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There is a lot to see and do in Gothenburg. If you're not into museums or theatre, there's the Liseberg amusement park or the beautiful surroundings of Gothenburg to be visited. You can make a boat tour or talke a walk in one of Gothenbergs parks. Or maybe you just want to lie on the beach. Liseberg Liseberg is the largest amusement park in Scandinavia. It was founded in 1923 and is still a favourite in Gothenburg. Rides include the Flume ride and the Lisebergsbanan, a 1400-meter long roller-coaster. Tickets: SEK 30 (children under 7 free) Ride ticket: SEK 10 Phone: +46(0)31-400 100 Fax: +46(0)31-401 798 openinghours: usually 11.00-20.00 West coast archipelago The 100 small islands near Sweden’s west coast hold a strong attraction for many Swedes. Even though only 8 of then have permanent residents, small cottages can be found on many other islands. The barren beauty is certainly worth a visit. You can visit many of the islands by boat, using public transport. Attention foreigners! Certain areas in the archipelago may only be entered by Swedish citizens, because of extensive military installations. You can seek permission to visit those areas at a police office. This is usually granted, but the application procedure may take a few days. The Fish harbour If you're an early riser, the fish harbour - or 'fiskehamnen' - is a good place to wait for the rest of the world to wake up. Watch the fish auctions, but don't wave or nod to any friends, or you might unexpectedly be the owner of a large crate of fish. openinghours: Tue-Fri from 7 AM Elfsborg fortress The Elfsborg fortress - or Elfsborg Fästning - is located on a small island near the entance of the harbour. It dates back to 1670 and for a long time was the crucial part in Gothenburgs defence against the Danes. Guided tours leave from Lilla Brommen from May to September. You can also walk around by yourself, and visit the museum and the cafeteria. openinghours: May to September Göteborgs Utkiken At the top of this 86 m. harbour building is a small bar from where you have a magnificent view over the city and harbour. Be sure to tip your waitress. Göteborgs Maritima Centrum The Gothenburg maritime museum offers tours around fifteen ships. Steam boats, war ships, tugs and barges, the Maritime Museum’s got it all. You can smell the atmosphere (among other things) on a fishing boat from the 1930’s, walk around a submarine, or climb the dockside crane. Note that not all the ships are accessible for disabled persons. Opening hours March – May, September – November daily from 10 – 16 June, August daily from 10 – 18 July daily from 10 – 19 address: Packhuskajen 8 url: www.gmtc.se tel: 031 - 10 59 50 Göteborgs Stadsmuseum One of the country's largest museum for cultural history. It illustrates the history of Gothenburg and Sweden from the Vikings to the present days. Exhibitions include a nice atmospheric Viking section and everyday items from the first half of the 20th century. Opening hours: May - August dayly from 11-16 September - April tues-sun from 11-16 mon from 11-20 Entrance fee adults 40 kr. children 7-20 10 kr. address: Norra Hamngatan 12 url: www.gbg.stadsmuseum.se tel: 031-61 27 70 Hasselblad Center This museum of photography was founded in 1989. It's located within the Gothenburg museum of art and hosts changing exhibitions on contemporary photography. It also has a growing collection wich focusses on Nordic works by photographers such as Miriam Backstrom, Dawid, Marjaana Kella, Maria Miesenberger, Esko Mannikko, Trine Sondergaard and Lars Wallsten. Entrance fee Adults: SEK 40 (includes entrance the Goteborg Museum of Art) Children 0 - 20: free Group admissions: (ten or more people) discount of SEK 10 Free with the Gothenburg Card. Museumcard valid Opening hours September - April: Tues - Fri from 11 - 16 Wed from 11 - 21 (late night opening) Sat - Sun from 11 - 17 Closed on Mondays May - August: Mon - Fri from 11 - 16 Sat - Sun from 11 - 17 address: Götaplatsen url: www2.hasselbladcenter.o.se tel: 031 - 20 35 30 Konsthallen The Konsthallen art museum is a museum of modern art located in the same building as the Hasselbad Centre and the Göteborg Konstmuseet. It hosts changing exhibitions of contemporary art. Opening hours September - April Tues, thur, fri : 11 - 16 (Mon closed) Wed : 11 - 21 Sat - sun : 11 – 17 May - August Mon - fri : 11 - 16 Sat - sun : 11 – 17 address: Götaplatsen 412 56 url: www.konsthallen.goteborg.se tel: 031-61 29 81 Konstmuseet Gothenburgs largest art museum is located at the end of the grand avenue Kungsportsavenyn. It shares a building with the Hasselbad Centre. The collection consists of paintings, sculptures, etc from the 15th to the 20th century. It includes some works by Flemish and Dutch masters like Rubens, works from the early 19th century ‘Danish golden age’, 20th century works by Isaac Grünewald and Hilding Linnqvist and sculptures by Gerhard Henning, Pal Svensson, and Aristide Maillol. A special place is reserved for the ‘Gothenburg Colorists’, a group of painters (e.g. Tor Bjurström, Ragnar Sandberg, Nils Nilsson, Åke Göransson) from the west coast of Sweden who in the 1930’s adopted a certain lyrical use of