American Swedish Institute
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American Swedish Institute
2600 Park AveMinneapolis, MN 55407-1090
American Swedish Institute has a free, adjacent parking lot for its patrons. Please enter the Nelson Cultural Center (which adjoins with the Turnblad Mansion) building from the lot, using the door that faces south.
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The American Swedish Institute (ASI) is a vibrant museum and cultural center comprised of the landmark 1908 Turnblad Mansion (Minneapolis’ only castle) and the Nelson Cultural Center. ASI hosts art exhibitions, programs, family activities and special events connected to contemporary Nordic culture and heritage. The ASI Museum Store offers an array of curated Nordic and Nordic-inspired items and FIKA, ASI's award-winning café, focuses on New Nordic cuisine.
Rates
FREE for ASI members and children ages 5 and under.
Free parking.
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Green Practices
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Minnesota's first LEED Gold Certified Museum! Features include 2 green roofs, 2 bee hives and 96 geothermal wells.
- Eco-friendly landscape/facility design
- Eco-friendly purchasing practices
- Energy efficiency/conservation
- Organic or local food & beverage choices
- Waste reduction/reuse/recycling
- Water conservation/wastewater management plan
Attraction Attributes
- Can accommodate groups of 45 or more
- Scandinavian heritage
Meetings & Conferences
- Banquet facilities maximum capacity: 250
- Exhibit space (sq ft): 35000
- Facility accommodates meetings for 30 or more
- Meeting/convention facilities maximum capacity: 1000
- Number of meeting rooms: 11
- On-site catering required
- Meetings web page
What's Nearby
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Hopperstad Stave Church / Neil Jordheim, Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County
Llamas and goats at Shepard's Harvest Festival, Lake Elmo
Nordic wares at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis
Centro at Popol Vuh serves Mexican street fare in Northeast Minneapolis / Kevin Kramer
The Hjemkomst Viking ship once sailed to Norway / Davin Wait, Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County
Owamni / Heidi Ehalt, Courtesy of Meet Minneapolis
Downtown St. Paul at sunset / Ernesto Ruiz
Como Park Zoo & Conservatory