| 词条 | American Swedish Institute |
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| name = American Swedish Institute | logo = | logo_upright = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = American Swedish Institute 2015.jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = The main buildings of the American Swedish Institute | map_type = Minnesota#USA | map_relief = | map_size = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{Coord|44|57|18|N|93|15|57|W|display=inline,title}} | former_name = American Institute for Swedish Arts, Literature and Science | established = {{Start date|1929|df=y}} | location = 2600 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota | type = | accreditation = | key_holdings = | collections = | collection_size = | visitors = | founder = | executive_director = | leader_type = | leader = | director = | president = | ceo = | chairperson = | curator = | architect = | historian = | owner = | publictransit = | car_park = | parking = | network = | website = {{Infobox NRHP | embed = yes | name = Swan Turnblad House | nrhp_type = | image = American Swedish Institute.jpg | caption = The Swan Turnblad House viewed from the southeast | location = | coordinates = {{coord|44|57|18.7|N|93|15|57|W|display=inline}} | area = Less than one acre | built = 1903–10 | architect = Boehme & Cordella | architecture = Châteauesque | added = August 26, 1971 | refnum = 71000436[1] }}}} The American Swedish Institute (ASI) is a museum and cultural center in the Phillips West neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The organization is dedicated to the preservation and study of the historic role Sweden and Swedish Americans have played in US culture and history. The museum complex includes the Swan Turnblad Mansion, completed in 1910, and the adjoining Nelson Cultural Center, completed in 2012. Today, ASI serves as a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden. The museum offers exhibitions from Sweden and the Nordic region, programming for youth and family, and in recent years, has expanded its performing arts offerings. The museum's restaurant, FIKA, was named "Best Lunch In Minnesota" by the Star Tribune in 2013 for its New Nordic cuisine.[2] HistoryThe American Swedish Institute is housed in a turn-of-the-20th-century mansion that was built for Swedish immigrants Swan and Christina Turnblad. Swan Turnblad immigrated with his family to the United States in 1868 at the age of eight. His parents made the decision to leave their farm in the famine-ridden area of Småland, Sweden. The family settled in a Swedish community called Vasa in southern Minnesota where they joined relatives who had settled in the area earlier. Swan Turnblad was not content to continue in the family farming tradition. In 1879 Turnblad left Vasa for Minneapolis where he lived the quintessential rags-to-riches American success story. After he moved to Minneapolis, Turnblad worked at several Swedish language newspapers as a typesetter. His interest in the printing industry eventually led to his success as publisher of the Swedish language newspaper Svenska Amerikanska Posten. Within ten years he was the sole owner. Under his management, circulation of the weekly paper soared to over 40,000, a substantial increase from the 1,400 it initially claimed. This publication was likely the principal source of Turnblad's wealth. The success of the paper was a result of Turnblad's aggressive management style, as well as the large numbers of Swedish immigrants who supported it. He created a technically advanced newspaper by using the best printing equipment available. He was the first Swedish publisher in America to set his paper by Linotype machine. In 1903 Svenska Amerikanska Posten became the first Swedish language paper to use a duplex rotary color printing press, enabling the creation of color illustrations. In Minneapolis Swan met and married Christina Nilsson. She, like Turnblad, had come to America from Sweden with her family. Her family settled in Worthington, Minnesota, in 1876 when Christina was 15. Her first job in America paid no wages, but gave her work experience and English language training. Later she worked as a waitress for one year. In 1882 Christina moved to Minneapolis where she met the young newspaper man at a Good Templar meeting. They were married in 1883 and their only child, Lillian Zenobia, was born a year later. In the early 20th century the Turnblads started to plan the building of their palatial estate. Their many trips to Europe certainly influenced their decision on the stately chateau style of the mansion and the ornate designs of the interior. The property on Park Avenue was purchased in 1903 and plans were drawn up by the Minneapolis architectural firm of Christopher A. Boehme and Victor Cordella. The structure took nearly five years to build. The Turnblads did not take out a mortgage on this property during construction. Bills were paid as they came due and