Whether they recognize it or not, almost everyone has a personal gallery of oddments and artifacts stuffed in a closet or arranged on a shelf. Maybe these things are consciously collected, or maybe they tell a story about the time or person or place they came from. And maybe they deserve a wider audience–some of them, at least. That’s the thinking behind this intimate and fascinating exhibit of ephemera from the collections of American Swedish Institute members. Paintings, etchings, drawings, housewares, photographs, and an assortment of other objects tell stories of Swedes who moved to America, but kept the home country in their hearts, and on their walls. 2600 Park Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-871-4907; www.americanswedishinst.org
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