Exhibitions
Upcoming exhibitions
Gothenburg stories
The stories of 100 Gothenburgers will be filling the city’s streets and squares with our new anniversary exhibition!
The thing about Gothenburg
In our upcoming basic exhibition about 20th century Gothenburg, you get to revel in our most beloved, hated and iconic Gothenburg objects and discover new sides of the city.
Current exhibitions
Urbanum
Urbanum is a meeting place for anyone who wants to take a fresh look at the city. Join us on a journey which starts before Gothenburg even existed. Meet today’s enthusiasts, see historic films and hang out in our cosy reading corner.
Gothenburg's wardrobe
In our fashion exhibition, we peak through the gateway to another time. What can be learned from a single piece of clothing? What can fashion reveal about its time? And what impact can the museum’s fashion collection have on us today?
LETTING LOOSE
In the 1960s and ’70s, a radical generation of performing artists stepped into the limelight. Young people crushed traditions, challenged conventions and changed the rules of the game for the future performing arts scene in Gothenburg. Come and enter a turbulent age!
Permanent exhibitions
Museum of Gothenburg is temporarily closed
Museum of Gothenburg is temporarily closed, from Saturday 14 November until further notice, due to the corona virus pandemic and the general guidelines for the region, decided by the Public Health Agency on Thursday 29 October.
Prehistoric time
During 12,000 years, there have been people in the western Swedish environment. How did people live so long ago, and what traces are left? Meet the Rolfsåkers-man from the stone age and see objects unearthed from this period.
Vikingr - between Oden and Christ
A farmer who ditched out down by the river Göta älv, suddenly stumbled upon what would later prove to be a Viking ship. See the unique Äskeskärrsskeppet and follow the Vikings exciting story!
1700s Gothenburg
Join us on a journey of a city in transformation! Gothenburg is full of life and movement and is characterized by new ideas, influences and experiences from abroad.
1800s: people in motion
Gothenburg was one of the most dynamic cities in the 1800s. Follow its development and residents during an exciting era!
Precious Pieces
In an 18th century cellar vault we open a new exhibition comprising valuable, unique objects from the museum’s collections – objects rarely shown to the public.
THE BIRTH OF GOTHENBURG
Experience the 1600s from the bedside, parlour and alleyway and get to know the very first citizens of Gothenburg.
Previous exhibitions
Read more about our previous exhibitions.