A Collection of Great Museums in Stockholm

Why you should buy a plane ticket to Stockholm right away? Well, for starters, they have a great collection of museums. There truly is something for everyone. There aren’t a lot of museums that dedicate themselves solely to the art of photography. In a previous article, I discussed my visit to the gorgeous Fotografiska photography museum. For my Florida readers, they do, apparently, have a Miami location also.

The great thing about Stockholm is that it is also home to other museums. . . from the silly to the serious.

The ABBA Museum

While I didn’t have time to go inside this one, I did make a quick pilgrimage there to take pictures for a friend. With upbeat songs blaring out onto the sidewalk at 10:00am, you can tell this place is all about the fun. Afterall, the café inside is called Pop Story.

The Ferry

As part of the public transportation system in Stockholm, you can buy various passes that give you unlimited access. I bought a 72-hour pass that allowed me to ride the metro, buses and the ferries. Yes, of course, I took a ferry to the ABBA Museum. . . just because I could!

Museums in Stockholm: The Nobel Museum

On the more serious side, The Nobel Museum is full of fascinating facts and interactive learning stations about the Nobel prizes, the people that have won them, and the world-changing discoveries connected to it all. Nearly 1,000 people have won one of these prestigious awards since 1901. Most of the winners then give an artifact or two to the museum.

I had to go. How could I NOT be curious? There is nowhere else, after all, where a visitor can see the scarf Malala Yousafzai wore during her Nobel acceptance speech, a piece of Alexander Fleming’s original mold that led to the discovery of penicillin, and a facsimile of Marie Curie’s research notebook all in one place.

Why only a facsimile of Marie Curie’s notebook, you ask? Because the original is still radioactive!

Those are the kinds of jaw-dropping facts housed in this museum.

Lastly, for the 11^th year, students from the fashion program at Beckman’s College of Design were tasked with imagining what some of the Nobel Prizes would look like if they were clothes. Stunning!

Between the pastry and the wonderful collection of museums in Stockholm, this is definitely a place that should be added to your travel bucket list.