Mission: The swedish american museum:1. Celebrates swedish culture, customs, and traditions a. Interactive brunk children's museum of immigration b. Lectures, concerts, classes, exhibits emphasizing swedish culture c. Tours for school groups, seniors d. Gift shop featuring scandinavian items2. Honors the swedish immigration experience a. Permanent exhibit of swedish immigration to united states b. Multicultural curriculum tied to brunk children's museum of immigration c. Immigrant wall d. Swedish american genealogy center3. Recognizes contributions of volunteers and supporters a. Annual volunteer recognition dinner and awards ceremony b. Donor board in lobby c. Kurt matthiasson heritage society d. Annual award honoring an individual contribution to museum 4. Fosters collaboration with the broader community a. Programs with other ethnic museums b. Events, exhibits with andersonville community c. Participation in events with other scandinavian groups
Programs: Programs and classes: the swedish american museum offers events, classes and programs celebrating the swedish and the swedish-american culture. The museum held approximately 60 programs through a combination of lectures, concerts, genealogy sessions and family programs in 2017 with attendance of 5000. Swedish language classes are held 3 times a year for 8 or 12 weeks each.
exhibits and membership-the museum has approximately 1400 memberships with 2000 members. It has a special exhibit gallery in addition to its permanent exhibit featuring the immigration to chicago at the end of the 1800s. The collection has approximately 16,000 objects that have been donated by members and friends of the museum. During 2017, there were 4 special exhibits featuring artists of swedish or swedish-american descent and a gallery space on the second floor had four art exhibits.
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03/13/2017
The Swedish American Museum hires numerous part time employees as contractors, most notably in the children's museum and programs, in order to save money and avoid paying associated payroll taxes. These employees are not listed on the 990. The "contractor" classification is illegal and provides the opportunity for the museum to skirt the Chicago minimum wage laws. Typically the part time employees are young and may not be aware they cannot legally be "contractors" because their hours and duties are strictly regulated by the executive director. Since the part time employees do not have outside businesses and do not create invoices, they are asked to sign documents requesting payment.
