Himmelsberga Öland Museum, Borgholm, Öland, Sweden

The Öland museum is situated in the local history centre of Himmelsberga. Himmelsberga is a village of carefully preserved buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries in which the visitor can experience a genuine historical environment, and enjoy exhibitions of contemporary and older works of art from the island. In addition, the aim of the museum is to show the finest products from Ölands´s long handcraft tradition. The museum gives a comprehensive picture of the economic and cultural development on Öland and with its central location provides a particularly fine and rewarding destination for the visitor to the island.

Apart from the smallholdings, complete with carefully preserved interiors, machinery, tools and equipment, the museum is also responsible for a sinzeable Art museum and several other exhibition buildings. In short, it is amply equipped to provide a wide and varying program of exhibitions and other arrangements.

The museum shop stocks a broad range of quality handcrafts, books, souvenirs, ice-cream, postcards etc. The cafeteria offers refreshments, snacks and light meals in a traditional setting. During the summerseason, frome May 15th to August 31th, the museum is open daily.

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Magnus Bjursell (2 years ago)
Really nice place to visit. Art gallery is great! Limited selection of food last time we were there, but may have been that specific day...

Salah Al (2 years ago)
Best place for family many activities for kids

SSJ Górski (2 years ago)
An excellent museum, a good place to have a bit of education and a lot of relaxation, very interesting expositions of everyday life interiors. A nice staff in the shop is also an advantage :)

Cristi (3 years ago)
The museum is on the island which is already fascinating. It has very old houses with their objects from the respective area. The gardens are also fantastic. Cheap ticket and very enjoyable. Worth a bit of extra effort if on the island.

Håkan Härensjö (3 years ago)
The perfect place to read up on how life in Öland was a hundred years ago... Mamma beuatiful buildings to see and if you are in luck there is a exposition of some kind also. And dont miss out having a coffee break under the walnut tree... ;)

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