Scandinavia House – The Nordic Center in America

Scandinavia House – The Nordic Center in America

Established	2000
Location	58 Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York 10016 United States
Website	Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America

Scandinavia House – The Nordic Center in America is The American-Scandinavian Foundation's cultural center in Murray Hill, Manhattan, dedicated to preserving the history of the Scandinavian and Nordic countries' cultural impact in the United States^[1] through a wide variety of exhibits and programming.^[2] The Nordic Center was designed by architect James Stewart Polshek and opened to the public in 2000^[3] with a visit from King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden and their eldest daughter Princess Victoria; Princess Martha Louise of Norway; and Princess Benedikte of Denmark.^[1]

References

1 2 Wong, Edward (October 18, 2000). "From Ingmar to Ikea, New Center Gives City a Nordic Touch". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
↑ Van Gelder, Lawrence (October 17, 2000). "Footlights: Trans-Atlantic Link". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
↑ Smith, Roberta (November 3, 2000). "Design Review; A Smorgasbord of Nifty Ideas". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-25.

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Museums in Manhattan

Current	American Academy of Arts and Letters American Folk Art Museum American Museum of Natural History Rose Center for Earth and Space Asia Society Asian American Arts Centre Castle Clinton Center for Jewish History Children's Museum of Manhattan China Institute The Cloisters Drawing Center Dyckman House El Museo del Barrio Eldridge Street Synagogue Ellis Island Federal Hall Fraunces Tavern Frick Collection FusionArts Museum George Gustav Heye Center Girl Scout Museum and Archives Gracie Mansion Grolier Club Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Hamilton Grange National Memorial Hispanic Society of America International Center of Photography International Print Center New York Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame Japan Society Jewish Museum John J. Harvey John M. Mossman Lock Museum Lower East Side Tenement Museum Madame Tussauds Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center Merchant's House Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Morgan Library & Museum Morris–Jumel Mansion Mount Vernon Hotel Museum The Museum at FIT Museum of American Finance Museum of Arts and Design Museum of Biblical Art Museum of Chinese in America Museum of Jewish Heritage Museum of Mathematics Museum of Modern Art Museum of Motherhood Museum of Primitive Art Museum of Sex Museum of the City of New York National Academy Museum and School National Jazz Museum in Harlem National Track and Field Hall of Fame Neue Galerie New York New Museum New York City Fire Museum New York City Police Museum New York Public Library New York Public Library for the Performing Arts New York Transit Museum New-York Historical Society Paley Center for Media Nicholas Roerich Museum Rose Museum Rubin Museum of Art Scandinavia House Skyscraper Museum South Street Seaport Museum Statue of Liberty Studio Museum in Harlem The Theatre Museum Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Tibet House Ukrainian Museum United Nations Art Collection Whitney Museum of American Art Yeshiva University Museum

Defunct	Chelsea Art Museum Dahesh Museum of Art Forbes Galleries Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art

See also: Museum Mile

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