American Swedish Historical Museum
Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
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About
The American Swedish Historical Museum is the oldest Swedish-American museum in the United States. It is located in Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park in South Philadelphia, on part of a historic 17th-century land grant originally provided by Queen Christina of Sweden to settlers of New Sweden.
It has EIN 23-1417519 as a 501(c)(3) Public Charity; in 2025 it claimed $1,244,598 in total revenue and total assets of $3,737,227.
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