Sigtuna Museum

Sigtuna, Sweden

Sigtuna Museum exhibits the history of Sigtuna, Sweden's oldest medieval city. The museum is located on the site where the first royal palace was built in the late 900’s AD. The museum dates back to 1916 and the current museum has been built in the 1960s with new showrooms, reception and storage. The permanent exhibition displays Sigtuna's earliest history. Although the museum is active in many areas the archaeological part is strongly represented. There is one of the largest collections of archaeological findings in Sweden.

The museum also includes City Hall, a well-preserved 1700’s building, Lundströmska farm, a store with 19th century atmosphere and mayor’s farm. These houses are open in summer season. The museum has also an underground hall for temporary exhibitions.

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Founded: 1916
Category: Museums in Sweden
Historical period: Modern and Nonaligned State (Sweden)

More Information

www.sigtunamuseum.se

Rating

4.2/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

KAREN TAYLOR (7 months ago)
Compact but full of information and history. Helpful lady on the desk.
Darren Burne (7 months ago)
Wonderful local museum full of Viking finds from around Sigtuna
Paul JHM van Doorn (10 months ago)
This museum is a little gem. Last time I visited was 20 years ago and quite boring. Today the museum shows a nice collection of finds from the viking age and through the ages to date. All descriptions are in Swedish and English and many displays use audio to inform visitors.
Febrina Maharani (16 months ago)
A quaint little museum about the history of Sigtuna. It is split into Sigtuna in Viking/medeltid in one wing and Sigtuna in recent histories in the other wing. They also have exhibition about the Jewish girls quarantined in Sigtuna after Holocaust, that will be included in permanent exhibition, which is very interesting. There is a little gift shop and activity areas for children as well. In 2023 price of admission for adults are 60SEK, no student discount but children up to 18 years old can visit for free. For a town whose history was as far back as Sigtuna, this museum is well worth the visit!
Peter Paulson (20 months ago)
It was a wonderful little museum full of cool old stuff and helpful signs about it. Highly recommend to any Sigtuna tourists.
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