Visual Voltage Family day at the House of Sweden

Yesterday, April 18, was family day at the House of Sweden. It was a beautiful, warm and sunny day, and many of the families that were taking a walk along the river took the opportunity to go inside and take part of the many activities – for instance guided tours of the exhibit Visual Voltage, the Minibottle World and quizzes. There were lots of kids! It was interesting to see how these interactive activities spurred a dialogue within the families about the green house effect and what a sustainable future might look like.

Almost 500 people showed up on a sunny Saturday, which says something about people’s concern for these issues, and the parents’ wish to educate their children about it.

For us, the delegation from the Interactive Institute and Swedish Institute, it has also been amazing to see how an embassy can be this open, inviting and friendly – creating curiosity about our home country. It is noticeable that almost everyone we have talked to in Washington have visited the embassy and think it’s a great place! We have been very proud to be Swedish this weekend.