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CHICAGO Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-728 8111 | info@samac.org www.swedishamericanmuseum.org Due to ongoing concerns for public safety related to the Coronavirus, the Swedish American Museum is closed to the public until further notice. Visit the Swedish American Museum website for more information. MINNEAPOLIS American Swedish Institute 2600 Park Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55407 Tel: 612-871 4907 | www.asimn.org ASI is temporarily closed due to COVID-19 and programs are cancelled through May 31. Visit the ASI website for information on virtual language classes and makers sessions, sharing recipes and stories. PHILADEPHIA American Swedish Historical Museum 1900 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145 | Tel: 215-389 1776 | info@americanswedish.org | www.americanswedish.org The museum is closed to the public until further notice. Please visit www.americanswedish.org for more information. PORTLAND Nordic Northwest Nordia House, 8800 SW Oleson Rd., Portland, OR 97223 | Tel: 503-977 0275 www.nordicnorthwest.org For health and safety, Nordic Northwest has closed its doors until April 30. Please check the updated information on the Nordic Northwest website. SEATTLE Swedish Cultural Center 1920 Dexter Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109 Tel: 206-283 1090 | www.swedishclubnw.org info@swedishculturalcenter.org May 16 – Back to Our Roots gala – canceled; tentatively rescheduled for October Nordic Museum 2655 NW Market Street, Seattle, WA 98107 Tel: 206-789 5707 | nordic@nordicmuseum.org www.nordicmuseum.org 8
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The National Nordic Museum will stay closed until the state-wide "Stay at Home" order is lifted. This is done in an effort to reduce the acceleration of the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). WASHINGTON, DC Embassy of Sweden 2900 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20007 Tel: 202-467 2600 | www.swedenabroad.com ambassaden.washington@gov.se Due to the rapid developments of COVID-19 the Embassy is only offering limited consular services at the moment and will be closed to visitors until April 17, 2020. Only extremely urgent passport and visa applications will be considered. Appointments have to be scheduled via e-mail: ambassaden.washington-visum@gov.se. WISCONSIN Swedish American Historical Society of Wisconsin Tel: 414-352 7890 | www.sahswi.org May 9 – Sat 1:30 pm: Scandinavian Design and The United States exhibition presented by Monica Obniski, Curator of 20th- and 21stCentury Design at Redemption Lutheran Church, 4057 North Mayfair Rd. (Hwy. 100, just north of Capitol Dr.) Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Over 180 objects are included in this first major exhibition highlighting the collaboration of Scandinavian and United States deginers planned to open at the Milwaukee Art Museum, May 15 to September 7, 2020. OTTAWA Embassy of Sweden Ottawa 377 Dalhousie Street, Suite 305, Ottawa ON K1N 9NB Tel: 613-241 2277 www.swedishembassy.ca Temporary Travel Ban and limited possibili ties of obtaining a visa to Sweden took effect on 19 March and will initially apply for 30 days. This is an exceptional measure that will not apply for longer than necessary. Due to the coronavirus and the temporary entry ban to Sweden, the Swedish Migration Agency has decided that the majority of visa applications will be rejected. This applies if you wish to visit Sweden and are a citizen of a country outside the EU. 18
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TORONTO Svenska kyrkan i Toronto 25 Old York Mills Road, Toronto ON M2P 1B5 Tel: 416-486 0466 | toronto@svenskakyrkan.se www.svenskakyrkan.se/toronto Due to the ongoing pandemic of the corona virus Covid-19, and the ban on public gatherings, the Swedish Church in Toronto has cancelled all its church services and other activities until further notice. Pastor Anders Fehn has returned to Sweden and pastor Matti Kormano of Agricola has graciously offered his services during this time, should the need arise. He can be reached at 647742 1717 or pastor@agricola.ca. VANCOUVER Scandinavian Community Centre 6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby, BC V5B 4P9 Tel: 604-294 2777 | info@scancentre.org www.scancentre.org The Scandinavian Centre is closed for the time being but the office is still open for administration. Please contact by phone 604-294 2777 or e-mail info@scancentre. org. If you wish to come to the Centre, please contact us first. Any further updates will be posted on our websites www.scancentre.org. WINNIPEG Swedish Cultural Assn of Manitoba 764 Erin Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 2W4 | Tel: 204-774 8047 | Reservations at: svenskclub17@gmail.com Due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak all events scheduled with the Swedish Cultural Assoc have been postponed until further notice. During these weeks of recommended isolation, our members are reminded that we are all family and have encouraged everyone to reach out to one another, either by going to the grocery store, by phoning or through technology so that everybody know that someone cares. We must do our best to focus on the positive – on the giving nature that has come forth; the ingenuity and creativity exhibited for the betterment of others and the selfless acts of kindness conveyed. This unprecedented time in our lives will pass and we will learn some profound lessons from the experience. 28
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