Motala Motormuseum
Motor museum in Motala harbour with cars in built-up settings, around 125 motorcycles and mopeds and a collection of Rolls-Royces, open all year round.
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About the museum
Motala Motormuseum is in Motala harbour by Lake Vättern, in the same building as Hotell Nostalgi and its restaurant. The museum was founded in 1995 and shows cars and motorcycles in built-up settings that are not simple backdrops but working scenes, among them a complete car workshop from the 1920s and 1930s and a petrol station with pumps that start when a visitor approaches.
Among the cars is the revue king Karl Gerhard’s Daimler from 1961, Erik Zetterström’s “Kar de Mumma” Rolls-Royce and the national poet Verner von Heidenstam’s Chrysler Imperial from 1931, where visitors can hear him reading a poem from the back seat. The museum has one of Sweden’s largest collections of Rolls-Royces, which is displayed in a newly built section of 600 square metres.
A separate department for motorcycles, scooters and mopeds opened in 2015. Around 125 vehicles are shown here, including the whole motorcycle collection of Einar “Motala Linkan” Lindqvist, who competed from 1926 to the early 1950s and became several-times Nordic and Swedish champion in hill climbing. The museum often changes its objects and arranges special exhibitions and events. In 2016 the museum was named Årets turismpris (Tourism Prize of the Year) at Motalagalan.
Highlights
- Built-up settings with a working car workshop from the 1920s–30s and a petrol station
- Einar “Motala Linkan” Lindqvist’s motorcycle collection
- Collection of Rolls-Royces in a newly built hall
- Karl Gerhard’s Daimler and Heidenstam’s Chrysler Imperial
- Department for motorcycles, scooters and mopeds since 2015
- Founded
- 1995
Admission & discounts
| Adults | SEK 145 |
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| Reduced | SEK 120Pensioners |
| Children & teens | SEK 35Children aged 2–6 pay SEK 35; young people aged 7–15 pay SEK 70. |
| Seniors | SEK 120 |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Companions have free admission. |
| Groups (15+ people) | SEK 105 per personPrice per person for groups of at least 15 people. |
| Families | SEK 310Family ticket for two adults and 1–3 children (0–15 years). |
| Annual pass, individual | SEK 390Worthwhile with three visits a year or more. |
| Annual pass, family | SEK 590Worthwhile with two visits a year or more. |
| School group, per person (children aged 5–15 with a teacher) | SEK 60 |
| Guided tour, group of max 25 people | SEK 1,025Admission is additional. |
Drivers have free admission.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Family ticket | SEK 310 · Family ticket for two adults and 1–3 children (0–15 years). |
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A family ticket and a special school price are available.
Getting there & parking
The museum is in Motala harbour by Lake Vättern, in the same building as Hotell Nostalgi.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Restaurant
Restaurant Nostalgi in the same building (breakfast, lunch and à la carte, café with cakes and buns) and a veranda facing Lake Vättern; Hotell Nostalgi has rooms in the building. Opening hours for the restaurant are on hotellnostalgi.se.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours can be booked for groups of up to 25 people. The museum often changes and moves its vehicles around and reserves the right to remove or add objects. |
