Gudie: The best free museums in Stockholm
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It isn’t very clear when museums are free in Stockholm. To help students, I have compiled this guide so you can take advantage of free days out.
Living in Stockholm is not always wallet-friendly. There are so many distractions that can make a dent in your bank balance – cafes, fun nights out, fancy restaurants… Indeed, you try and resist these temptations but despite this, sometimes you feel you cannot help yourself in buying yet another pastry or two you really shouldn’t be having…
That is why it is so important to find free days out so you aren’t always spending money. I have made this guide to help you find out when certain museums are free, as well as those that are always free.
This is me enjoying my Friday night at the Moderna Museet
1. Moderna Museet
Free between 6pm and 8pm on a Friday, it certainly has a very classy atmosphere at this time of the week. When I visited earlier this year, everyone there was so well-dressed, you definitely felt like this was a cool way to start the week-end. Even better, when I went there was some sort of theatre performance happening where you had to follow the performer all throughout the museum. And if you’re too tired after a difficult week at uni there’s always a large bed in one of the rooms that you can just lie on for however long you want…
2. The Swedish Holocaust Museum
Free throughout 2024. A truly important one to visit is the Swedish Holocaust Museum. The exhibition focuses on the stories of seven Holocaust survivors who, after the Holocaust, ended up in Sweden. It is vital that we listen to their stories, learning how some of them were very young children when they were witness to such horrors.
3. The Jewish Museum
Free entry on a Saturday morning between 11 and 12, this is another crucial one to visit. The museum is based in an old synagogue and features several exhibitions. Current ones on right now include one on Jewish Headgear, as well as one entitled Jews & Sweden.
The entrance to the exhibition was definitely very eye-catching