Museum

Explore innovative design, popular design, national design and international design - all under one roof. The museum’s temporary exhibitions feature everything from industrial design to artisanry. A regional design museum Welcome to an exciting meeting place for design. The museum features the latest trends interspersed with fascinating design history and hosts three new exhibitions each year. The ground floor of the museum is open to visitors free of charge. On the ground floor, you can take a break at the café with a view of the Ätran river, browse design magazines or buy a souvenir at the design shop. You can also visit the exhibition in the project room. Visit us Take a look at the programme before your visit to make sure you can time it with the next available guided tour of the exhibitions. The programme also contains information about presentations and workshops organised by the museum. Throughout the year, city walks on various themes are offered. There is plenty for children to explore and do in Ria the Rat’s play corner. The museum also organises fun activities for children on public holidays. The museum’s calendar and opening hours can be found on this website. New design in a historical building The museum is located downstream of Tullbron (the Toll Bridge) by the river Ätran. The half-timbered building was built in 1865 and is closely tied to the area’s once-substantial grain export industry. Experience the charming interior, which is influenced by the building’s original function as a granary. The supporting wooden pillars and whitewashed brick walls still leave little doubt as to its proud history. The grain was dried in the tall, pointed storage tower, the tip of which still swivels when the wind blows.

One of Sweden’s most prominent photography museums. Thousands of cameras, photographic equipment and pictures are displayed together in a unique, beautiful setting. The old cinema Fotomuseet Olympia (the Olympia Photo Museum) is located in Falkenberg’s first cinema, which opened in 1912. The venue is now restored and made to look as when it first opened; a unique environment that is itself worth a visit. Cameras from all ages Fotomuseet Olympia displays objects that follow the development of photography from 1840 and onwards. The focus lies on immense variety of unique cameras from different eras, including classic studio cameras on wooden stands, miniature cameras and the very first amateur cameras. Also on display are unique tropical cameras and equipment for stereo photography. The collection also includes other equipment relating to the more than 150-year history of photography. Exhibitions The museum has an extensive collection of pictures from Falkenberg as well as a permanent exhibition with photographs of Gillis Häägg and Lennart Nilsson, two photographers who rose to local fame. The museum also organises so-called ‘nostalgia screenings’. For people who are interested in learning more about the local area - and photography enthusiasts, of course - visiting Olympia is a must. You can find the museum’s opening hours on its website.

In Morup, just north of Falkenberg, you find a museum that is one of a kind in Sweden. Here you find wreckage from foreign aircraft, and stories about the crews who got stranded here during WW2 1939-1945. The museum is operated by the non-profit organisation Swedish Forced Landing Collection. In the summer, the museum is open during the weekends between 1/6 - 31/8. Saturday and Sunday 10.00 - 15.00. Groups, large or small, are welcome to book guided visits year around. Contact Ingvar Johansson by ringing +46 70 899 44 31 or by e-mail: ingvarimorup@telia.com for booking or information.

A nostalgia museum with a wealth of historical artefacts. A variety of objects from the countryside, old environments, village shops and everyday life can be found on display here. A journey through time Climb the 100-year-old staircase up to the museum and enter a time long ago. Here, you can learn more about life in the countryside in past eras and reflect on how it has developed up to modern day. Rural life underwent a radical transformation over a relatively short period of time in the 20th century. For the whole family Berte Museum is a private nostalgia museum which surprises visitors with its size, wealth of display objects and how close you can get to them. You can walk amongst agricultural machinery, hand tools and tractors here. In carefully environments built to resemble the real thing, you can learn more about the different crafting professions, village shops and rural schools. For visitors from older generations, it is sure to feel like a trip down memory lane. Younger visitors can look forward to discovering and learning more about what life was like when their grandfather was young. In other words, it’s got something for the whole family. Visit the museum The museum is open from April to September. Groups can book tours all year round. See opening hours at Berte museum - Life in the countryside.

