 Inspired by ASI’s 90th anniversary, this exhibition marked the years since 1929, when Swan Turnblad donated the Mansion to ASI. Guest curators representing Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and our IrishAmerican guests from Celtic Junction, designed installations reflecting each country’s distinctive holiday traditions from the 1920s into the future.
The Mansion dining room during the extra/ordinary exhibition
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The American Swedish Institute
