Do we need to book the headlamp tour?

Everyone needs a place ticket, kids included. The 11:30 tour books on Tickster, and the 12:00 tour is first come, first served.

Kids and teens 18 and under go free, headlamp tour included. Adults pay the 180 kr museum entry.

Can we bring a stroller?

Yes, everywhere except the Gold Room. During holidays the museum asks you to leave it outside the entrance if you can, and there's a cable in the courtyard to lock it to.

What else is there for kids to do?

Borrow an adventure backpack for a 40-50 minute trail through the exhibitions, or pick up detective riddles at the entrance. Forntider, with Stone Age people and Iron Age helmets, is worth a stop too.

Autumn Break at Historiska Museet: Headlamp Tours and Vikings

Name: Autumn Break at Historiska Museet: Headlamp Tours and Vikings
Start: 2026-10-24
End: 2026-11-01T23:59:59
Location: Historiska museet

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ExhibitionÖstermalm

Where

Östermalm, Historiska museet

Ages

2–12

Setting

Indoors

Plan for

Half a day

What you need to know

Headlamp tour suits 7+, so younger siblings may do better in the play village
Packed-lunch room on site, with running water and a microwave, plus a courtyard for eating outside when the weather allows
One ticket, two museums: entry also covers Ekonomiska museet, where kids find hidden images on banknotes with a magnifier and a UV lamp

About

Historiska museet fills autumn break with Vikings. In the play exhibition Vikingaliv hos Halvdan och Meia, kids climb aboard a Viking ship, play in Viking houses and meet the farm animals. Vikingarnas värld is the world's largest Viking exhibition, with over 2,500 objects and hands-on activities. The headlamp adventure is a guided walk through the darkened museum among old treasures, heroes and monsters. It suits school-age kids best.

Kids free, adults 180 kr

Dates

Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026

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Historiska museet

Narvavägen 13-17, Östermalm

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