Plan your visit

Annual Pass

With the annual pass, you can visit our museums; Forsviks bruk, Gothenburg Museum of Natural History, Lödöse museum, Medical History Museum, Vitlycke museum and Vänersborgs museum throughout the calendar year. The pass is valid from the date of purchase until the end of the year. A special fee may apply to certain exhibitions and program points. The annual pass is a personal, valuable document that can be renewed each year.

Pensioner

Pensioners (applies to those aged 65 and over) can purchase a discounted annual pass for 120 SEK upon presentation of ID. Also applicable to early retirees upon presentation of a card.

• Everyone under 20 years old
• Students (holders of a student ID card)
• Teachers with classes (0–20 years), Folk High School and SFI
• Companions
• Upon presentation of a valid card for ICOM or members of the Swedish Museums Association

Are you looking for fun, useful and rather unique gifts? We have educational toys, beautiful postcards and posters, exciting books, soft toys, ingenious games and challenges for young researchers.

Items at the Museum Shop

The museum shop is run by the museum and the proceeds go directly to the museum.

Products that make a difference to people and the environment

We want the products we sell to be produced with consideration to the environment and people,  so we are trying to find good suppliers that have sustainable manufacturing processes or give back something to the world. For example, our suppliers may be associated with projects where a new tree is planted for each product sold, or they may support environmental organisations such as WWF or children’s rights organisations such as Plan International.

Gift cards

Do you want to buy a gift for someone but find it difficult to choose? You can now buy a gift card in the museum shop. We can gift-wrap your present while you have a coffee or look around the museum.

Packed lunch area

There's an area next to the museum café where you can eat your packed lunch. There are 38 seats, and here you will also find micro wave ovens, sinks and containers for waste sorting.

Thank you for not eating your packed lunch in the café area!

Café Malmska Valen

The café offers hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, delicious pastries and tasty hot meals.

Larger bags and backpacks are not allowed inside the museum. Handbags and smaller backpacks (such as school backpacks) are allowed. For smaller bags and backpacks, there are lockers on the entrance floor. The dimensions of the largest locker are W: 33 cm H: 50 cm and D: 48 cm.

Strollers

For safety reasons, strollers are not allowed in the exhibitions. They must be parked at a designated place in the lobby. 

We are situated just above Linnéplatsen to the west of the city centre, on the edge of the Slottsskogen park area. Read more about how to find us here.

Address:

Museivägen 10, Slottsskogen Östra
413 11 Göteborg

GPS coordinates:

WGS 84 (lat, long): 57° 41′ 24″ N, 11° 56′ 59″ E

WGS 84 decimal (lat, long): 57.6900°, 11.9500°

Click here to see a map

By public transport:

The easiest way to get here is by bus or tramway. The nearest stop is at Linnéplatsen. There are many buses and trams that stop here. From Linnéplatsen, take the stairs up into Slottskogen. You can see the museum building from the bus stop.

Click here to search for your departure using the Västtrafik’s planner

By car

Slottsskogen is a car-free environment. There is a car park at the museum for disabled drivers. The nearest car park for other visitors is on Vegagatan. There is additional parking by Villa Belparc in Slottsskogen; the entrances are from Margeretebersgatan and Slottskogspromenaden.

Current traffic information

The construction of the West Link has started. The work will last for at least seven years in different stages and affect the entire central Gothenburg. To make it easier for you who travel by car or bicycle, the traffic office has produced an information page. See how it affects the area around the museum here >> On the page you can read about the latest updates regarding car and bicycle traffic.

Can I bring a bag with me?
For everyone's safety, larger bags and backpacks are not allowed to be brought into the exhibitions. However, handbags and smaller backpacks (such as school backpacks) are allowed.

Can I leave outerwear and bags somewhere?
On the entrance floor there are lockers in various sizes. The dimensions of the largest locker are W: 33 cm H: 50 cm and D: 48 cm. 

Can I bring a stroller?
Since June 3, 2025, strollers are not allowed to be brought into the exhibitions. Strollers are parked in the stroller parking lot on the entrance floor. If you want to lock the stroller, please bring your own lock.

Is there a playroom?
There is no playroom. There used to be a room for exploration on the 3rd floor called the Sensory Corner. Now a new temporary exhibition for children is being built in the same area.

Can I eat and drink in the exhibitions?
Eating and drinking is done in the packed lunch room or the café on the entrance floor. Bringing food and drinks into the exhibitions is not permitted.

Can I take photos?
Yes, you can take photos.