Stockholm's best museums
- your guide to the city's most exciting museum experiencesStockholm’s best museums: Learn and have fun
For those who can’t get enough of museums, the city offers many exciting opportunities to gain new knowledge and unique experiences when having fun with family or friends. Stockholm has many free museums, but there are also several museums with entrance fees that should be firmly placed on your Must-See list. Opening hours, prices, and maps are easiest to find by visiting each museum’s website.
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Vasa Museum (Vasamuseet)

Housed in a building that allows parts of the ship to project above the roofline, the Vasa Museum is endlessly fascinating, with tours, films, and more history than most people can handle. The Vasa also features an excellent gift shop and restaurant. Be warned, though, it’s one of the most popular destinations in Stockholm so arrive early to beat the crowds.
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ABBA The Museum

ABBA The Museum is an incredibly interactive museum that’ll keep you busy for hours. Singing, playing quizzes, standing on stage with avatar versions of the band, mixing original music, and seeing how you look in their old stage costumes are just a few examples. The restaurant adjacent to the museum serves top-class food. And don’t miss the audio guides (available in over ten different languages) where you can listen to the band members’ personal stories and memories from their careers. Thank you for the music, ABBA – and thank you ABBA The Museum for an unforgettable museum experience. Walk in, dance out, as they describe it.
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Skansen

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Milajki Style FactOH!ry

Welcome to Stockholm’s latest trend experience portal with styling – Milajki Style FactOH!Ry. It’s Sweden’s first selfie museum visiting the city for a limited time. You’ll find them in one of the Hötorget buildings (‘Hötorgsskraporna’), more specifically in Space – Stockholm’s large digital meeting place. Here you get playful experiences with styling in colorful and photo-friendly environments. If you want to take your social media content to the next level, this is where you should be.
Ball pits, pastel colors, glitter, unicorns, and other imaginative environments – here’s everything you can think of and a little more. Perfect for bridal showers, corporate events, kick-offs, or birthday parties – here they’ve celebrated both eight as well as 87-year-olds. It’s also an excellent activity for families with children. Or simply everyone who wants to add color to their everyday life and get an experience they won’t forget.
In the new experience and creative economy, Milajki is just in time. Today, people are updated on the world via mainly social media, and to have an impact on the various platforms, it’s important to have extraordinary content. That’s what you get after a visit here. The friendly staff take photos of you and your company with your own mobile cameras and take care of you in the best way. The museum is open daily from 10 am to 8 pm, and you can pre-book the visit (1 hour) online on the website where you also buy the tickets, regular or VIP.
Milajki is a touring pop-up concept on a temporary visit in Stockholm until August 27, 2022. Also, don’t miss their ice cream bar, I Scream Bar, in the mall MOOD Stockholm where you can enjoy unicorn ice cream, boba tea, arcade games, 3D printed cotton candy, and more.
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Nobel Prize Museum

Meet and be inspired by the Nobel laureates at the Nobel Prize Museum
The Nobel Prize Museum, which you’ll find in the beautiful Börshuset on the square Stortorget in Old Town, is an inspiring museum in Stockholm dedicated to the ideas that have made the world a better place. Here you get to meet and be inspired by Nobel laureates from the present and the past – freedom fighters, writers, and scientists. Primarily, the Nobel Prize Museum isn’t a museum about Alfred Nobel or the prize itself, but about the big ideas and the creative brains behind them (but, of course, there’s also an exhibition about Alfred Nobel himself).
Since the Nobel Prize is known worldwide, the Nobel Prize Museum is a popular attraction in Stockholm and has a given place on many people’s to-do lists in Stockholm. Of course, a large part of the visitors are tourists, but many Stockholmers also come here. And there’s a lot to see and do for all ages, it’s not only adults hungry for knowledge who like it here, but it is also a great museum for children. The playful Bubble Chamber and an experimental workshop are two popular children’s activities. The museum offers a solid program with lectures, talks, tours, events, and workshops. In addition, you can go to after work and concerts. A visit to the renowned and popular Bistro Nobel restaurant is also recommended if you want to have lunch or coffee after your visit.
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Museum of Spirits (Spritmuseum)

