Eric Nelson will discuss “The New National Nordic Museum” at the Rotary Club of Mercer Island’s meeting on April 4 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 SE 24th St. The main meeting begins at 12:30 pm. Guests are always welcome.

Nelson, executive director/CEO of the National Nordic Museum in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, has overseen the expansion of the museum into a nationally and internationally recognized center for sharing Nordic culture, values and innovation. He has been honored with the rarely awarded Hazelius Medal in Gold, the only non-Swedish citizen to receive the recognition, as well as having been named the Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland by the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and awarded Knight 1st Class of the Royal Order of the Polar Star by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. In 2022, he was inducted into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame.

For more information on the Rotary Club of Mercer Island, visit http://mirotary.org/