Historiska museet or Statens historiska museum | |
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 The museum in June 2006 | |
  Location within Stockholm | |
| Established | 1866 |
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| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 59°20′05″N 18°05′25″E / 59.33472°N 18.09028°E |
| Type | History museum |
| Key holdings |
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| Collections | Mesolithic era and onwards |
| Collection size | 10 million |
| Visitors | 126 344 (2013)[1] |
| Founder | Bror Emil Hildebrand |
| Director | Åsa Marnell (as of 2023[update]) |
| Website | historiska |
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.
- ^ Press release (7 January 2014). "Landets museer behöll sin starka roll under 2013" [Sweden's museums kept their strong position during 2013] (PDF). www.sverigesmuseer.se. Riksförbundet Sveriges museer. Retrieved 3 November 2015.