Sights and landmarks in Lund

Sights and landmarks in Lund

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   Botaniska trädgården

   Botanical Garden

   It's very nice for walks, and there are greenhouses which house many exotic plants. Good place to take kids.

   Mid Sep-Mid May: 06:00-20:00 daily; Mid May-Mid Sep: 06:00-21:30 daily. Greenhouses are open 11:00-15:00 daily

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   Ingvar Kamprad Design Centrum

   Part of the Lund University LTH and home of the Industrial Design program; the building was funded by Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA.

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   Kulturen

   An open air museum founded in 1892, encompassing two blocks in central Lund. It contains a large number of old preserved houses from the middle ages to the 1930s, and some 20 exhibitions.

   May-Aug: daily 10:00-17:00, Sep-Apr: Tue-Sun 12:00-14:00·May-Aug: 120 kr, Sep-Apr: 90 kr

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   Lund Cathedral

   Lunds Domkyrka

   Built in 1103, it is the second-largest cathedral of the Nordic countries. There's a free organ concert every Saturday morning at 10:00, and the elaborate astronomical clock (on your left after entering) puts on its show twice a day (12:00 and 15:00). This clock show is highly recommended even if you're not interested in the church, due to its nostalgic value.

   Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00, Sat 09:30-17:00, Sun 09:30-18:00·Free

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   Nasoteket

   Perhaps one of the strangest exhibitions in Sweden, Nasoteket is a collection of cast noses from several different famous Swedes.

   Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00 during university terms

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   Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art

   Owned by the university and displays sketches for various works of public art, mostly by 20th-century Swedish artists.

   Tue Wed 11:00-17:00, Thu 11:00-21:00, Fri 11:00-18:00, Sat Sun 12:00-17:00·80 kr

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   Stadsparken

   City Park

   On Walpurgis Night (April 30), it's the place where people gather (about 20 000 people) to light a gigantic bonfire and revel through the night.

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   The Historical Museum

   Also owned by the university and was established in 1805. Has, among other things, many of the findings from Uppåkra, the nearby archaeological site of what was probably southern Sweden's biggest town during the Stone and Iron Ages.

   Tue-Fri 11:00-16:00, Sat Sun 12:00-16:00

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   Uppåkra Arkeologiska Center

   Uppåkra Archaeological Centre

   A historical museum by and about the Viking-era archaeological site Uppåkra.

   Jun-Aug: Wed-Sun 10:00-14:00; Sep: Tue-Sat 12:00-15:00·50 kr

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    Lunds Konsthall

    A modern art museum (temporary exhibitions).

    Tue Wed Fri Sun 12:00-17:00, Thu 12:00-20:00, Sat 10:00-17:00·Free entry

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    University Hall

    Universitetshuset

    A grand classicist building inaugurated in 1882.

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