News from ASI and Abroad Annual ASI Membership Meeting Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 6–7:30 p.m. Open to all current ASI members, the Annual Meeting is an opportunity to elect new trustees to the Board, to review the past year and to learn about future ASI plans. This year’s annual meeting will be held in person on the ASI campus in Larson Hall beginning at 6 pm on Wed, June 16. Refreshments will be served, and members will be able to view some of the Mansion restoration work that will be underway. Look for more details about Board candidates at asimn.org; additional information will be shared through email and social media leading up to the meeting date. We gratefully acknowledge and express our appreciation to the three trustees who will complete six years of service on our Board: Karl Benson, Brad Engdahl, and Laurie Jacobi. Thank you for your continued support of ASI during this past year. Two ASI Books Launched This April, two books published by the American Swedish Institute will become available to the public. “The Norse Saga Room” by Claire Selkurt, Ph.D. explores the history the Norse Saga Room designed by Gerhard Munthe and its fascinating journey to the American Swedish Institute. ASI is also republishing Sven Axel Hallbäck‘s 1977 book “As It Was Before”, newly translated to English by Rachel WillsonBroyles.
This gorgeous publication uses wood carver Herman Rosell’s carvings to explore Swedish life and immigration to America. Both books are available through the ASI Museum Store. Twin Cities Resident Wins Swedish Game Show Macalester assistant professor of English and published author Sally Franson was the recent winner of Allt for Sverige, a popular Swedish reality TV competition that links Swedish Americans with their Swedish ancestry. The program provides participants with information about their ancestral families by visiting locations where their ancestors lived throughout Sweden. Participants learn about Swedish culture, foods, traditions, and more. Gothenburg Art Museum Announces Expansion The Gothenburg Art Museum has one of northern Europe's foremost art collections, and soon, it will have nearly twice as much space in which to present exhibitions. With more than 250,000 annual visitors, the museum is Sweden’s third largest, and features a broad collection of Nordic and international art. Recently, the city of Gothenburg announced an extension that would double the size of the museum to enable new public spaces for exhibitions and other activities. The city will conduct an architectural competition in 2022-23 that will result in the selection of the firm to design the new addition, which is estimated to cost approximately 800 million SEK (85 million USD).
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