This place was highly recommended in the Eick Steves Scandanavia guide. He was right - thoroughly…read moreenjoyed this museum where a 17th century warship is the star attraction. Took a free 25 minute tour - very useful for explaining the history behind the ship and its unfortunate sinking - the Titanic of Sweden. The ship itself is breathtaking! Lovingly restored and hopefully they can keep it around for posterity. There's a nice film to watch that provides additional background. Great multi floor exhibits and viewing platforms for the Vasa. Highly recommend!!!

What an amazing experience. I was so looking forward to visiting Vasa prior to getting to Stockholm…read moreand it didn't disappoint. What an amazing place to visit. An almost 400 yr old boat 95% intact. The museum itself is keep climate controlled to maintain the temp and humidity. The workers couldn't have been more accommodating. There's an 18 movie you can watch ahead of time that gives you some history of the Vasa. The museum is very clean and loaded with artifacts. A truly great experience.

We visited the National Museum one an afternoon in summer. It has something for everyone, included…read morea couple Picasso's as well as contemporary Swedish art. They also have a big section dedicated to Swedish design which was super cool too. We also had a bite in their cafe. The basement floor also has many bathroom stalls so you don't have to wait. We visited quite a few museums in our trip and this was definitely one of the best ones.

I made a big mistake when coming here. I assumed an hour would be enough to see a good chunk of the…read moremuseum. Oh, but I was so very, very wrong. After asking one of the workers there, he advised me to start with the top floor, and then make my way down. This floor was incredible- as I imagine the rest of the museum is, too. The amount of art here was astounding, and you could spend hours perusing the milieu of paintings and sculptures. There were a ton of beautiful paintings that would have been great on their own but were grouped with so many others of equal quality. Unfortunately, in my hour, I only barely finished the very top floor. And this was with me slightly rushing. So, definitely carve out a decent time block for this museum. All of the art here is incredible and is one of the best art museums I have ever visited. Just make sure to spend enough time here!!

We went here on a group tour and toured two rooms: The Blue Room, where all of the Nobel Prizes…read moreare awarded (except for the Peace Prize, which is awarded in Olso, Norway) and the Golden Room, where the Nobel Prize reception takes place. Construction took twelve years, from 1911 to 1923. Nearly eight million dark red bricks were used. The Blue Room was supposed to be covered with blue marble, but the designer liked the bricks so much, the marble brick facade was never installed. The staircase to the organ and the balconies are made from a beautiful green marble from Sweden. The floor is a light grey limestone, and the columns are made from a red and green marble from Sweden The Golden Room has walls that are covered with more than 18 million pieces of gold and glass mosaic, created by the artist Einar Forseth. The mosaics contain approximately 18 kilograms (40 lbs) of 23.5-carat gold leaf. As of today, that's 2.25 million US dollars worth of gold. The mosaics represent the history of Sweden, as well as Swedish values. It's hard to describe what this banquet room for the Nobel Prize winners look like, so I recommend viewing the photos I've attached, or better yet, go to the City Hall's website and view this movie: https://stadshuset.stockholm/stadshuset-play/stadshusets-salar-en-digital-visning-av-stadshuset/. It's in Swedish, but you'll get the idea. A visit to a City Hall sounds boring, and many times it is. However, this is WELL worth a visit, when you are in Stockholm. I promise you will be impressed.

Designed by Ragnar Östberg, Stokcholms Stadshus (Stockholm City Hall) is a STUNNER. We reserved a…read moretour of the interior and purchased tickets that allow us to climb up to the top of the tower for the views. But the architecture of city hall? Incredible. Completed in 1923, it seems so much older. And each space in City Hall is so different, with different architectural styles, inspirations, and decor. This is the kind of building you buy books about. A 45-minute tour just isn't long enough! If they had a two hour tour, I'd have taken it. They release the tickets either the week of or the week before, but they still fill out. The tour groups are large, which limits the spaces you can see, but I'm still so glad we were able to get tickets for a tour of this amazing building! You learn about the building, the architect, the building's connection to the Nobel Prize...! And it's just incredibly stunning, too. One of the highlights of our time in Stockholm.

A charming museum of contemporary art. We spent an entire morning walking through the galleries and…read moresaw some wonderful works. There are lovely grounds and outdoor sculptures as well. The museum has some sort of huge tubes outside and kids were zooming down the tubs having a fabulous time. We are a really delicious lunch in the museum cafe and I recommend it. I had a wonderful vegetarian lunch that was delicious and my husband had a salad with some really good smoked salmon. A lovely place to look at art and have lunch.

The Moderna Museet is Stockholm's museum for modern and contemporary art, located on the island of…read moreSkeppsholmen. The museum has an impressive permanent collection (pieces by Picasso, Dalí, Duchamp, Matisse, etc.). When we visited last week, I was really blown away by an exhibit made up of works from their permanent collection: "Pink Sails: Swedish Modernism in the Moderna Museet Collection." I wasn't familiar with too many Swedish artists, so it was a pleasure to explore this exhibit and experience art that was new to me! The museum is open late (until 8pm on Tuesdays and Fridays), which was great for us - it let us tag on a visit to the museum at the end of a full day of touristing around Gamla Stan. The museum is gorgeous, very modern, with a great gift shop, cafe, and restaurant. A really beautiful museum and well worth visiting if you're interested in modern and contemporary art.

