Swedish History Museum

Swedish History Museum

Historiska museet or Statens historiska museum
The museum in June 2006
Location within Stockholm
Established	1866; 158 years ago (1866)
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Coordinates	59°20′05″N 18°05′25″E / 59.33472°N 18.09028°E / 59.33472; 18.09028
Type	History museum
Key holdings	The Gold Room Vikings
Collections	Mesolithic era and onwards
Collection size	10 million
Visitors	126 344 (2013)[1]
Founder	Bror Emil Hildebrand
Director	Åsa Marnell (as of 2023[update])
Website	historiska.se

The Swedish History Museum (Swedish: Historiska museet or Statens historiska museum) is a museum located in Stockholm, Sweden, that covers Swedish archaeology and cultural history from the Mesolithic period to present day. Founded in 1866, it operates as a government agency and is tasked with preserving Swedish historical items as well as making knowledge about history available to the public.

The origin of the museum is the collections of art and historical objects gathered by Swedish monarchs since the 16th century. It has a number of permanent exhibitions and annually hosts special exhibitions tied to current events.