Lärbro krigssjukhusmuseum
Museum in a period-typical hospital barrack in Lärbro about the war hospital of 1939–1946, the refugees and the liberated concentration camp prisoners.
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About the museum
Lärbro war hospital began construction in 1939 on behalf of the armed forces and was one of Sweden’s largest war hospitals. During the war years Swedish military personnel and civilians were treated here, and towards the end of the war, in 1944–1945, both Baltic and German refugees arrived. Operations ceased in May 1946.
The most dramatic part of the hospital’s history was the summer of 1945, when about 460 liberated concentration camp prisoners, seriously ill with tuberculosis and marked by starvation and abuse, were received and cared for. In the churchyard in Lärbro there are 45 international war graves, nine of them Jewish.
The museum is run by Lärbro hembygdsförening (Lärbro Local Heritage Association) and moved to a period-typical building among the original hospital barracks, where it reopened in summer 2024. The exhibition is based mainly on gripping accounts of people and events and is shown with documents, photographs, audio files and film, as well as many authentic objects from the time.
Highlights
- Accounts of people and events from the war hospital
- Documents, photographs, audio files and film
- Authentic objects from the 1940s
- Hospital barrack as a museum
- International war graves in the churchyard
Permanent exhibition
- Krigssjukhuset i Lärbro 1939–1946 – Accounts, documents, photographs, audio files, film and authentic objects about Sweden’s wartime emergency years, the refugees of 1944–1945 and the liberated concentration camp prisoners.
- Operated by
- Lärbro hembygdsförening
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Gotland’s visitor portal marks the museum as functionally adapted.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
A bus stop is within 2 km of the museum.
The museum is in Lärbro in northern Gotland, on Kappelshamnsvägen.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Group bookings can be made April–November. |
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