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The American Swedish Historical Museum is Philly's Best Museum - again!
ASHM has been voted the Best Museum in Philadelphia again this year! ASHM has won Best Museum in Metro Philadelphia's Philly Best contest for 2024, in addition to being voted Best Museum in the Philadelphia Inquirer's Philly Favorites 2024 contest.
The Museum previously won Best Museum in Metro Philly's Best in 2021.
The American Swedish Historical Museum won GOLD for “Best Museum” in the Philadelphia Inquirer’s
Philly Favorites contest!
This marks the second time that ASHM has been voted the Best Museum by the community. The Museum previously won Best Museum in Metro Philadelphia’s Philly’s Best Contest in 2021.
Due to Tinseltown Spectacular breakdown, visitors to the Museum will need to park in the Novacare Lot across Pattison Avenue from the Museum or in the FDR Park Clubhouse lot (enter from Pattison Avenue).
All visitors must use the rear Museum entrance on Pattison Avenue to enter the building.
Accessible parking spaces are marked and available on Pattison Avenue, and a designated drop-off zone is also available through the gate on Pattison Avenue by the Museum’s rear entrance.
The American Swedish Historical Museum (ASHM) is thrilled to be part of the Philadelphia Flower Show again this year! This year's Flower Show theme is In Full Bloom and will take place June 11-19. If you didn't know, admission to ASHM is included in your Flower Show ticket.
Today the American Swedish Historical Museum (ASHM) retrieved an 1861 Colt Revolver that had belonged to Swedish immigrant Major Nere A. Elfwing, who fought in the American Civil War. The revolver was part of a 50-year-old cold case that was cracked by the FBI in 2019. It was stolen from ASHM in the 1970s by Thomas Gavin, who was recently convicted of the series of thefts in the 1960s and 70s.