10 favourites you don’t want to miss

Did you know that all children and young people up to the age of 20 get free admission? The same applies to students with a valid student ID. It makes it easier to drop in and explore the history of Gothenburg together.

East India House is home to the Museum of Gothenburg and dates back to the 1750s. The museum houses one of Sweden’s largest cultural history collections.

In the exhibition The Thing About Gothenburg, you can see the world’s oldest preserved Volvo prototype – a rare gem from the 1920s.

The Silver Heart was discovered beneath the floor of a medieval church in Nya Lödöse. But what do the inscriptions on it mean? And who was the woman who wore it? Visit the exhibition The Birth of Gothenburg to see the Silver Heart.

The Museum’s small gold box is only a few centimetres in size, but a handwritten note inside reveals great secrets. It states that the hair in the box is a gift from Marie Antoinette. But is that true – and how did the box end up in the Museum’s collections? You can find the box in the exhibition 18th-century Gothenburg.

Äskekärrsskeppet is a unique archaeological find discovered in the clay of a riverbank meadow along Göta älv. It is the only excavated Viking ship in Sweden and bears witness to a past when the legendary vikings roamed the river. See the Viking ship in the exhibition Vikingr.

In the museum’s 19th-century exhibition, there is a special hat with ear holes. It was designed to protect horses during the record heatwave of 1901. The hat was used, for instance, by the Gothenburg tramways. When the trams were electrified the following year, the hats ended up in the museum. You can find the hat in the exhibition People on the Move – 19th-century Gothenburg.

The skeleton of the 4,500-year-old Rolfsåker Man was discovered in 1920 on a bed of oysters. Perhaps the man was buried at the site of the find, or he may simply have drowned and washed ashore. Or was he perhaps murdered? The Rolfsåker Man is featured in the exhibition The Traces Speak.

In four major exhibitions, we tell the story of the city of Gothenburg – from its birth at the end of the Middle Ages to pirate wars, the Swedish East India Company, and the long running tv-show Bingolotto.

Celebrate Gothenburg’s iconic buildings with us and discover more about one of the city’s most well-known housing types. The exhibition takes you on a journey through the rise, decline, and revival of the landshövdingehus.

Would you like more information about opening hours, admission and similar details? Here you’ll find all the information you need before your visit.