Livets museum

About the museum

Livets museum (Museum of Life) in Lund is part of Kulturen and receives operating grants from Lund Municipality and Region Skåne. The museum tells how the body works and combines biology with technology in an interactive exhibition. Visitors can, among other things, measure their reaction time, test their sense of smell, be fooled by optical illusions, analyse the nutritional content of their own meal and look at their skin at 200 times magnification.

The exhibition also covers medical advances made in Lund. These include the first clinically usable artificial kidney, developed by Professor Nils Alwall, and the first medical ultrasound apparatus, developed by Hertz and Edler. The development of ventilators is also described.

The museum changes its temporary exhibition about every other year. There is also a play room at the top of the museum, where children of all ages can learn about the body through play, for example by assembling organs on a large wooden body or examining dolls in a small doctor's surgery. The museum's activities depend to a large extent on volunteers.

Highlights

• Interactive exhibition on how the body works
• Lund's medical advances: artificial kidney, ultrasound and ventilators
• Play room for children with a doll, surgery and organs
• Free admission
• Temporary exhibitions, including one on the sense of smell

Permanent exhibition

• Utställningen om kroppen – Interactive exhibition on how the body works and on medical advances in Lund, including dialysis, ultrasound and ventilators.

Founded

2012

Operated by

Kulturen (ideell förening)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission to Livets museum. Tours are free for schools and educational groups; other groups pay SEK 800 per guide.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• 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

The museum is accessible by wheelchair, with a ramp at the entrance. One of the toilets is adapted for wheelchairs and has a changing table.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Baby changing facilities
• Playground / play area

The play room at the top of the museum is for children of all ages. There you can assemble organs on a large wooden body, lift flaps for facts about the body, and play at a surgery with white coats, X-rays and stethoscopes.

Getting there & parking

The museum is at Lasarettsgatan 5 B in Lund.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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