City Museum of Gothenburg

• Address: Norra Hamngatan 12, 411 14 Göteborg, Sweden
• Tel: +46 31 368 36 00
• Website: stadsmuseum.goteborg.se
• Opening: 1861

In the center of the Swedish city ​​of Gothenburg is a beautiful 18th-century building, in which the city museum of Gothenburg is located.

Features of the museum

To learn more about the history and culture of the Swedish city of Gothenburg, you must certainly visit the "House full of history" - as the Swedes call the city museum:

1. The building , which now houses the city museum of Gothenburg, occupies a whole block in the city. Previously, it belonged to the office of the Swedish East India Company.
2. The date of the creation of the museum is 1861. However, it acquired its present form only in 1993, when five museums were merged: industrial, historical, archaeological, theater and school history, and created one city museum.
3. The expositions of the city ​​museum of Gothenburg are as follows:

• the basis of the archaeological part of the museum is the results of excavations carried out in the city, including the remains of an ancient man;
• historical expositions tell of the life of Sweden and Gothenburg for 12 thousand years. Here are collected crafts and costumes of that time, cars and various household products;
• The industrial section introduces visitors to the products of old businesses: it is porcelain, and silk, and even tea;
• The theater collection is represented by manuscripts, posters, printed programs, photographs, stage costumes.

After the merger, the museum's collection began to number about 1 million exhibits and more than 2 million photographs. The building was renovated and its facade restored. In an updated form, the museum opened in the summer of 1996.

A large library and archive , whose documents most fully reveal the history of the development of this region, are collected in the museum's collection.

The Viking ship is a curious exhibit - it is the only surviving ship on which there are runic inscriptions.

Reconstruction of craft workshops and residential interiors of the XVI-XVIII centuries are also interesting.

In the city museum of Gothenburg, various events are often held: exhibitions, festivals, seminars, discussions.

The museum staff organizes fascinating walks and excursions around the city.

In the building there is a shop where you can buy various souvenirs , works of local glass blowers, jewelry, ceramics, textiles. In the cafe, visitors will be treated with delicious tea or coffee with pastry, and for young guests a playroom is open.

How to get to the city museum of Gothenburg?

It is not difficult to find a museum. It is most convenient to get here by tram lines Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and get off at the Brunnsparken stop.