Vadstena Museum

Description

Vadstena City Museum displays the history of Vadstena from the Middle Ages to present. There is also a collection of famous Vadstena laces.

Address
Krabbegatan, Vadstena, Sweden

Established
1949

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Vadstena Castle was originally built by King Gustav I in 1545 as a fortress to protect Stockholm from enemies from the south. ...

The Abbey of Our Lady and of St. Bridget, more commonly referred to as Vadstena Abbey, was the motherhouse of the Bridgettine ...

The Town Hall of Vadstena is Sweden's oldest, dating back to the early 15th century. It was first mentioned in 1417. There ...

Bishop’s House was built originally in the 1390s for the residence of Linköping Bishop when he was visiting Vadste ...

Rödtornet (Red Tower) is the only remaining part of the medieval St. Peter's Church built in the 12th century. The tower was ...

Vadstena Hospital Museum covers the town's hospital tradition. The museum building is an old mental hospital built in 1757. ...

The country church of Askersund was built between 1664-1670 to the site of medieval church, which was destroyed by fire in 16 ...

Brahehus Castle was built by Per Brahe between 1637 and 1650s. Soon after Per Brahe died in 1680 Brahehus was abandoned and m ...

French monks of the influential Cistercian order founded Alvastra Monastery in 1143. From Clairvaux in France, the monks brou ...

The Rök Runestone is one of the most famous runestones, featuring the longest known runic inscription in stone. It is co ...

Säby Church was built around the year 1200 and it was enlarged probably in the 15th century, 1692 and 1746. The medieval fre ...

The Romanesque Väversunda church date from the 12th century. It is decorated with murals made in the 13th and 17th cen ...