Nordic Heritage Museum

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3014 NW 67th St (at 32nd Ave.)
Seattle, WA 98117

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(206) 789-5707
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We went to visit after visiting The Locks since it is just up the street. There is room after room filled with specific nordic groups' heritage information and large dioramas. The...

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Nordic Heritage Museum for events 11/11/2005

They have a large hall with a stage, commercial kitchen for your own food prep or bring in caterers, lots of tables and chairs of all sizes, parking lot and easy going friendly staff. The best part is they are a fraction of the price of many other places in Seattle. Definately worth checking out. We had our wedding there more
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Scandinavian heritage 8/21/2005

Housed in a former shcool building, this is a neighborhood museum that focuses on the experiences of Scandinavian immigrants in Seattle. But it also have exhibits of Scandinavian and its insprited art. The Dream of American exhibit on the first floor explains why Scandinavians began immigrating to the U.S. and how they ended up settling in Ballard. Up on the third floor, each of the Nordic countries gets a display room of its own. If you come in the mid-July, you will be able to enjoy Nordic foods during the Tivoli/Viking Days festival. more
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  • The Experience
    The museum is housed in a 1907 red-brick schoolhouse, and its centerpiece is a narrative exhibit of the westward journey of pioneer Scandinavians. The museum has a great collection of artifacts and historical recreations, ranging from the troubles immigrants faced at Ellis Island to exploring the drama of life in the early West. The museum is also currently featuring an interesting exhibit of Norse mythology. As many of Seattle's immigrant communities disappear to the forces of homogenization, the Nordic Heritage Museum and the Ballard neighborhood remain quirky reminders of the city's diversity.

    In the Know
    At the turn of the century, tens of thousands of Swedes, Norwegians, and Finns came to the Seattle community of Ballard to work in the fishing industry. And some historians say that Seattle inherited its laid-back style from those early Scandinavian immigrants. Today, descendants joke that their ancestors managed to pick the one place as dark and dreary as their homeland. It's fitting, then, that the only museum in the country that focuses solely on Nordic immigrants should be in the Ballard neighborhood.

  • 8/17/2003 Provided by Citysearch
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  • Neighborhoods: Ballard, Sunset Hill
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