Explore the world
through design!

Design is everywhere. It affects us all, every day, from morning to evening. Experience design classics, arts and crafs along with form experiments in a dynamic interplay.
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Upcoming exhibition

Design Stories

Everything from the mobile phone in your pocket to the T-shirt you have on or even the font in this text is a result of design. The upcoming permanent exhibition Design Stories offers a journey of discovery from the mid-1800s to today with over 500 objects from the museum’s collection. Welcome to a world of design!

Design Stories opens 9th of November.

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Includes 4 museums

Museum Card 2024

The museum card is valid at the Röhsska museum, The Gothenburg Museum of Art, the Museum of Gothenburg and the Maritime Museum and Aquarium.

The card costs 140 SEK (valid to Dec 31 2024) and 120 kr for seniors (from 63 yr, with ID)

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Permanent exhibition

18th-Century Design & Craft

Dancing figurines, fastidiously ornamented furniture feet and full period interiors. Welcome to 18th-Century Design & Craft, the new permanent exhibition at the Röhsska Museum of Design and Craft.

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Movie

Introduction to The Röhsska Museum

We have selected some objects from our collections that in different ways show what the Röhsska Museum is and would like to be.

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Permanent exhibition

Inspiration East Asia

The Röhsska Museum’s permanent collection display of applied arts and crafts from Asia reveals the stories and inspirations between the Nordic countries and East Asia.

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Torsten och Wanja Söderbergs hall

Read, reflect, discuss. In the Torsten och Wanja Söderbergs hall visitors can immerse themselves in Swedish and Nordic design.

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Chairs

The Röhsska Museum’s collection includes more than 500 chairs. In the open storage repository, visitors can peruse a selection that spans more than 300 years. The chair is an inherently interesting design object that is generally expected to be comfortable, practical and aesthetically pleasing.

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