Statens historiska museum (Stockholm, Sweden)
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Name (Latin)
Statens historiska museum (Stockholm, Sweden)
Other forms of name
Statens historiska museum (Stockholm)
Stockholm (Sweden). Statens historiska museum
Stockholm (Sweden). Museum of National Antiquities
Historiska museet (Stockholm, Sweden)
Musée des antiquités nationales (Stockholm, Sweden)
Nationaal Historisch Museum te Stockholm
Stockholm. Statens historiska museum
Sweden. Statens historiska museum
Museum of National Antiquities (Stockholm, Sweden)
Coordinates
18.09027778 18.09027778 59.33472222 59.33472222 (gooearth )
Type of corporate body
Museums
See Also From tracing corporate name
Sweden. Riksantikvarieämbetet och Statens historiska museer
Sources of Information
- Intern. dir. of arts, 1998/99:v. 1, p. 516-517 (Historiska Museet, Narvavägen 13-17, dir.: Ulf Erik Hagberg; Statens Historiska Museum (Museum of National Antiquities), Narvavägen 17, dir.: Ulf Erik Hagberg)
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Wikipedia description:
The Swedish History Museum (Swedish: Historiska museet or Statens historiska museum) is a museum located in Stockholm, Sweden, that covers Swedish archaeology and cultural history from the Mesolithic period to present day. Founded in 1866, it operates as a government agency and is tasked with preserving Swedish historical items as well as making knowledge about history available to the public. The origin of the museum is the collections of art and historical objects gathered by Swedish monarchs since the 16th century. It has a number of permanent exhibitions and annually hosts special exhibitions tied to current events.
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