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The Swedish American Museum is an institution dedicated to the history, preservation, and awareness of Swedish immigration and culture in the U.S.

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Celebrate Fat Tuesday (March. 1) with us! Place your order of home made Semlor before Fat Tuesday, or stop by the Museum on March. 1 and enjoy a Semla with a cup of coffee in person :)

Link: https://t.co/n4WZjtSF47

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The Museum is hiring a Communications Manager! The Communications Manager interacts with the Museum’s stakeholders, and provides day-to-day oversight of the Museum’s communications and branding. For more information, visit the Museum website at: https://t.co/Nu8TC8veow.

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The Kerstin Andersson Museum Store is open today, Saturday, Dec. 24, from 10 am - 2 pm.

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Today is #GivingTuesday! Help local businesses and nonprofits finish the year strong. Make a special donation to the Museum today. Thank you for your support.

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We are conducting a survey to gain greater outreach in the Chicago community and it closes at the end of the day tomorrow, Nov. 24. We would love to hear your feedback. Visit https://t.co/8t0PoffSI4

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Join our monthly book club this today, Nov. 19, at 1 pm as we discuss "The Historians: A Thrilling Novel of Conspiracy and Intrigue During World War II" by Cecilia Ekbäck. The Zoom link can be found on our website at https://t.co/WDlMrJ8geC

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Tonight is Got Glögg, the first event of the Museum's holiday season! To find all of our holiday events, visit our website at https://t.co/c0NjhskA1t

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The Brunk Children’s Museum of Immigration is opening again this weekend! We welcome families who are or were members from 2020 – current to call the Museum at 773.728.8111 to register for a time slot at in the Children's Museum.

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Join our monthly book club this Saturday, Nov. 19, at 1 pm as we discuss "The Historians: A Thrilling Novel of Conspiracy and Intrigue During World War II" by Cecilia Ekbäck. The Zoom link can be found on our website at https://t.co/WDlMrIQFn4

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We have been updating aspects of the Museum over the past couple of months, and more changes are coming in the new year! We are conducting a survey to gain greater outreach in the Chicago community. We would love to hear your feedback. https://t.co/8t0PoffSI4

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The Children's Museum is open again this weekend for members of the Museum (2020 - current). Register for a time slot online at https://t.co/mIpDpmIOYQ

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The Swedish American Museum's Book Club will be meeting to discuss "The Historians: A Thrilling Novel of Conspiracy and Intrigue During World War II" by Cecilia Ekbäck on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 1 pm. Visit our website at https://t.co/WDlMrIQFn4 for the Zoom link.

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The Aspire! Gala Silent Auction closes today at 6 pm. Don't miss out on this year's selection of items. Make your bid at https://t.co/H4y7tclyFU

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A big thank you to all our Swedish Folk Painting Art Contest participants! Congratulations to Carol Bender and Christina Keune for winning the competition! Their art will be displayed in "Swedish Folk Painting: Tradition and Change" until the exhibit closes Nov. 27.

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The Brunk Children’s Museum of Immigration is opening again! Nov. 11 - 13 we welcome families who are or were members 2020 – current. We allow a maximum of 20 children in the Children’s Museum at any one time. To register, visit our website at https://t.co/JBJ1IZ99KX

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Come to the Kerstin Andersson Museum Store in the month of November for our sale on Cookie Cutters! The sale is 10% off for everyone and 20% for Museum members.

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The Silent Auction for the Aspire! Gala is online again this year. The auction will close on Sunday, Nov. 6, 6 pm. You will also have an opportunity to learn the online bidding program and start placing your bids at the Museum. Visit https://t.co/H4y7tclyFU to bid.

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Artists Areej Almansory, Nisrine Boukhari, and Luis Sahagun with curator Marcus Mod are visiting Chicago this week! This is the second study trip for a contemporary art exhibit "Letters From Home", opening at the Museum in April 2023.

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Pianist and comedian Magnus Martensson is back at the Museum, and this time he is adding a kids performance. Come by the Museum this Sunday, Oct. 30, from 11:30 am - 12 pm for a musical tale for children approximately 4 – 10 years of age. Cost for the concert is $5.

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The Winners by Fredrik Backman is the final book in the Beartown trilogy, find it in the Museum Store to see how the series ends!

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Applications for this year’s Lucia procession are now open for anyone aged 5 - 24. The dates for practices have yet to be determined. For more information, go to the Museum website at https://t.co/JFr4Tf5sxM.