Discover extra/ordinary: The American Swedish Institute. At Play, an imaginative new exhibition at the American Swedish Institute that celebrates its 90th anniversary and explores 29 objects from the collection and the stories behind them. Encounter such surprises as a 20-foot-tall Dala horse, a ceiling lined with wooden spoons and a ballroom full of balls, set among rarely displayed objects and newly opened Mansion rooms. extra/ordinary was inspired by the book A to Zäåö: Playing with History at the American Swedish Institute (University of Minnesota Press, 2019), featuring original watercolors and ink illustrations by the St. Paul, mother-son team of Tara Sweeney and Nate Christopherson. |
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