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.

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 ...

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A madonna figure in the exhibition Skara in the Middle Ages

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 ...

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Fragments of One of the Fröslunda-shields

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 ...

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Model of a Wooden Church

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, ...

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Flera föremål i en monter

Past Exhibitions

Below is a selection of exhibitions previously shown in the museum.

Houses in Västergötland

20 April - 15 September 2024

The Summer Castle

1 June – 8 September 2024

TRACES OF MEMORIES

9 November 2024 - 5 January 2025

Shipyard Memories

15 June - 15 December 2024