Museums
Museums of Sweden
2,170 museums with a page of their own, best known first: what they show, their famous works and how many people visit.
Museum concept158museums
Art museum42museums
Local heritage institution…32museums
Naturum31museums
Most visited museums
Visitors in the latest year on record, since 2015.
6National Museum of Science and Technology
Stockholm, Stockholm
Science museum · 1923
170k visitors
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8Museum of World Culture
Gothenburg, Västra Götaland
Ethnographic museum · 2004
141k visitors
9Museum of Ethnography
Stockholm, Stockholm
Ethnographic museum · 1900
132k visitors
10Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities
Stockholm, Stockholm
Archaeological museum · 1954
287k visitors
11Swedish Air Force Museum
Malmslätt, Östergötland
Aviation museum · 1984
205k visitors
15Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art
Lund, Skåne
Art museum · 1934
83k visitors
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18Kulturen
Lund, Skåne
County museum · 1882
234k visitors
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25Bildmuseet
Umeå, Västerbotten
1981
34Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
Stockholm, Stockholm
Art museum · 1963
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39Museum of Medieval Stockholm
Stockholm, Stockholm
History museum · 1986
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46Foteviken Museum
Höllviken, Skåne
1993
50k visitors
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47Halland Museum of Cultural History
Varberg, Halland
County museum · 1916
118k visitors
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51Museum of Gothenburg
Gothenburg, Västra Götaland
City museum · 1861
52National Portrait Gallery of Sweden
Mariefred, Södermanland
Art museum · 1822
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56Saab Car Museum
Trollhättan, Västra Götaland
Automobile museum
28k visitors
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58Femöre Coastal Artillery Battery
Oxelösund, Södermanland
Military museum · 1964
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Kosta Glassworks
Målerås, Kalmar
1742
Kinds
What the museums show
| Kind | Museums with a page |
|---|---|
| Museum concept | 158 |
| Art museum | 42 |
| Local heritage institution in Sweden | 32 |
| Naturum | 31 |
| Open-air museum | 30 |
| Heritage railway | 19 |
| Kunsthalle | 18 |
| County museum | 18 |
| Sculpture garden | 16 |
| Local museum | 16 |
| Railway museum | 15 |
| Military museum | 13 |
| Firefighting museum | 12 |
| Automobile museum | 8 |