Museums in Sweden
Alingsås Museum
The industrial history of Alingsås began in 1724 when Jonas Alström established there a factory. The factory had 1,000 employees already in the mid-18th century. The Alströmerska warehouse at the Lilla Torget is the city’s oldest secular building. It was built in the beginning of the 1730s and is the only property left from the Alströmerska époque. The building was first used by Jonas Als ...
Founded: 1730s |
Location:
Alingsås, Sweden
Arboga Museum
In 1846 the merchant Anders Öhrström built a lavish residence for himself and his family – The Öhrström estate (Öhrströms gård) on Nygatan has been meticulously renovated and its period rooms and features are a true asset to Arboga. The estate is now home to Arboga Museum. The museum also houses a large photographic archive and library in addition to modern facilities for exhibit ...
Founded: 1846 |
Location:
Arboga, Sweden
Västerbotten Museum
Västerbotten Museum is one of the most popular county museums in Sweden. The permanent exhibitions trace human history in Västerbotten through the centuries, from prehistoric times to the present day. There is also lots of information on the native Sami people and their culture. There is a shop here where you can pick up a souvenir. The museum is located at Gammlia, where you’ll also find a lively open-air museum, an ...
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Location:
Umeå, Sweden
Åsle Tå
Åsle Tå lies in the countryside just to the east of Falköping. It is a living museum made up of a historic collection of traditional crofters’ cottages. This is the place to come if you are interested in the way of life of ordinary farmers in the area in the past. There is a restaurant here and a shop. Guided tours are available for groups by arrangement.
Founded: 18th century |
Location:
Falköping, Sweden
Wadköping Open Air Museum
Wadköping open-air museum with its wooden buildings and courtyards gives an idea of what Örebro's buildings and city environment used to look like. Wadköping has been located here since its opening in 1965 and comprises buildings and courtyards moved here from central Örebro. A town street runs through the middle of Wadköping with buildings on either side. One side, with its low-proportioned, red- ...
Founded: 1965 |
Location:
Örebro, Sweden
Vadstena Museum
Vadstena City Museum displays the history of Vadstena from the Middle Ages to present. There is also a collection of famous Vadstena laces.
Founded: 1949 |
Location:
Vadstena, Sweden
Landskrona Museum
Landskrona Museum exhibits the local history of Landskrona. It is located to the old barracks built in 1751-1760. In addition to permanent exhibition there are about 15 temporary exhibitions annually.
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Location:
Landskrona, Sweden
Bohuslän Museum
Bohuslän region museum exhibits the history of Uddevalla and surrounding coastal area. There are also other exhibitions like European art collection of John Johnson (1861-1951), a wealthy businessman and art collector.
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Location:
Uddevalla, Sweden
Dalarö Museum
Dalarö Museum is situated to the old Custom’s House built in 1788. The museum exhibits the Age of Greatness and the seafaring history of Dalarö. The museum is open in summer season.
Founded: 1788 |
Location:
Dalarö, Sweden
Dalarna Museum
The exhibition shows the industrial heritage of Falun and the province of Dalarna. People from Dalarna have had to be creative to provide for themselves in a harsh environment. A variety of industries, including the copper mine in Falun, suited to the natural resources of the area, have developed and dominated the Dalarna landscape for over a thousand years. The gallery features craftwork and industrial products from the ...
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Location:
Falun, Sweden
Borgholm City Museum
Borgholm City Museum is housed in a beautiful building dating from the first half of the 19th century. The permanent collections include displays of tools, weapons, domestic objects, clothing and handicrafts created over the centuries. You can see examples of authentic period interiors. The basement contains a collection of archaeological finds from the earliest years of settlement. There is also a collection of model shi ...
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Location:
Borgholm, Sweden
Enköping Museum
The museum is housed in the old town hall from 1780 and is a cultural history museum describing the history of the municipality from the Stone Age until the present day. In addition to the permanent exhibitions, the museum puts on temporary exhibitions of thematic nature. Guide in English to the exhibition Gryningsland (Land of Dawn) about the area in prehistoric times.
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Location:
Enköping, Sweden
Småland Museum
Småland Museum is the oldest county museum in Sweden. It opened in the present building in 1885. Permanent exhibitions display the history of Småland from the Stone Ages through the silver treasure of Vikings to 19th and 20th century living style. There is also a glass museum.
Founded: 1885 |
Location:
Växjö, Sweden
Bunge Museum
The open-air museum at Bunge is a folk museum which shows how the Gotlandic peasants of the past lived. The museum's creator, schoolteacher Th. Erlandsson (1869-1953), moved to Bunge from central Gotland at the end of the 19th century. At that time most of Gotland's old buildings had already disappeared and he decided to try to save those that remained. Many local people also became interested in this idea and a piece of ...
Founded: 1908 |
Location:
Fårösund, Sweden
Disagården
Disagården is an outdoor museum where visitors get a glimpse of how people lived in rural areas during the late 1800s. Part of Uppland Museum, this site preserves the way of life of19th century flatland farmers. You can see a collection of furnished buildings illustrating living and working conditions. Traditional breeds of animals graze the fields. You can learn about the traditional varieties of apples grown here and e ...
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Location:
Uppsala, Sweden
Hospital Museum
Vadstena Hospital Museum covers the town's hospital tradition. The museum building is an old mental hospital built in 1757. The 16th century Mårten Skinnares House is situated next to the museum and open during guided tours of the museum.
Founded: 1757 |
Location:
Vadstena, Sweden
Eslöv Museum
Eslöv Museum lies in the heart of the town. It was established in 2000 and is contained within a former merchant’s house from the late nineteenth century. The museum’s permanent exhibition traces the development of the settlement from a small farming village to a thriving commercial centre as the railways arrived. The museum also hosts changing temporary exhibitions on themes with some relevance to the ...
Founded: 2000 |
Location:
Eslöv, Sweden
Borås Museum
The Borås open air museum exhibits the traditional building methods and lifestyles of past centuries. The buildings have been transported from various parts of the Sjuhärad region. The unique sight is a wooden church built in 1690. It has been moved from Kinnarumma.
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Location:
Borås, Sweden
Falkenberg Museum
Falkenberg Museum gives insights into various aspects of the city’s history. Some of the most popular permanent exhibitions are recreations of domestic and commercial environments from the nineteen fifties. You can see the interior of a shoemaker’s and a dressmaker’s shop, and of an apartment from this period. There is also an exhibition on the history of the railway in the city. The museum has a shop. G ...
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Location:
Falkenberg, Sweden
Eksjö Museum
Eksjö Museum was established in 1960 when Albert Engström donated a significant collection of historical equipments to the city of Eksjö. The museum exhibits this collection, the history of Eksjö and the war history of Småland. The museum is located to the site of old leather factory.
Founded: 1960 |
Location:
Eksjö, Sweden