Culture of Stockholm
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Museums
Stockholm is rife with museums. Here are but a few:
- Skansen - An open air heritage museum and zoo
- Vasa Museum, dedicated to the restored Vasa, a ship that sunk in 1628
- Nationalmuseum (http://www.nationalmuseum.se) - The National Museum of Art
- Nordiska museet (http://www.nordiskamuseet.se) - The Nordic Museum with art and design from the Nordic countries
- Stockholms stadsmuseum (http://www.stadsmuseum.stockholm.se/) - The Stockholm City Museum
- Medeltidsmuseet (http://www.medeltidsmuseet.stockholm.se) - The Museum of Stockholm in the Middle Ages
- Tekniska museet (http://www.tekniskamuseet.se) - The Museum of Technology
- Sjöhistoriska Museet (http://www.sjohistoriska.nu/) - The National Maritime Museum
- Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet (http://www.nrm.se/) -- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- Biologiska Museet (http://www.biologiskamuseet.com/) - The Biological Museum, Swedish flora and fauna
- Aquaria Vattenmuseum (http://www.destination-stockholm.com/sights/aquaria.htm) - The Aquaria Water Museum, all about water: Rain Forests, Tropical Seas, Mountain Seas, The Baltic Sea
- Vin- och Sprithistoriska Museet (http://www.vinosprithistoriska.se/) - The Museum of the History of Wine and Liquor
- Millesgården (http://www.millesgarden.se) - The home of sculptor Carl Milles
Theatre
The scenes[?] of Stockholm numbers in their fifties at the least, and a wide variety of plays are constantly on, from classical to newly written.
- Royal Swedish Opera
- Dramaten (http://www.dramaten.se) - The Royal Swedish Theatre
- Stockholms stadsteater (http://www.stadsteatern.stockholm.se/) - The Stockholm City Theatre