colour. Opening hours September – April Tues: from 11-16, Wed: from 11-21 Thurs - Fri: from 11-16 Sat, Sun and holidays: from 1-17 Mondays: Closed. May - August: Mon - Fri: from 11-16 Sat, Sun and holidays: 11-17 Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, Good Friday, 1;st of May, Midsummer Eve and Midsummer Day: Closed address: Götaplatsen url: www.konstmuseum.goteborg.se tel: 031 - 61 29 80 Lödöse museum Archaeological museum, located about 45 km north of Gothenburg. It’s devoted to the history of Lödöse, the original Gothenburg in the Middle Ages. There’s a permanent exhibition on Medieval life in Swedens oldest harbour, and several smaller exhibitions that change from time to time. Entrance fee Adults: SEK 40 Children 0 – 17 free Opening hours October – March Tues – Fri: 13 - 16 Sat - Sun: 11 – 19 April – September Tues – Sun from 10 – 18 Mondays closed address: Musievägen 1 url: www.alvlanmus.se tel: 0520 - 66 10 10 Medicinhistoriska museet Museum for the history of medical science. Located in the former Sahlgrenska Hospital, it shows the history of Swedish health care from the 19th century. Special emphasis is put on the Gothenburg conditions. Opening hours Tues, Weds, Fri from 11 - 16 Thurs from 11 - 20. address: Östra Hamngatan 11 tel: 031-711 23 31 Naturhistoriska museet The Museum of Natural Science is located in the Slotskogen park. It has a fine collection of 19th century curiosities (e.g. a Siamese twin in formalin) and stuffed animals from all over the world. The museums prize exhibit is a 15 m. stuffed baby blue whale from 1865. Once a year this whale is literally open to the public: you can inspect the inside, with its wooden floor, flowered tapestry and mahogany benches. Opening Hours: May – August Mon - Sun from 11 – 17 Sept - April: Tue - Fri from 9 – 16 Sat - Sun from 11 – 17 Mondays closed address: Slottsskogen url: www.gnm.se tel: 031 - 775 24 01, 02 Nordiska Akvarellmuseet The Nordic Watercolour Museum contains galleries for temporary and permanent exhibitions of water colours. The museum focuses on Nordic artists such as Solveig Adalsteinsdóttir, Vanessa Baird, Jan Hietala, Kati Immonen and Arne Isacsson, but international artist also have exhibitions. The museum is located on the island of Thjörn, in a stunning natural surrounding right at the water edge. It’s not just a place to look at pictures, the museum hosts seminars, courses in painting (both for children and adults) and art history, and many other cultural events. Opening hours Mon – Fri from 12 – 19 Entrance fee Adults: SEK 40 Children 7 – 16: SEK 10 Children under 7: free Groups (min. 15 persons): SEK 35/pers. address: Södra Hamnen 6, Skärhamn url: www.akvarellmuseet.org tel: 0304-60 00 80 Ostindiefararen Götheborg At the Terra Nova shipyard The Swedish East India Company AB is currently building the East Indiaman "Götheborg", a magnificent 18th century-style ship, out of oak and pine. She will be an exact replica of the historical ship "Götheborg". The original Göteborg sank in 1745 outside Göteborg harbour when arriving from China. Fabrics and tea were recovered from the holds and sold. These sales went so well, that the voyage actually made a profit, despite the ship being lost! The ship then was more or less forgotten until 1986, after which she was recovered an is now being rebuilt. The launch of the new "Götheborg" will take place in the year 2002. She will take an 80-man crew for her maiden voyage to China sometime during the year 2004. Opening hours Mon – Fri from 10 – 18 Sat – Sun from 10 – 16 Entrance fee (guided tour) Adults: SEK 50 Children 7 – 16: SEK 25 Children under 7: free address: Terra Nova, Eriksberg url: www.soic.se tel: 031-779 34 50 Röhsska museet The Röhs museum has a large collection of arts and crafts from the 17th century to the present day. The 20th century section focuses on Swedish design and crafts. Sub-collections include East-Asian objects (ceramics, swords, etc.), metal showpieces, furniture and ceramics. Opening hours September - April Tue from 12 - 21 Wen - Fri from 12 – 16 Sat - Sun from 12 – 17 May – August Mon - Fri from 12 - 16 Sat - Sun from 12-17 Please observe that due to maintenance, some of the collections may be closed to the public. Entrance fee SEK 25 address: Vasagatan 37-39 url: www.designmuseum.se tel: 031 - 61 38 50 Volvo Museum No visit to Sweden would be complete without a trip to the Volvo museum. Here you can learn everything you always wanted to know about Volvo. Of course there are many old models from the 1920’s, but also special prototypes, and items from the history of Volvo, like the desk shared by Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf Larson, the founders of the company. Opening hours September – July Tue - Fri from 12-17 Sat- Sun from 11-16 June – August Tue - Fri from 10-17 Sat- Sun from 11-16 Public holidays closed. Entrance fee Adults: SEK 30 Children 6-12 years: SEK 10 Family SEK 60 Volvo employees with ID card, retired Volvo employees: free address: Götaverken, Arendal url: www.volvo.se tel: 031-66 48 14 Museum of World Culture Being the latest addition to Gothenburg's museums it is well worth a visit. url: www.varldskulturmuseet.se |
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