(212) 879-9779
58 Park Avenue
(37th and 38th Aves.)
New York,
NY
10016
40.7493
-73.9798
Neighborhoods: Midtown, Murray Hill
What People Are Saying About Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
Nordic Exposure – This premier center for Nordic culture has a quintessentially modern Scandinavian interior: bathed in the cool glow of halogen lights, resplendent with playful, primary colors. Rest assured the region that gave us Hans Christian Andersen takes care of its kids: The Heimbold Family Children's Learning Center is stocked with Lego's, storybooks, and a stageful of costumes. Grownups can peruse sundry periodicals at the Halldor Laxness Library, wander through four spacious galleries or rhapsodize over quirky design objects in the store. Young and old sample contemporary and…
06/29/07
Modern Slice of Scandinavia
by oxfordoarsman
Nice modern building on Park Ave - it reminds me of the commercial spaces in Oslo. The cafe is nice (but it makes the whole entry smell like cabbage soup). The Swedish meatballs are amazing, and it feels like you're actually at a cafe in the Nordic region. The HIGHLIGHT is the excellent shop. They have lots of housewares, sweets, books, gifts - many things I ONLY see in Scandinavia and with prices I'd never see there. Excellent values, particularly the midsummer and after Christmas sales. Their Christmas Shoppe on the 3rd floor in December is well worth visiting.
02/15/03
No permanent collection
by vinylboy20
No permanent collection to speak of, but we saw a exhibit on Jewish Norwegians that was good, but consisted mostly of posters of information I could've read in a book. The cafe downstairs is what you come here for though. And as long as you're there for a the food, why not learn something about the people?
- Pros: Cafe
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