
Photo: Anders Kronborg
Upcoming
exhibtion
Jacob
Berzelius

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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.
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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
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 50 adults and SEK 25 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
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