Nordic Museum has built a new home.

After many years of planning and fundraising, we are in the last phases of construction. The modern 57,000-sq. ft. museum and cultural center is located in the heart of Ballard (on Market Street) and includes a refined layout with expanded exhibition and educational spaces.

The new museum design is organized around a linear “fjord” that weaves together stories of the Nordic region and of the Nordic-American experience. Bridges crossing the fjord intensify the experience of migration, connecting Nordic and Nordic-American exhibits. A vertically striated zinc skin wraps the building exterior; inside, fjord walls are composed of faceted white planes evoking its glacial origins. Along with the core exhibition galleries, active social areas — café, store, auditorium, and classrooms — expand the Museum’s capability to serve large audiences.