Museum of World Culture
Museum of World Culture
Museum of World Culture
3.5
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
Welcome to the Museum of World Culture! The museum is a place for asking big questions and little ones, for curiosity, and for dialogue. Here you can learn about both historical events and current issues. Its unique architecture and central location on Korsvagen square make the museum one of Gothenburg’s “must see” attractions. The experiences here are of interest to the entire family. Be sure to take the opportunity to join one of our daily guided tours. Enjoy the exhibitions, the shop, and the cafe. At this museum, you can encounter the entire world. Additional Information: All exhibition texts are available in English.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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Fay Z
1 contribution
Jul 2024 • Family
The museum has a vision to “make the world bigger,more humanistic and inclusive” . The reality is the opposite, this is not a family friendly museum. At least, not even a single bit of understanding of a pressure and stress the parents have.
Today we had a very nice visit in the museum on TILLSAMMANS and liked how the museum talks about empathy, being together and argue in the kids perspective l. Honestly this exhibition was on high level that we were very impressed. then it turned out to be an irony.
as we tried to enjoy the same experience in the world of game exhibition. Our 2 year old got agitated that he couldn’t play the street fighter game ( not suitable for his age). A two year old crying and screaming, I would assume this is “Normal” for a museum which just showcased a best example of empathy.
A staff called Johan came to tell me to take the kid out. Which we tried to do. But it takes time to distract a crying kid.
my two year old was running around and refused to go. The only way to take him out is to forcely carry him. Then Johan came and asked us again to take him out again within 2mins of told me first time.
My two year old understood the has been told to leave by an adult, got even more agitated. And took us 30mins to get him calm down.
When we tried to ask the reception what is the rule of the museum, just when they tried to show some empathy, this Johan came out from basement to reception, with a body langue and facial expression which is completely opposed to empathy.
He asked me to :” listen! Listen! “
And I said this is a very stressful situation for us. Well, guess, how much empathy he shows? Johan replied: “this is a very stressful situation for us! When a child cries, it is the parent responsibility to calm him down. I am trying to tell you this is the rule of the museum”
What rule? To forcefully carry the child away? Or maybe a friendly face with more empathy with the child and the parent.
There are two staff in the reception who witness the whole thing and told me Johan is the manager in this place.
Well, I stop listening and talking to him because I was completely in shock how a museum manager could talk in such a manner, especially a museum which has a mission to help people understand connect.
Honestly, this incident has completely destroyed all the good memories we had in the togetherness exhibition.
We are here to experience the exhibition, not to be taught how to parent.
Today we had a very nice visit in the museum on TILLSAMMANS and liked how the museum talks about empathy, being together and argue in the kids perspective l. Honestly this exhibition was on high level that we were very impressed. then it turned out to be an irony.
as we tried to enjoy the same experience in the world of game exhibition. Our 2 year old got agitated that he couldn’t play the street fighter game ( not suitable for his age). A two year old crying and screaming, I would assume this is “Normal” for a museum which just showcased a best example of empathy.
A staff called Johan came to tell me to take the kid out. Which we tried to do. But it takes time to distract a crying kid.
my two year old was running around and refused to go. The only way to take him out is to forcely carry him. Then Johan came and asked us again to take him out again within 2mins of told me first time.
My two year old understood the has been told to leave by an adult, got even more agitated. And took us 30mins to get him calm down.
When we tried to ask the reception what is the rule of the museum, just when they tried to show some empathy, this Johan came out from basement to reception, with a body langue and facial expression which is completely opposed to empathy.
He asked me to :” listen! Listen! “
And I said this is a very stressful situation for us. Well, guess, how much empathy he shows? Johan replied: “this is a very stressful situation for us! When a child cries, it is the parent responsibility to calm him down. I am trying to tell you this is the rule of the museum”
What rule? To forcefully carry the child away? Or maybe a friendly face with more empathy with the child and the parent.
There are two staff in the reception who witness the whole thing and told me Johan is the manager in this place.
Well, I stop listening and talking to him because I was completely in shock how a museum manager could talk in such a manner, especially a museum which has a mission to help people understand connect.
Honestly, this incident has completely destroyed all the good memories we had in the togetherness exhibition.
We are here to experience the exhibition, not to be taught how to parent.
Written July 5, 2024
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Sarah
Liverpool, UK94 contributions
Jun 2012 • Solo
As far as I'm aware, there is no permanent space here but simply temporary exhibitions that change every so often. When I visited I didn't feel engaged by any of the exhibitions, and one in particular, Destination X, felt a bit like it was trying to tell me off for being a tourist.
I went here with my Goteburg card, so it was free, but I would have been quite annoyed if I'd paid the 40 SEK or whatever it is charging.
I'd say check out what's going on when you're in town, as the exhibitions could be more fun than the ones I saw.
I went here with my Goteburg card, so it was free, but I would have been quite annoyed if I'd paid the 40 SEK or whatever it is charging.
I'd say check out what's going on when you're in town, as the exhibitions could be more fun than the ones I saw.
