Stockholms stadsarkiv
Open with free admission 6 PM to 12 AM
Descend into the depths of Kungsklippan and explore the archive storages. Hear stories of times past, the lives that left their mark and feel history come alive in the corridors. Guided tours, lectures, archive unboxing and much more await this evening when the City Archive welcomes you.
18:00 - 00:00 — Caught on camera – take your own mugshot
Photograph a mugshot of yourself and see if you fit in among 11,000 other old mugshots.
18:15 - 22:00 — Guided tours of the storage facilities
Descend into Kungsklippan and immerse yourself in decades of Stockholm’s history.
18:30 - 19:00 — Stockholms Jazzarkiv live
The trio Stockholms Jazzarkiv presents a jazz performance in the grand hall, Arkivarien.
19:00 - 19:30 — Kvinnan i manfolkskläder – short lecture
In 1679, Elisabeth Olofsdotter was accused of living as Mats Ersson.
20:00 - 20:30 — Infanticide as suicide – short lecture
Through various fates, suicidal murder is shown as a growing problem in the 18th-century.
21:00 - 21:30 — Unboxing of an archive
Unbox an archive together and learn from the archive documents.
21:30 - 22:00 — How to find in the archives – crash course
The City Archives has over 6500 archives, but how can you find what your looking for? Q&A.
This specific event is not affected by the Swedish Police Authority's bag ban.
The guided tours have limited capacity, ticket is required. Get your ticket by the reading room counter at 18:00 during Culture Night. Bags are prohibited in the guided tours of the storages. Free lockable lockers available on the entrance floor.
Stockholms stadsarkiv's website
Address: Kungsklippan 6
Nearest station: Rådhuset