there are no records of construction costs. When the museum was founded in 1929, the Minneapolis Tribune reported, "the cost is believed to have been close to $1 million although this is a matter the builder does not discuss." The transition from private residence to museum happened in 1929 when the family donated the house and the newspaper to establish the American Institute for Swedish Arts, Literature and Science (later changed to the American Swedish Institute). Turnblad stated that he had long planned for the home to be a Swedish-American institute. He was quoted as saying, "many persons may have wondered what a small family like ours, a family which had not great social ambitions, wanted with so big a house. Perhaps they can guess now." The mansion is on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] It was listed for its local significance in architecture, art, and education.[4] The second floor of the mansion underwent restoration in 1995 to rebuild damaged plaster moldings, and restore their gold leaf and paint to match undamaged regions. The work received a Heritage Preservation Award.[5] In 2012, ASI opened a {{convert|34,000|sqft|m2|adj=mid}} addition designed by HGA Architects of Minneapolis. The addition includes new gallery space, craft workshop, glass-enclosed reception area, gift shop, restaurant (FIKA), and spaces for events such as concerts, lectures, and community gatherings. The addition was dedicated by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden.[6] Exhibits at ASIExhibits at ASI have included:
Annual Christmas exhibitIn the 1950s, ASI began displays that showed how Christmas is celebrated in different Scandinavian countries. This has evolved into an annual display where each room in the mansion is decorated to represent a different country: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark. Recently, the museum has added a "guest country" to the display with a Navidad room from Mexico in 2014 and a Russian Christmas room in 2015.[12] See also
References1. ^{{NRISref|2006a}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/best-lunch-fika-2013-best-of-mn/207261431/ |title=Best Lunch - Fika - 2013 Best of MN - StarTribune.com |newspaper=Startribune.com |date=May 20, 2013 |accessdate=October 23, 2016}} 3. ^History of Hennepin County and The City of Minneapolis, 1881. Page 277. North Star Publishing http://hennbios.tripod.com/surnamet.htm 4. ^{{cite journal |last=Cavin |first=Brooks |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: American Swedish Institute |url={{NRHP url|id=71000436}} |publisher=National Park Service |date=1971-01-29 |accessdate=2015-05-17}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.architecture-restoration.com/American_Swedish_Institute.html |title=American Swedish Institute interior conservation |website=Architecture-restoration.com |accessdate=October 23, 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.minnpost.com/business/2012/06/american-swedish-institute-expanding-both-its-building-and-its-mission |title=American Swedish Institute expanding both its building and its mission |website=www.minnpost.com |date=June 25, 2012 |author=John Reinan |accessdate= October 23, 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/04/14/wander-mn-lars-lerin-asi/ |title=Wander Minnesota: Lars Lerin At The American Swedish Institute |newspaper=Minnesota.cbslocal.com |date=April 14, 2016 |author=Amy Rea |accessdate=October 23, 2016}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/06/01/appetites-magnus-nilsson-photo-exhibit |title=Appetites: Magnus Nilsson's 'Nordic' |website=www.mprnews.org |date=June 1, 2016 |accessdate=October 23, 2016}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/samis-culture-explored-at-american-swedish-institute/192378721/ |title=Sámis culture explored at American Swedish Institute - StarTribune.com |newspaper=Startribune.com |date=February 22, 2013 |author=Mary Abbe |accessdate=October 23, 2016}} 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.twincities.com/2014/01/22/shear-beauty-american-swedish-institute-exhibit-features-danish-artists-paper-cuts/ |title=Shear beauty: American Swedish Institute exhibit features Danish artist's paper cuts |newspaper=Pioneer Press |date=January 22, 2014 |author=Amy Carlson Gustafson |accessdate= October 23, 2016}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/03/02/nobel-creations |title=A Higgs boson dress? 'Nobel Creations' honors laureates through fashion |newspaper=Mprnews.org |date=March 2, 2015 |author=Marianne Combs |accessdate= October 23, 2016}} 12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mndaily.com/article/2015/11/american-swedish-institute-celebrates-nordic-christmas-traditions |title=American Swedish Institute celebrates Nordic Christmas traditions |newspaper=Mndaily.com |date=November 25, 2015 |author=Grace Kramer |accessdate=October 23, 2016}} Other sources
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