Museums and galleries in Gothenburg

Museums and galleries in Gothenburg

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   Aeroseum

   An aircraft museum in a former military underground air force base. Also home of the annual Göteborg Aero Show and other events.

2. Buy

   Avenyn

   Kungsportsavenyn

   Ranging between Kungportsplatsen with Kopparmärra, the statue of king Karl IX, to Götaplatsen with the statue of Poseidon and the Gothenburg art museum: Avenyn and Kungsportsplatsen hosts a variety of shops that cater to most wants. Quite a few restaurants lie along the street as well, and it is the main tourist street, where in the summers few Gothenburgers will be found, apart from at the tram stations and by the Gothenburg city library at the Götaplatsen end.

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   Gothenburg Art Museum

   Göteborgs Konstmuseum

   Housed in a magnificent edifice flanked by the theatre and concert hall, it features a world-class collection of Nordic art (60 kr, people up to 20 years and students with ID free). The adjacent Hasselblad Center periodically holds public exhibitions. The Art Hall (free entrance) features contemporary art.

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   Gothenburg City Museum

   Göteborgs Stadsmuseum

   Covers the history of the city and region from prehistoric times to the present, with emphasis on the 19th-century Swedish East India Company, which was once housed in the building.

   40 kr, people under 20 and students free

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   Gothenburg Natural History Museum

   Göteborgs Naturhistoriska Museum

   The oldest museum in Gothenburg includes a stuffed blue whale and is situated in Slottsskogen. Here you can learn about the history of animals from around the world. Among other things, they have a permanent exhibition dedicated to whales.

   Tue-Sun 11:00-17:00·40 kr, under 20 years and students (with valid ID) free

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   Gothenburg Radio Museum

   All kinds of historical radio equipment on display from crystal radios to police radios and TV sets to vacuum tubes as well as a library with radio manuals.

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   KA 4 Museum and the Fort of Oskar II

   A museum at the former Coast Artillery Regiment at Käringberget. The fortification was built in the early 20th century and used until WWII, but there have been fortifications here for centuries. As warfare evolved, fortifications like this became outdated and therefore usually dismantled (as they did not have a historical significance being just a few decades old then), and as such the preserved Oskar II fort with its guns is a quite rare sight even around the world.

   Irregular opening hours

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   Maritiman

   "The world's biggest floating museum of ships" consists of 19 boats of all sizes. The biggest attraction is the former military destroyer Småland.

   100 kr, children (5–15) 50 kr, family 270 kr, students & senior citizens 70 kr

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   Maritime Museum and Aquarium

   Sjöfartsmuseet Akvariet

   Explains the maritime history of Gothenburg, West Sweden and of the fishing industry; has models of sailing ships. An aquarium in the basement, consisting of an "ocean lab" for visitors, a main tank with sharks and kinds of small fishes and some small tanks with coral, jellyfish and starfish. There is a lookout just by the museum, on the top of the pillar of the "Seamans wife", where you can view the harbour, but it is not open every day.

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    Museum of World Culture

    Världskulturmuseet

    A cultural counterpart to the science-oriented Universeum, it's a museum of ethnography and anthropology, with a thoroughly contemporary approach. There are regular special events such as concerts, films, and lectures. Free entrance to some of the museum's exhibits.

    Tue Thu Fri 12-:00-17:00; Wed 12:00-20:00, Sat Sun 11:00-17:0·40 kr (annual pass), free for people under the age of 19 years

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    Skansen Kronan

    Crown Keep

    A hilltop fortification, south-west of the city centre, built in the 17th century. In the 19th century it served as a prison, and now houses a military museum. Its twin Skansen Lejonet (Lion Keep) unfortunately finds itself in the middle of a railroad and industrial area but guided tours are held the first and third Sunday of every month.

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    Slottsskogen

    A big English garden close to the Botanical Garden and a popular spot for relaxing and picnics. Within the park you'll find the Museum of nature history, an observatory, a mini golf course, and a child zoo. In the zoo, you can also pay a visit to the quintessential Swedish animal: the älg, also known as moose. Slottskogen is famed for its valley with over 60 kinds of Azalea that blooms during early summer. The museum and the zoo don`t have an entry fee. Slottskogen can be very crowded with people going for a barbecue in Summer. On the night before the 1st of May, there is usually a big bonfire in the park, which is worth watching.

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    The Röhsska Museum

    The national museum of Swedish design and applied art, with both permanent and temporary exhibitions.

    Tue Wed 11:00-18:00, Thu 11:00-20:00, Fri-Sun 11:00-17:00, closed on Good Fri, 1 May, 6 June, Midsummer’s Eve, Midsummer Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s day·Adult 60 or, under 25 or with the Gothenburg Pass free

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    Universeum

    A new museum focusing on the environment with an indoor rainforest, experiment workshop, etc.

    Adult 175 kr, under 3 years free, 3-16 years 120 kr, family 545 kr

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    World of Volvo

    An exhibition centre for Volvo Cars and Volvo Group (the commercial vehicle brand). In addition to cars and trucks on display, there are visualisations of the history of Volvo, activities such as operating an excavator, scale models and occasional music events. The former museum in Arendal Skans is closed.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Gothenburg (CC BY-SA 4.0).