Blekinge museum
County museum in Karlskrona, housed in the World Heritage building Grevagården, with exhibitions on Örlogsstaden (the Naval Port), Blekinge’s prehistory and coastal culture, and a playground.
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About the museum
Blekinge museum was founded in 1899 and is the county museum. Its roots lie in the Blekinge fornminnesförening (Blekinge Antiquities Association) from 1877, and in 1929 the museum association and the Blekinge hembygdsförbund (Blekinge Local Heritage Federation) merged. Since 1983 the museum has been run as a foundation, with Region Blekinge, Karlskrona Municipality and the Blekinge hembygdsförbund as its principal organisers. The museum also includes the open-air museum in Wämöparken, founded in 1910.
Since 1972 the museum has been housed in Grevagården near Fisktorget in Karlskrona, with the Wachtmeisterska palatset (Wachtmeister Palace) from 1703–1705 as its main building. The buildings are part of the World Heritage Site Örlogsstaden Karlskrona. The museum closed in October 2020 because of moisture and subsidence damage caused by seawater, and parts of the operation reopened in 2022.
In its exhibitions the museum tells the story of the World Heritage Site Karlskrona, of objects that have become symbols of Blekinge, and of the county’s prehistory from the end of the Ice Age to the Bronze Age. The museum also has a baroque garden, a shop, an information room and a playground with an archipelago theme. The object storage facility at Rosenholm is open to the public on special occasions.
Highlights
- The World Heritage exhibition in Grevagården
- The exhibition Tillbaka till forntiden (Back to Prehistory) on Blekinge’s Stone Age and Bronze Age
- Samlade saker (Collected Things) – objects that have become symbols of Blekinge
- The baroque garden and the Grevagrundet playground
- The dog skeleton from Ljungaviken, over 8,000 years old
Permanent exhibitions
- Världsarvet Örlogsstaden Karlskrona – The exhibition in Grevagården tells the story of the town’s founders, craftsmen and others who built Karlskrona, with elements for children.
- Samlade saker – på spaning efter Blekinge – The exhibition explores objects associated with Blekinge, for example Blekinge embroidery, three-legged chairs and regional costumes.
- Tillbaka till forntiden – A journey from the end of the Ice Age through the hunter-gatherer Stone Age, the arrival of farming and the imagery of the Bronze Age in Blekinge.
- Founded
- 1899
- Operated by
- Stiftelsen Blekinge museum
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
- Playground / play area
The World Heritage exhibition is designed for the whole family, with, among other things, a button game in the Prinsessan Adriennes familjerum (Princess Adrienne’s family room) and adventures with the ship rats Råkåkå and Valentin. The Grevagrundet playground with an archipelago theme has free admission and is open during the museum’s opening hours; entrance via Borgmästaregatan 21.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Museum shop with local crafts and literature on Blekinge’s culture and history.
Events & venue rental
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