The Museum of Gothenburg ( sv, Göteborgs stadsmuseum) is a local history museum located in the city centre of
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
in western Sweden. It is located in the East India House ( sv, Ostindiska huset), originally built as the
Swedish East India Company offices in 1762. The city museum was established in 1861.
The City Museum is a
cultural history museum. It displays Gothenburg and
West Sweden's history, from the
Viking Age to the present day. There is a permanent exhibition about the
Swedish East India Company.
History
The museum was founded in the East India House in 1861. Modelled on the
Victoria and Albert Museum in London, it initially comprised natural history, art and books and covered art, science and industry. Its founders were Sven Adolf Hedlund, AF Ericsson, August Malm and Victor von Gegerfelt. The merchant
John West Wilson paid for a fourth wing which opened in May 1891 shortly after his death.
At the time of the
Gothenburg Exhibition in 1923 the city's collections were split in two, with the art housed in the
Göteborgs konstmuseum and the rest in the Göteborgs naturhistoriska museum. Between 1993 and 1996, several of the city's museums on archaeology, general history and the history of industry, education and theatre merged to form the Göteborg City Museum.
References
External links
Official website
Museums in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
History museums in Sweden
Swedish East India Company
Listed buildings in Gothenburg
Government buildings in Sweden
1861 establishments in Sweden
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