Gustavus Adolphus College welcomed Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden to campus on Friday, Oct. 5. The day included a Festival Worship Service, the dedication of the Sesquicentennial Plaza, and concurrent panel discussions on topics — environmental sustainability and protecting the world’s women and children — of specific interest and importance to Their Majesties.
Below you will be able to watch archived video of those events, view photographs from the day, and watch and read stories by media outlets that covered the day’s activities.
Videography
Video of Their Majesties arrival and the Festival Worship Service:
Video of the dedication of the Sesquicentennial Plaza:
Video of the seminar honoring His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf:
Video of the seminar honoring Her Majesty Queen Silvia:
Photography
Photographs from the Royal Visit will continually be uploaded to the College’s Flickr page as they become available.
Media Coverage
A number of media outlets from the Twin Cities, Mankato, and Sweden were on campus to cover the Royal Visit.
You can read Star Tribune stories by reporters Kim Ode and Mary Abbe previewing the Royal Visit and highlighting the Hillstrom Museum of Art’s current exhibition 150 Years of Swedish Art.
Mankato Free Press reporter Amanda Dyslin also previewed the Royal Visit and covered Friday’s events.
You can also watch reports by several local television stations including KARE-11, KSTP, WCCO, and KEYC.
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Media Contact: Director of Media Relations and Internal Communication Luc Hatlestad
luch@gustavus.edu
507-933-7510