Exhibitions
At Västergötlands museum, we create curiosity.
In our permanent exhibitions you will meet people, environments and fascinating phenomena. Who do you want to meet? A young girl in a prehistoric Västergötland, a merchant from medieval Skara or perhaps a strong, adventurous artist working in Paris in the 20th century?
If that is not enough to pique your interest you should take your time to see one of our temporary exhibitions. They vary in time and content, but are often built on our vast collections of items. In fact, it is one of the largest museum collections in Sweden.
Temporary Exhibitions
Temporary exhibitions at the museum.
Temporary Exhibition
Ideals, Interiors and Influencers
Our homes reflect dreams, social norms, technological developments and economic conditions. They reveal who we are, as well as who we aspire to be. In this temporary exhibition, we explore a small selection of home interiors from the mid-19th century and the present day.
Temporary Exhibition
Fish, Fowl and All in Between
See hundreds of objects from the Skara school collection and experience nature and curiosities from around the world as students would have, around 100 years ago.
Permanent Exhibitions
Our permanent exhibitions span from pre-history through the medieval period to the modern era. Christian Vikings in Varnhem is located at Kata Gård, Varnhem.
Permanent Exhibition
Skara in the Middle Ages
Meet the Middle Ages in the museum. Skara is mentioned in a roughly 1000 year old Icelandic saga. The town was founded by the king in the very earliest years ...
Permanent Exhibition
Between Ice and Fire
This exhibition tells our earliest history, about the first people and about how the landscape and society was changing. The exhibition invites you to interpret the fragments from prehistory, of ...
Permanent Exhibition
Christian Vikings in Varnhem
Kata Gård was inaugurated in spring 2017. Inside the building, the exhibition “Christian Vikings in Varnhem” is on display. The main focus of the exhibition is the church ruin with ...
Permanent Exhibition
Soulkeepers
From our collections, we have selected objects that have served as people’s companions. Experience, knowledge and feelings are incarnated in artefacts of stone, wood and metal. Traces of work, thoughts, ...
Upcoming Exhibitions
Upcoming exhibitions at the museum.
Past Exhibitions
Below is a selection of exhibitions previously shown in the museum.