Love photography, love this museum. Visited couple back and still think about it once in awhile…read more Located on the waterfront (great view of the city), and the building it self is just a great architectural itself. The museum has several levels and well layout and organized. Staff are everywhere and friendly. On top level, there is a restaurant overlook the city. The view is just amazingly breathtaking, service is great. Foods and drinks are also good too. On street level, before you leave the museum, a small but plenty of variety of shops for shopping. There are several exhibitions throughout the year and they're all fantastic. Love this museum.

So much depends on what's on exhibit and how much you enjoy it. Setting that aside, this museum was…read morefully installed on our visit, so we saw three major exhibits. Their staging of exhibitions and curation are world-class. Their cafe and restaurant on their top floor is spectacular, and can satisfy a range of wants from dining to a coffee. Their prices for admission are fair. Plan for 1.5-2 hours for your visit, excluding time in the cafe or dining, and getting to and from the museum. We'd go back. TIP wine and other drinks are available beginning around 18 at the galleries entrance TIP account for walking to and from Slussen (600-750 m), which is the nearest transit

One of my favorite museums in Stockholm. The jewelry part in particular…read more It has shaped my value of life in many ways.

Free admission!…read more Exhibits on Vikings, Swedish history & a whole room of Viking treasures & plunder ( aka the Gold Room ) There are displays that detail out the Viking way of life from what they wore to their class system, how much silver each "class" was worth, how they fed themselves, traveled around in their boats & all kinds of great insight The Gold Room showcased all kinds of silver & gold in bars, nuggets and the detailed patterns on their jewelry goldwork is absolutely mind-blowing! How did they get those tiny, patterns carved into the gold, without any machinery! Well worth a visit!!

This was a fun and educational museum on the history of toys and the growth of design of toys over…read moredecades. They have a cute cafe, play area and many interactive spots throughout the museum. As an adult I recommend it too even without kids! I had no idea Legos started in Denmark! It's fun facts like these that are great convo starters for the future and who wouldnt want to know this!? Check it out!

This was a fantastic find for a quick 1 hour visit to get a great sense of toys through the ages…read more The collection is well displayed with computer kiosks providing information in swedish English and a variety of languages about the exhibited items. I had to leave quickly for my plane but would definitely come back and explore in more detail.

This museum is one I wouldn't pay to miss. It is filled with so many artifacts it's astounding, and…read morethe story told through them is just as good. Because it closes a little later than the Tre Kroner museum, I went here after touring the palace. I ended up saving the best museum for last (incidentally) and learned the most from this stop. The museum is organized as a row of several rooms progressing through different periods of Swedish royalty. Each section has incredible artifacts, from suits of armor and swords to royal vestments. The amount of history here was just astounding, and I also learned a ton about Swedish history- something that was (literally and figuratively) quite foreign to me. There are small tablets (in Swedish and English) you can take out of a cupboard that describes the items present in the display cases, which was a nice touch. This part of the museum already made it worth the money. But, there was also more to be uncovered. The basement holds the royal carriages. These go from children's carriages, all the way to full-sized carriages that needed 8 horses to pull them. Although these were interesting, it obviously did not take as much time to go through this section. It housed incredible works of art, but there was only so much time you could spend analyzing the building materials and reading the information. All in all, an incredible museum whether you're interested in history or not. At the very least, a great place to take kids who like knights in shining armor, and at the very most a place to deepen your knowledge about Europe.

Although the coach/carriage exhibit is closed at this time, the remaining part of the museum which…read morecontains well curated and displayed clothing and accessories of the Swedish monarchy since the 1500s tells about monarch history filled with power hungry people that reads like Game of Thrones. If you're a history nerd like me, you will read about every display (in English and Swedish) which are grouped into centuries, and find the stories even more fascinating than the clothing. After the exhibits, you can view a short film (each showing alternates between Swedish and English) summarizing the exhibits which, in truth, gives you an opportunity to rest your feet and sit down. If you have additional energy to spare and appreciate Manga, there is a Manga version of Sweden's Monarch history upstairs. While the entrance fee is FREE, the price belies the wealth of history contained wherein.

Fabulous museum - so fun to see the history, the awards and all the items donated by the winners!…read moreDefinitely worth the price of admission and worth some of your time while in Stockholm.

Hate to say this but this should be the 1st to visit before the one in Oslo or if you visited Oslo,…read moreyou can skip this one. Comparing to Oslo, this is just not that impressive at all. It's still good but just packed with tourist and not much to learn from. Yes you have to pay for it but this one is WAY smaller and less informative. Nice to visit if you got a lot of free time from my personal opinion.

Great fun and a solid stop if you're curious about Viking life. The museum strikes a nice balance:…read morelight hearted but informative, with engaging exhibits and a fun ride-through story at the end. The audio guide didn't work for us, which was a bit of a letdown, but the signage and displays were clear enough to follow without it. They even have guides in period attire walking around to answer questions. Not a deep dive, but perfect if you want some Viking history without feeling like you're back in school. Great for families or casual visitors. Worth a visit if you're in Stockholm on a rainy day.

Interesting, entertaining, and informative - and different from academic and national museums…read more Surprisingly engaging. We heard from fellow travelers at the airport that they'd been and recommended it. We can recommend it, too, because it's informative and engaging in a way that is different from academic or national history museums. TIP do attend one of the staff talks TIP Travel to Djurgården, a destination in and of itself, via ferry, if convenient. We took ferry 82 from Djurgården, behind the Backstage Cafe next door to the Abba Museum, to Slussen using our SL multi-day pass; very nice.