The Observatory Museum

Observation room exterior

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Welcome to The Observatory museum

Photo: Anders Kronborg

The museum is not open Tuesday and Thursday 6-9pm in april.

Temporary exhibtion

Jacob Berzelius

© KVA

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The Observatory Museum

On the highest point of Observatoriekullen (the Observatory Hill), boasting a panoramic view over the city, lies the old Stockholm Observatory. From here research within the fields of astronomy, meteorology and geography was conducted during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Today this building holds a museum, dedicated to the history of science, and run by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The museum tells us of the history of the building, and of some of the activities which have taken place here.

The foundations of the Observatory were laid down in 1748 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. This was to become their very first own building.

Open Hours

Sundays
The museum is open with guided tours 12:00, 13:00 and 14:00.

Tuesday - Thursday
The museum is open between 13:00 - 15:00, with guided tours of the Berzelius exhibition at 13:00.

Tuesday and Thursday (only october-mars)
The museum is not open Tuesday and Thursday 6-9pm in april. Between October and Mars, the museum is open with guided tours 18:00, 19:00 and 20:00 Observation with telescope every half hour between 18:00-21:00.

The tours are in swedish, but information leaflets in english are available.

Entrance: SEK 60 adults and SEK 30 for children between 7 and 18 year.

New Thesis
Taking possession of astronomy - Frontispieces and illustrated title pages in 17th-century books on astronomy, by Inga Elmqvist Söderlund (Stockholm, 2010).

Price 150 SEK + shipping cost. To place an order, contact the museum: observatoriet@kva.se


OBSERVATORIEMUSEET Drottninggatan 120 113 60 Stockholm Tel: +46(0)8-54548390, Fax: +46(0)8-54548395