Museums in Gothenburg
In Gothenburg you can choose from different museums and places to visit. For you that are interested in art, animals, history, shipping etc.
We give you some tip about different museums and places to visit during your stay in Gothenburg.
For opening hours and current exhibitions:
see each website for information |
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 Naturhistoriska museet
This museum is the oldest museum in Gothenburg.
The Museum was built 1833. The museum was first place inside the Ostindiska huset but moved year 1923 to a own building in Slottsskogen. 1981 the museum also got some new exhibiton premises.
Here you can see stuffed animals from nearly the whole world and also view a exhibition about lifes history, history about the ocean and much more.
The museum is also famous for its blue whale and the african elephant.
Here you also have got a cafe and a small shop.
Located in Slottskogen near Linnéplatsen.
Website: Naturhistoriska museet Note! only in Swedish » |
 Gothenburgs Stadsmuseum
Not far from Gustav Adolfs Torg you will find the Stadsmuseet.
The museum is located in the old premises of the Swedish East India house and the museum in it´s shape today was opened year 1993. There have been collections here in the East India house since 1800´s beginning.
Here you can walk around and read about the history about Gothenburg and the history about the westcost. Here you can view 400 pictures from Gothenburg. You will also get the history about the Swedish East India Company, vikings, present time etc. The house itself is also something to take a closer look at, this was the centre for the Swedish East India Company between the years 1731-1813.
The Museum also have a store and a café.
Norra Hamngatan 12
Website: Göteborgs Stadsmuseum Note! only in Swedish » |
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 Sjöfartsmuseet
The museum was built in 1913. Here you will find exhibitions about the history about the shipping development during 400 years and it´s Aqvarium shows live environment from cold and warm waters and also have animals from sea as for example sea horses etc.
Akvariet was built during Gotenburgs
anniversary exhibition year 1923. Akvariet earlier had different animals as for example: crocodiles, monkeys, raccoon and other tropical animals. Akvariet was also famous for it´s crocodile with the name Smilet, he came her year 1923 and died 1987, probably approx 66 years old.
Sorry to say that this department with the exotic animals were closed 2002-2003 due to damp and mold damage that had developed during some years.
Also visit Sjömanshustrun who is standing at the top in the tower watching over Hisingen.
The Museum also has a café. Some special days you can eat as much waffles with jam and cream as you can.
Karl Johansgatan 1-3
Website: Sjöfartsmuseet »
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 Gothenburg Konstmuseum
1925 this building was
inaugurated at Götaplatsen as a Konstmuseum/Artmuseum. IBefore this museum there were only some fiew work of arts in East India house and this museum started year 1861. When the work of arts grow (there were many donations) a new art museum had to be built.
Here you can among other view art by: Carl Larsson, Bruno Liljefors, Ernst Josephson, Edvard Munch, Monet, Renoir, Anders Zorn, Christian Krohg, Isaac Grünewald etc.
Just when you enter the building you also have a small exhibition hall with pictures from the center Hasselblads.
Götaplatsen, Avenyn
Website: Göteborgs Konstmuseum » |
 Vinga -
Lighthouse keeper
´s residence
If you visit the Island Vinga during your visit in Gothenburg you can at the same time visit the lighthouse keeper´s residence who was built year 1851. To this island came the family Taube in 1890. Evert Taube is a famous songwriter in Sweden. His dad was a lighthouse keeper for some years at Vinga.
In the house they lived in, you can see pictures of the family and just feel the feeling about how it could have been to live at this small island.
If it is a nice summer day, bring your swim gear and something to eat and drink. Don´t miss a visit to the lighthouse also.
You can come here with the Börjesson boats from Lilla Bommen in the harbour.
Vinga - in Gothenburg´s archipelago
Website: Vinga Vänner Note! only in Swedish » |
 Gothenburg Maritima Museum
Gothenburg can be proud to have the worlds largest floating shipping museum. The museum have got 19 ships and is located beside Packhuskajen not far from Operan.
Here you can visit the old destroyer Småland and the submarine Nordkaparen.
Here you also find a café and a small store.
Packhuskajen 8 1/2
Website: Göteborgs Maritima Museum » |
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 Volvo Museum
At Arendal a bit outside Gothenburg you can visit the Volvo museum. Here you can follow the VOLVO cars development through times, from 1927 to 1990´s .
The Museum is located in Volvo´s premises beside the harbour. Here you can see many different car models and if you want to shop you can visit their small store.
In the museum you will also find some of Volvo Penata´s and Volvo Aero´s products.
To come here
If you take the car you can park for free at Volvo´s premises.
Bus: Tram 5, 6 & 10. Bus stop: Eketrägatan. Change to bus 32.
Bus Stop: Arendal Skans.
Hisingen - Arendal Skans
Website: Volvo museum » |
 Aeroseum
A bit outiside Gothenburg in Säve, you can visit the old
aeroplane hangar from the 1950´s. During the cold war this was a top secret defence military installations. Today it is a experince centre around planes and the space.
It´s really an experience to walk through the big hangar gate and after that walk down to the old path´s 98 feet under the soil.
Here you can look at old aeroplans, helicopters and you can also try to sit in an helicopter if you want. Tip! bring a warm sweater, it´s a little bit chilly under ground.
To come here:
Bus 35 from Hjalmar Brantingsplatsen to bus stop Granhäll.
Hisingen - Holmvägen 11, Säve
Website: Aeroseum » |
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