ViewStockholm recommends the tasting tray that you can buy in the bar, including three snaps and one punch. Our second favorite feature is the hangover room. We dare you to try it. And don’t forget to check out the Absolut Art gallery!
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Fotografiska

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The Viking Museum – Vikingaliv

Vikingaliv (Viking Museum) opened in 2017 with an impressive exhibition of the archaeology and history of the Viking era. The interactive exhibits include skeletons, weapons, dioramas, and exciting tales for the children on an 11-minute journey through time in Ragnfrid’s Saga.
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Paradox Museum Stockholm

At Paradox Museum Stockholm, you’ll learn all about the exciting science behind paradoxes. In addition, you’re guaranteed to have great fun, and those who like to take spectacular pictures for social media have a hard-to-beat photo environment. Take the chance to gain new perspectives, experience things that defy what’s real, and expect to question your own experiences both once and twice. Entertaining education and unique memories are promised! And before you leave – don’t miss the paradoxically inspired museum shop with a large selection of games, clothes, souvenirs, accessories, and other fun things.
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Avicii Experience
You can visit Avicii’s musical world and see his fellow musicians, producers, and songwriters. You also get the opportunity to discover unpublished music and stories that have never been told before. Read, interact, explore and create – this is a museum where you can spend plenty of time. You’ll find Avicii Experience in the middle of Stockholm city, more specifically in Space, a digital cultural center and physical meeting place for the digital generation.
Enjoy Stockholm’s best museums
As you can see, there are many great museums in Stockholm to choose from. We wish you a pleasant visit!
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Find the museums on the map
Title | Address | Description |
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The Vasa Museum | Galärvarvsvägen 14, 115 21 Stockholm, Sverige | Galärvarvsvägen 14 |
Skansen | Skansen, Djurgårdsslätten 49-51, 115 21 Stockholm, Sverige | Djurgårdsslätten 49-51 |
Milajki Style FactOH!ry | Sergelgatan 2, 111 57 Stockholm, Sverige | Sergelgatan 2 |
Spritmuseum | Djurgårdsstrand 9, 115 21 Stockholm, Sverige | Djurgårdsstrand 9 |
Fotografiska | Stadsgårdshamnen 22, 116 45 Stockholm, Sverige | Stadsgårdshamnen 22 |
ABBA The Museum | Djurgårdsvägen 68, 115 21 Stockholm, Sverige | Djurgårdsvägen 68 |
The Viking Museum – Vikingaliv | Djurgårdsvägen 48, Djurgårdsstrand 15, 115 21 Stockholm, Sverige | Djurgårdsvägen 48 |
Nobel Prize Museum | Stortorget 2, 103 16 Stockholm, Sverige | Stortorget 2 |
Paradox Museum Stockholm | Sergelgatan 20, 111 57 Stockholm, Sverige | Sergelgatan 20 |
Avicii Experience | Sergelgatan 2, 111 57 Stockholm, Sverige | Sergelgatan 2 |
Title | Address | Description |
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The Vasa Museum | Galärvarvsvägen 14, 115 21 Stockholm, Sverige | Galärvarvsvägen 14 |
Skansen | Skansen, Djurgårdsslätten 49-51, 115 21 Stockholm, Sverige | Djurgårdsslätten 49-51 |
Milajki Style FactOH!ry | Sergelgatan 2, 111 57 Stockholm, Sverige | Sergelgatan 2 |
Spritmuseum | Djurgårdsstrand 9, 115 21 Stockholm, Sverige | Djurgårdsstrand 9 |
Fotografiska | Stadsgårdshamnen 22, 116 45 Stockholm, Sverige | Stadsgårdshamnen 22 |
ABBA The Museum | Djurgårdsvägen 68, 115 21 Stockholm, Sverige | Djurgårdsvägen 68 |
The Viking Museum – Vikingaliv | Djurgårdsvägen 48, Djurgårdsstrand 15, 115 21 Stockholm, Sverige | Djurgårdsvägen 48 |
Nobel Prize Museum | Stortorget 2, 103 16 Stockholm, Sverige | Stortorget 2 |
Paradox Museum Stockholm | Sergelgatan 20, 111 57 Stockholm, Sverige | Sergelgatan 20 |
Avicii Experience | Sergelgatan 2, 111 57 Stockholm, Sverige | Sergelgatan 2 |