Sveriges museum om Förintelsen

About the museum

Sveriges museum om Förintelsen is a state museum under the authority Statens historiska museer. In March 2021 the government commissioned the authority to investigate how a Holocaust museum could be set up, and in September 2021 it was commissioned to establish the museum. The museum was founded in 2022 and opened its first exhibition in June 2023 at Torsgatan 19 in Stockholm.

The museum’s task is to preserve the memory of the Holocaust, deepen knowledge of the road to the Nazi German genocide and illuminate the historical context both in Sweden and internationally. The fates of the victims are a recurring theme, as is the question of how the Holocaust still affects society.

The city has offered a site on Blasieholmen in central Stockholm as a future permanent home, and the museum is working to be able to move there. For the time being, exhibitions, a selection from the collections in the museum’s lounge and a range of tours and programmes are presented on Torsgatan.

Key themes

• Exhibitions on Swedish media and the Holocaust, and on the post-war trials
• Objects from the museum’s collections in the lounge, changed regularly
• Public tours and pre-booked group tours
• Audio guide in Swedish and English
• Free admission for children and young people up to and including 19

Permanent exhibition

• Samlingarnas höjdpunkter – Objects from the museum’s collections are shown in the lounge and changed regularly to illuminate different periods of history.

Founded

2022

Operated by

Statens historiska museer

Admission & discounts

The ticket covers the whole museum and gives free re-entry for the rest of the year. Payment by card or Swish only, not cash. Annual passes cost SEK 450 and are valid for the museum and six sister museums for one year. Tickets and annual passes cannot be refunded or exchanged.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is one flight of stairs up from Torsgatan 19, and two lifts go to the museum floor. The main entrance is 89 cm wide with an automatic door opener. All public areas are accessible by wheelchair, rollator and pushchair, and the information and shop counters have a lower section. An accessible toilet with armrests is available. Induction loops are not available. Magnifying glasses and torches can be borrowed in the museum shop. Cars with a parking permit may stop outside the entrance.

Kids & families

• Stroller-friendly

Pushchairs may be taken into the exhibitions if space allows, after contacting the information desk; two pushchair parking spaces are at the entrance. In the museum’s lounge there is a place for breastfeeding and bottle-feeding.

Getting there & parking

The museum is within walking distance of Stockholm Central station.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers

The museum shop sells books and gift items. Jackets and bags larger than A4 may not be taken into the exhibitions; small lockers for outdoor clothing are at the entrance.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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