We visited the Swedish Sports Museum in Stockholm. But why in winter clothes? In fact, we visited the museum last spring, just before it closed down due to COVID-19. At the time, we felt a bit sad to write about a museum that had closed, but now it has reopened, albeit with limited opening hours.
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The National Sports Museum in Stockholm
Riksidrottsmuseet is located in Museiparken on Gärdet in Stockholm, right next to the city centre. Maritime History Museum, Technical Museum, Police Museum and Ethnographic Museum. If you wish, you can visit several museums while you are here.
You can hardly manage more than two museums in one day, but two museums were exactly what we visited when we were here that spring day. Maybe you can guess which museum the next report will be about?
Well, let's talk about the National Sports Museum, a museum about sports and athletics through the ages. Join us for a tour of the museum!
Exhibitions at the National Sports Museum
There are a variety of exhibitions at the National Sports Museum, both core and temporary exhibitions. In addition, there is Art Gallery 16, which depicts the encounter between sport and art. If you wanted, you could take a brochure and follow the museum from different perspectives:
- Health track - Health campaigns, sports body ideals ...
- Sports history trail - Ling gymnastics, sports competitions ...
- Media track - Posters, newspapers, radio, film and TV
- The design track - Graphic design, shoes, costumes ...
- The Olympic track - Rowing boat from the 1912 Olympics, Stockholm Olympics ...
The venue
The main exhibition 'The Playground' is about sport and culture. Here you can see sports fashion and design from different times, as well as depictions of athletes in art, literature and film. Fun, interesting and sometimes a bit nostalgic!
Sports lab
In the basic SportLab exhibition, you can try different activities and see what happens in the body during activity and rest. We tried some, but were probably not keen enough to perform physical exercises. Certainly a fun exhibition if you have children or young people with you!
Sport and Sápmi
The 'Sport and Sápmi' exhibition tells the story of lasso throwing, reindeer herding competitions and Sami sports, but also other sports practised by people who identify as Sami.
Time - the history of sport
The exhibition 'Time - the history of sport' takes you to historical moments in the world of sport, showcasing ancient sports, games and equipment. What was sport in ancient times? When was "modern" sport born? Have you ever heard of dodgeball? And when did doping really start?
This exhibition was at times fascinating and at times very nostalgic. We got lost in here for quite a while, both among the stands and in the world of film!
We found it both entertaining and interesting to visit the Swedish Sports Museum in Stockholm. Have you been here? What did you think?
Facts about the National Sports Museum in Stockholm
- Address: Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen 26
- Location: Located at Museiparken on Gärdet, not far from the Kaknästornet tower.
- More info: You can find more information at the museum's website.
Opening hours
- Opening hours August and September 2020: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11:00-16:00. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday closed.
- Regular opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 11:00-17:00. Mondays closed.
- Different opening hours: The museum is closed on certain holidays. See the museum's website for current information.
Prices
- Entrance: Free admission
- Activities for groups: For different activities for groups, see the current prices on the museum's website.
Services and practical information
- For families with children: Changing tables are available in one of the toilets. Stroller parking is available indoors.
- Storage: Lockable free-of-charge lockers are available.
- Food service: There is a café with coffee, cakes and ice cream. There is no dining room.
- Shop: There is a small museum shop with games, crafts, gifts and books.
Tours and activities
- Activities for children: Workshop and story time for children at weekends.
- Activities for groups: Groups can book tours, lectures, film screenings, city walks and decathlon.
- School programmes: School programmes and educational materials for different grades.
Accessibility
- Entrance: There is a ramp to the entrance.
- Availability of premises: There is a lift between floors. There is a wheelchair accessible toilet.
- Toilets: A wheelchair accessible toilet is available.
Getting to the National Sports Museum
- Bus: Take bus 69 from Centralen towards Blockhusudden/Kaknästornet. Get off at the Maritime Museum.
- Car: There are some paid car parks at the museum. Please note that it can be difficult to find parking during school holidays and weekends, for example. There are also car parks at the Ethnographic Museum, Källhagen Inn and the Kaknästornet tower.
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diana's dreams says:
Interesting museum didn't even know it existed hugs
01 September 2020 - 7:22
Helena says:
There are a lot of museums in Stockholm, hard to keep travelling to all of them 😉.
02 September 2020 - 18:50
BP says:
I also had no idea that this museum existed. You always learn something new. The old training equipment looked like torture chambers. Not everything was better in the past if you say so;-)
01 September 2020 - 20:06
Helena says:
Haha, well everything was probably not better before. Fun museum to look around in though 🙂
02 September 2020 - 18:50
Lena - good for the soul says:
Never been there. Didn't even know it existed. It looks a lot more fun than it sounds. Maybe a visit in the future.
Hug Lena
04 September 2020 - 5:37