Museums (Subscribe)
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Naturhistoriska museet - The Nature History Museum in Gothenburg
http://www.gnm.se/gnm/eng/default.asp?menyval=
The exhibitions of the museum are most famous for its stuffed blue whale and a very beautiful African elephant, but there is a lot more to see.
Radiomuseet i Göteborg - Gothenburg Radio Museum
" The Radio Museum is about radio in all its aspects. Shows maritime radio, ham radio, military radio systems among other things. The Museum is managed by the Historical Radio Society of Western Sweden.
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Rubens Maskinhistoriska samlingar i Götene - Ruben's Historical Machinery collections
Consist of an extensive private collection of veteran and vintage machinery. The collection consist mostly of power producing machinery such as steam engines or internal combustion engines of various kinds. Exhibit also associated working equipment, vehicles, vintage tractors, tools and various kinds of road maintenance machinery. The collection mostly covers the period of 1860-1950.
Ryttarens torvströfabrik - Ryttaren Peat Works
In Swedish only. Shows a closely connected environment of the works that is originated back to the beginning of the 19th century and consist of factory building, machine house, workmen's dwellings, sawmill, peat mosses and a narrow-gauge peat-track with engine and carriages.
Röda Sten
A Nordic centre of culture of art, theatre, music and dance.
Röhsska museet - The Röhsska Museum of Design and Applied Art
'Has over 50 000 objects in its collections and the museum is the biggest of its kind in Sweden. The exhibition spans five rooms and has exciting scenography, which presents various aspects of design history. Has collections of furniture, industrial design, posters, textiles, ceramics, glass and lots more, our thirty one different environments chronicle the development of the art of design in the last 150 years.'
Rörstrands Museum i Lidköping - Rörstrand's Museum
http://www.rorstrandsmuseum.se/
In Swedish only. Contain about 10,000 objects of the pottery factory Rörstrand's production from the 17th century to modern time.
Sjöfartsmuseet i Göteborg - Maritime Museum in Gothenburg .
http://www.sjofartsmuseum.goteborg.se/
The exhibitions show Swedish maritime history from the 17th century to the present. Includes also an Aquarium.
Skara, Lundsbrunns järnvägar - Skara Railway Museum
Skara -Lundsbrunn's Railways offers a railway journey at a leisurely pace through a changing environment. The museum preserve railway vehicles from a past time.
Skövde stadsmuseum - Skövde Town Museum
http://www.skovde.se/templates/S_ListPage.aspx?id=9196
In Swedish only.
Statens museer för världskultur in Göteborg - The Swedish Governement Museum of Worl Culture
'Consist of The Museum of Ethnography located in Stockholm , The Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities located in Stockholm , The Museum of World Culture located in Gothenburg and The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities located in Stockholm'
Sällskapet Ångbåten i Göteborg - The Steamboat Society
http://www.steamboat.o.se/engelsk/sallskapet/index.shtml
Has regular sailings in the Gothenburg archipelago and along the Bohuslän coast, as well as charter tours
Särestads lantbruksmuseum i Lidköping _ Särestad Farming Museum
In Swedish only.
Ulricehamns Konst- o. Östasiatiska Museum - The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulriceh
http://www.ostasiatmuseum.com/
Exhibit about 1200 objects and especially the gold and silver collection is supposed to be one of the best in the world.
Universeum i Göteborg - Universeum in Gothenburg
Universeum aims to encourage the natural desire which children and young people have to learn about the world around them. Universeum is divided into several sections: Kaleido Zone, Explora Zone, The Waters Way, The Ocean Zone and The Rainforest Zone.
Vagnshistoriska museet i Fristad - Carriage Historical Museum
In Swedish only.
Vänersborg Museum
http://www.alvlanmus.se/museer/vbg/vbgstart.htm
The oldest preserved museum environment in Sweden with authentic exhibits from the 1880s. Shows Swedish birds, mammals and a remarkable collection of seed samples from Swedish native flora, a world famous bird collection from Namibia and South Africa, Egyptian antiquities, glass and porcelain from Europe and China, 19th century paintings.
Västergötlands museum i Skara - Västergötland County Museum in Skara
A museum of broad cultural history. The museum includes a warehouse, built in 1982, which contain 300.000 objects and around 200.000 archaeological finds.