Culture in Stockholm
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[edit] Museums
Stockholm is rife with museums. Here are but a few:
- Skansen - An open air heritage museum and zoo
- Vasa Museum, dedicated to the restored Vasa, a ship that sunk in 1628
- Moderna museet, the Museum of Modern Art.
- Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts [1] - The National Museum of Art
- Nordiska museet - The Nordic Museum with art and design from the Nordic countries
- Stockholms stadsmuseum - The Stockholm City Museum
- Medeltidsmuseet - The Museum of Stockholm in the Middle Ages
- Tekniska museet - The National Museum of Science and Technology
- Sjöhistoriska museet - The National Maritime Museum
- Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet -- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- Biologiska Museet - The Biological Museum, Swedish flora and fauna
- Aquaria Vattenmuseum - The Aquaria Water Museum, all about water: Rain Forests, Tropical Seas, Mountain Seas, The Baltic Sea
- Vin- och Sprithistoriska Museet - The Museum of the History of Wine and Liquor
- Millesgården - The home of sculptor Carl Milles
[edit] Theatre
The stages of Stockholm number in their fifties at the least, and a wide variety of plays are constantly on, from classical to newly written.
- Royal Swedish Opera
- Dramaten - The Royal Swedish Theatre
- Stockholms stadsteater - The Stockholm City Theatre