Written June 12, 2012
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CR Travel
O'Fallon, MO159 contributions
May 2019 • Family
We had plans to visit the Universeum but so did a lot of other people so we decided to search for another option. This museum is right next door, is free, and wasn’t nearly as crowded.
Very interesting exhibits and I enjoyed the exhibits that addressed extinction and how that having / not having an certain animal around impacts the entire ecosystem. Also enjoyed the INTERRUPTIONS exhibition showing women in Sápmi discussing their their heritage and dreams.
We could have spent more time but they close at 5:00
Very interesting exhibits and I enjoyed the exhibits that addressed extinction and how that having / not having an certain animal around impacts the entire ecosystem. Also enjoyed the INTERRUPTIONS exhibition showing women in Sápmi discussing their their heritage and dreams.
We could have spent more time but they close at 5:00
Written May 30, 2019
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lydia giannakou
Athens, Greece41 contributions
Jul 2019 • Friends
An amazing museum, suitable for all ages. The exhibitions are really interesting and beautiful, dedicated to the human interactions and the evolution of our culture. There is also a floor with interactive spaces ang games, about interpersonal relationships and communication, that is mostly meant for kids, but we also found it fun and really creative. It is certainly one museum different than the others.
Written July 15, 2019
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Claire C
Durham, UK74 contributions
Aug 2018 • Family
We popped in here after visiting the Kontsmuseum since it was close by and we had a few hours left to spare. Delighted we did as we all thoroughally enjoyed our visit and was amazed it was free! The feathers exhibition was very impressive and the hard hitting exhibition was very informative. Our 11 year old enjoyed the children's play and educational area which although was aimed at younger children, was also very good for all children (at heart). There is a nice little gift shop and cafe here also. We enjoyed a fika, the cheesecake and the treacle pecan tart were amazing!
Written August 5, 2018
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Hampm57
Norrkoping, Sweden430 contributions
Mar 2018 • Friends
Housed in a concretebunker near Liseberg, this is not your typical museum . It houses exhibitions which are themed and more abstract, such as crossroads about the cultural importance of crossroads,as well as the idea of coming to acrossroad and having to make a decision. Themes covering democracy, climatechanges and refuggees will certainly provide conversational topics!
Written March 10, 2018
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Sniplet
Sweden506 contributions
Jan 2015 • Couples
The Museum of World Culture is part of World Cultural Museums (Världskulturmuseerna), five different museums, where the other four are in Stockholm (for instance The Ethnographic Museum and The Museum of East Asia). The other ones have vast collections and at one of them (The Ethnographic Museum) there is even information about the lack of exhibition space. We went through The Museum of World Culture in about 1,5 hours (including a looong coffee break at the satisfactory café). There was no permanent exhibition and two small temporary ones. They were both great, one about Sami history and the conflict with Swedish authorities, and the other was an excellent photographic exhibition. On one floor there also were some kid’s activities. But that was all. This museum should really use their great space better and if it’s correct what I think, that they share their collection with the other World Cultural Museums, there is a lot of empty space in Gothenburg just waiting to be filled with quirky treasures from around the world. If it’s a question about money, the entrance fee was only 40SEK (about 4EUR) and that sum also includes a year pass. They could raise the entrance fee with at least a couple of euro if that is what’s needed to afford larger exhibitions. Another option is to charge different exhibitions separately and offer a discounted entrance to all exhibitions.
Written January 25, 2015
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Annamaria Petruzzelli
Bari, Italy119 contributions
Apr 2019 • Family
It's a very innovative Museum divided into several sections and paths you can choose: human nature, vital choices and susteinability,climate change, archaeological material, slideshows and films, display units, etc....For example the first section focuses on water as a connecting power. The museum's exhibition sets out to provide visitors with a picture of the situation on Earth nowadays. Using water as a starting point, to reflect on climate change, migration, lifestyles and the future. It means that humans are now changing the entire climate and ecosystem.Climate change alters the balance of systems. The weather is becoming more extreme, with drought in some places and rising sea levels in others. Many of the objects in the collections of The Museum of World Culture come from places where ecological and cultural links have been inseparable, but which are often the first to feel the consequences.
Written May 3, 2019
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James B
Havant, UK152 contributions
Sep 2017 • Solo
Mixed feelings about this museum. The 'Crossroads' exhibition upstairs was excellent and really well thought out. Definitely challenged some of my thinking and worldview. The soon to open 'Syrian Voices' exhibit also sounded intriguing. I was let down by the downstairs exhibition as it was all in Swedish and I didn't get anything from it. The building itself is unique and reminded me of the Design Museum in London.
Written September 10, 2017
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Peter L
Gothenburg, Sweden47 contributions
Jul 2017 • Couples
If you want to waste an hour of your life looking at dresses made out of wax table runners, or want to get updated on on Imperialism and its affect on STD's in sub Saharan Africa look no further, you have hours of fun cut out for you!
Written July 7, 2017
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