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Swedish American Museum

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5211 N Clark St, Chicago, IL

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Swedish American Museum Center, Chicago museum-sightseeing from Chicago Traveler
It was the dream of Kurt Mathiasson, one of the leaders of the Andersonville community and a Swedish immigrant, to preserve the Swedish-American heritage in Chicago. The first museum was a small storefront log cabin in which family histories were collected. In 1976, the Museum officially opened. In ...
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Swedish American Museum Center, Chicago, IL : Reviews of Swedish American Museum Center - Yahoo! Travel
Located in a traditionally Swedish area of Chicago, this museum weaves the heritage of two great countries through historical exhibits, art and artifact collectio...
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Swedish American Museum Center: INCLUDED with the Go Chicago Card
The permanent exhibit, “The Dream of America: Swedish Immigration to Chicago,” contains artifacts from the mass immigration of Swedes to Chicago beginning 150 years ago. Learn about their struggles, and see how they forged new lives in the city. Step back in time at the Children’s ...
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Swedish American Museum - Chicago, IL, 60640-2101 - Citysearch
Located in the heart of Andersonville since 1976, the museum maintains a permanent collection of history, art and artifacts. It isn't the biggest cultural attraction in Chicago, but its low admission price makes this unassuming storefront museum one of Chicago's true bargains. The museum offers free...
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Swedish American Museum Association of Chicago - Andersonville - Chicago, IL
I preceded to go down to the second floor which was just set up scenes of what an immigrant's home in Sweden would have looked like and examples of what their jobs would have been like in Chicago. Overall, unimpressive. The little description cards were looking faded, and sometimes were hard to ...
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Swedish American Museum Center, Chicago - IgoUgo Reviews
Extensive examples of native artifacts, from glasswork to farm implements, reveal the influences of Swedish culture that have made their way into the American mainstream. A special tribute is made to the women who were schooled in the Swedish-founded Nursing colleges and hospitals forming the backbo...
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Swedish American Museum Center - Chicago - Reviews of Swedish American Museum Center - TripAdvisor
The Swedish American Museum Association (SAMAC) is committed to being a unifying force in the promotion of Swedish-American heritage and ethnic pride. SAMAC's primary purpose is to develop and maintain a permanent museum center that houses, collects, preserves and interprets its Swedish American col...
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Swedish American Museum Center - Andersonville - Chicago, IL 60640 | Metromix Chicago
With a mission to preserve and educate Swedish-American heritage, the Swedish American Museum Center attracts over 40,000 visitors annually. Aside from its permanent exhibit documenting the experience of Swedish Americans (with some artifacts dating back to 200 years), the museum also hosts four ann...
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