Museum Lars Jonsson
Art museum in Vamlingbo vicarage in southern Gotland with sketches and paintings by the bird painter Lars Jonsson, a print gallery and a museum shop.
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About the museum
Museum Lars Jonsson is located in Vamlingbo vicarage (prästgård) on Storsudret, the southernmost part of Gotland. The vicarage was completed in 1779 and is a listed building (byggnadsminne) and one of the best-preserved vicarage environments on the island. The high roof ridge bears witness to the parish's former importance. The two cow-shed wings were built in the 19th century and today house, among other things, naturum Gotland.
The museum opened in 2004 and is run by the artist Lars Jonsson and his family. Lars Jonsson was born in Stockholm in 1952 and is an artist, writer and ornithologist. He exhibited at the Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Swedish Museum of Natural History) as early as the age of fifteen, and gained international recognition for his field guides to birds in the mid-1970s. He works mainly out in the field and paints directly from the impressions he gets through the spotting scope; most of the watercolours and several of the oil paintings are painted outdoors. At home in the studio he works from sketchbooks with thousands of studies of birds, landscapes and light effects. In 2002 he became an honorary doctor at Uppsala University.
The vicarage was bought in 2003 by Heligholm Utvecklings AB from the Church of Sweden, and since the New Year of 2015 Lars Jonsson has owned the vicarage and garden through Vamlingbo Prästgården AB. The exhibition of sketches and paintings is rehung at regular intervals and most often reflects the season and current projects and journeys. It is shown in five rooms on the upper floor; on the ground floor there is a print gallery and a shop.
Highlights
- Sketches, watercolours and oil paintings by the bird painter Lars Jonsson
- Exhibition in five rooms on the upper floor of a listed vicarage from 1779
- Print gallery and museum shop with books, posters and postcards
- Vicarage garden with eight symmetrical beds (kvarter)
- Vicarage restaurant and café on the same courtyard
Permanent exhibition
- Skisser och målningar – Sketches and paintings by Lars Jonsson in five rooms on the upper floor; the selection is changed at regular intervals and reflects the season and the artist's current projects and journeys.
- Founded
- 2004
- Operated by
- Lars Jonsson med familj (Vamlingbo Prästgården AB)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | SEK 100 |
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| Groups (10+ people) | SEK 80 per personPre-booked groups of at least ten people: SEK 80 per person. |
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
Vamlingbo vicarage lies by road 142, about 7 km south of Burgsvik. The car journey from Visby takes about 70 minutes.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Restaurant
- Museum shop
The vicarage restaurant and café is on the same courtyard; in summer 2026 it is open daily 11:00–17:00 from 22 June to 22 August, with lunch 11:30–15:00. The shop on the ground floor mainly sells books, posters and postcards with the artist's motifs, and crafts.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The exhibition is rehung at regular intervals. On the courtyard there is also naturum Gotland, the Prästgårdens trädgård (vicarage garden) and a culture stage with events such as Linnédagarna (Linnaeus Days) in July. |
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