The Nordic people have fostered one of the world’s greatest storytelling traditions, from the Icelandic Eddas to the Viking Sagas to Norse myths on down to the recent Scandinavian mystery boom that ...

SEATTLE — The striking zinc-clad structure rises dramatically from the street, long, narrow and high, rather like a fjord. It’s a perfect setting for Seattle’s new National Nordic Museum, which opened ...

The next time you go to the National Nordic Museum in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, you could meet an actual Knight. But odds are, he won’t be wearing shining armor. His Majesty, King Harald the ...

Editor's note: The video above was originally published in February 2019. Ballard’s Nordic Museum received a new designation Thursday. The museum, which pays tribute to the neighborhood’s northern ...

Experience the New Nordic exhibition and see how Seattle and the Nordic countries blend cuisine, art, and culture seamlessly.

Standing inside the dark museum on a recent wintry evening, I picked up a small bell jar, brought it up to my face and gave it a good, deep sniff. I closed my eyes. Hm. Smells milky and soft. I’m ...

Lāth Carlson has been tapped as the new CEO and executive director of the National Nordic Museum, a Ballard institution dedicated to celebrating Nordic arts, culture and history. He succeeds retiring ...

Having envisioned something "cute," perhaps of white clapboard construction, visiting Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was wide-eyed beneath the white walls of Seattle's year-old National Nordic Museum. "I ...

Given the continued inclement weather, most area cultural organizations have decided to remain closed for the second day this week. In fact, it’s easier to list the local entity that’s open: The ...

This January, The Nordic Heritage Museum is bringing back the Nordic Lights Film Festival for a second year. The festival features films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and takes ...

Ballard’s Nordic Museum may be about to get some national recognition from Congress. This week, the Senate passed a broad federal lands bill by a vote of 92-8, which includes protections for federal ...

A weekend getaway includes a sojourn to the past, Viking style, and a futuristic romp SEATTLE — The striking zinc-clad structure rises dramatically from the street, long, narrow and high, rather like ...