Borgholm City Museum

Borgholm, Sweden

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 ships, an exhibition on resort era Borgholm and a display on the history of firefighting in the city.

Museums in Sweden

Address

Köpmangatan 23B, Borgholm, Sweden

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Details

Category: Museums in Sweden

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Ulla-Karin Backström (2 years ago)
Nice place to watch theater. And since it was Mamma Mu and Kråkan made the place even better. I as a grandmother LOVE Mamma Mu and Kråkan and luckily my grandchildren love them too ?

Stefan Andersson-Junkka (4 years ago)
Small oasis in the middle of town. Summer theater venue Nice family, good coffee

Mattias Thunell (4 years ago)
Cozy courtyard ... good performances for children and adults in the summer

Annika Rörberg (4 years ago)
A cozy place to be at We were listening to Johan Glans

Kenth Oscarsson (4 years ago)
Quiet and historic setting ... ?

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Broch of Gurness

The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village. Settlement here began sometime between 500 and 200 BC. At the centre of the settlement is a stone tower or broch, which once probably reached a height of around 10 metres. Its interior is divided into sections by upright slabs. The tower features two skins of drystone walls, with stone-floored galleries in between. These are accessed by steps. Stone ledges suggest that there was once an upper storey with a timber floor. The roof would have been thatched, surrounded by a wall walk linked by stairs to the ground floor. The broch features two hearths and a subterranean stone cistern with steps leading down into it. It is thought to have some religious significance, relating to an Iron Age cult of the underground.

The remains of the central tower are up to 3.6 metres high, and the stone walls are up to 4.1 metres thick.