Alingsås museum
City museum in the Alströmerska magasinet from the 1730s, with exhibitions on Alingsås's textile history, prehistory and the town's development; free admission.
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About the museum
Alingsås museum is in the middle of Alingsås, at Lilla torget, in the Alströmerska magasinet (the Alströmer warehouse). The warehouse was built by Jonas Alströmer around 1730 and is the town's oldest secular building. Originally the house was used as a materials store for the Alingsås manufactory, and among others Carl von Linné visited it on 7 July 1746.
Today the museum tells of the people, events and objects that have shaped the town and its culture. The exhibitions cover, among other things, the textile town of Alingsås in the 19th and 20th centuries, the importance of water through the ages, objects from prehistoric times and the warehouse environment of the 18th century, with cotton bales and clay pipes.
The museum also has exhibitions at Nolhaga slott (Nolhaga Castle) and offers tours, school programmes, historical city walks and events. Admission to all exhibitions is free.
Highlights
- The exhibition På textilfabriken (At the Textile Factory)
- Among cotton bales and clay pipes – warehouse environment from the 18th century
- Back to Prehistory
- Water reflections on the history of water
- Free admission
- Exhibitions at Nolhaga slott (Nolhaga Castle)
Permanent exhibitions
- Bland bomullsbalar och kritpipor – Explore the warehouse environment of the 18th century.
- På textilfabriken – Exhibition on how the textile town of Alingsås was shaped in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Tillbaka till forntiden – Objects tell how life used to be.
- Operated by
- Alingsås kommun
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Groups | –A visit for a group of at most 15 people costs SEK 552 (fixed price); a customised visit costs SEK 1,103 per hour. |
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| Group visit, at most 15 people | SEK 552Fixed price |
| Customised visit, at most 15 people | SEK 1,103Price per hour |
Free admission to all exhibitions. School visits are free of charge for all school levels.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The museum is at Lilla torget in central Alingsås.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | A guided tour with a museum educator can be booked. Occasionally free tours are held for the public; see the museum's events. Enquiries are sent to the museum educator. The museum also offers a historical city walk. |