This museum contains one of Europe’s biggest collections of old automobiles and aircraft. The collection includes approximately 40 cars, 40 aircraft, motorcycles, engines, electrical appliances and much more. There is also a museum café where you can have a bit and relax for a bit. Cars from all ages The development of the automobile during the 20th century is a truly fascinating story, which you can delve into at the museum. In the early days of the automobile, cars were more like engine-drawn carriages and quite different to what we would consider a ‘real’ car today. In the 1930s, the rate of progression in car designs exploded, with new models rolling out each year. In the 1950s, the modern car began to take form, the inspiration for the designs being especially drawn from aircraft. The museum has a huge variety of car models on display. In the hangar Few things have fascinated mankind so much as the ability to fly. The designs for the earliest airplanes were based on birds, and they were not capable of flying much faster or higher than birds either. It wouldn’t take long, however, before aircraft began to soar to new heights and break new speed records over the course of the first half of the 20th century. The big breakthrough came with the invention of the jet engine, which is when the history of flight entered a particularly riveting chapter. In the museum’s massive hangar, you can walk amongst and below many different types of planes. Summer café At the museum, you can buy coffee and a snack and rest a while in the courtyard. The café sells cakes, pastries and sandwiches, and occasionally soups and salads. Everything is home-baked and home-made, and the café uses organic and local ingredients to the furthest extent possible. The museum is open during the summer months. You can find the exact opening hours at Svedinos Bil- och Flygmuseum.

In one of the well-preserved houses in Falkenberg’s Old Town lies Falkenbergs Hembygdsmuseum, which chronicles the history of the town from antiquity to the early 20th century. The exhibits tell the story At the museum, you can spend a long time browsing all the different objects on display and learning more about the history of Falkenberg. A significant portion of the display objects relate to the 19th century. The museum also has a lovely garden in which you can sit and relax for a while. Visit the museum The museum is located on S:t Lars Kyrkogata, just behind the Church of St. Laurentii. It is open over the summer months, but groups can book guided tours all year round. See opening hours

Welcome to a small gem that is perhaps Sweden’s best lighthouse and fishing museum. Here you can learn about Morups Tånge lighthouse and its exciting history, as well as about fishing in Glommen. One of the red sheds between the lighthouse and the sea at Morups Tånge is now home to a small lighthouse and fishing museum. There is lots of interesting material to read, everything from stories of lost vessels to how and when the lighthouse was built. There is also a small fisherman’s shack containing old fishing gear. The museum was set up and is run by the Morups Tånge Lighthouse Society, and is open in conjunction with public tours of the lighthouse. Keep an eye on the website for when the lighthouse is open to the public. Alternatively, mail visningar.morupstangefyr@gmail.com to book a private tour.

At Monarkmuseum (Monark Museum) you can indulge yourself in some good old-fashioned nostalgia in all sorts of products made by Monark and Cresent, such as bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles, but also radio sets and lots of other things. Monark Museum is the only one of its kind that exhibits everything the company Monark has designed through the years, from 1908 to present day. You will find bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles from Monark’s glory days, as well as Sweden’s biggest radio collection of Monark radios and TVs. The museum also has old original displays and newspaper ads from Monark and Crescent on display. Monark, as you may discover, has a far more extensive product range than most people are aware of. There is also skiing equipment, hockey equipment, camping tables, outboards and much more on display. For information about the museum’s opening hours, visit monarkmuseum.se

Ekomuseum Nedre Ätradalen is a collection of about 80 different sites where you can find both big and small historical environments along the beautiful Ätran river valley. Combine a lovely outing with a fascinating journey through time. Our shared history There are places in our world that have something worthwhile to tell you, if you choose to stay and listen. What are they whispering about? What stories do these objects and environments hold? Who are the people who lived here centuries before you were even born, and what kind of life did they have? What is an eco-museum? An eco-museum is aimed at highlighting the interplay between the working life of an older society and the working environment and landscape they worked in. The focus is on the nature and culture of the area and showing the countryside, landscape, its natural resources and - above all - the people who carved out an existence for themselves there. From antiquity to modern day Ekomuseet Nedre Ätradalen consists of 80 different sites you can visit in an area that stretches along the Ätran river valley through the inland region of Halland. In these beautiful surroundings, you can visit everything from ancient monuments to modern businesses. The attractions are clearly signposted with black & white signs. For instructions on how to get there, opening hours and more information, visit ekomuseum.com.