Göteborgs Naturhistoriska museum

Exhibition hall at the Gothenburg Natural History Museum

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Our work to carefully update our permanent exhibitions with fishes, reptiles, humans and many more species is finally done. Evolution is a main theme. Come meet all your relatives!

Skelett — **Photographer:** Ian Schemper

In this section of the museum’s permanent exhibitions we tell you the story of the history of Earth and the evolutionary history of life on Earth beginning 3.8 billion years ago and stretching until the present day. Welcome to this evolutionary journey and meet fossils, insects, butterflies, cephalopods and dinosaur skeletons.

Join us on a short tour of the museum with our guide Jenny Granlund. You will discover biodiversity and some exciting stories about both animals and people at the museum. Suitable for all ages.

We are proud to be a part of CETAF Consortium of EuropeanTaxonomic Facilities, Europé’s network of biological and geological collections. Togheter with other natural history museums, botanical gardens and biodiversity centres we work on projects to promote research on collections.

FOR RESEARCHERS. Preparations and objects from our scientific collection are available on loan to scientific institutions to be used for research purposes. Here you will find information for researchers how to proceed.

PARTNERSHIP. The Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre (GGBC) hosted at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Gothenburg is made up of seventeen partner organisations from around Western Sweden, the museum is one of them.

Entrance information

Regular opening hours
Monday closed
Tuesday–Wednesday 11–17
Thursday 11–20
Friday–Sunday 11–17

Information about irregular opening hours.

Location
We are located in a unique setting in Gothenburg’s largest park area Slottsskogen. Find us

From June 3, new rules apply for larger bags and strollers at the museum. Larger bags, backpacks and strollers are not allowed to be brought into the museum. Read more about storing them

Discover our exhibitions

Visit our updated exhibitions

History of Life on Earth and Amazing Diversity

From flying squids to swimming birds – the museum in 30 minutes

Collections & research

We are a part of CETAF Consortium of EuropeanTaxonomic Facilities

Scientific loans

We work together for biodiversity

Visit info