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Trädgårdsföreningen’s Palmhuset, containing plants and trees from five continents in various climatic zones

entertaining pleasure-seeking objects can be displayed at any children and young people
locals since the 19th century. one time. Specialist temporary in science and technology, it
It is now housed in a new exhibitions are also mounted. provides a fun, educational
building with a large open-air The museum was founded experience for the entire family.
terrace for partying. with donations from The centre was built largely
financiers Wilhelm with recycled or ecologically
and August Röhss. friendly materials, and solar
0 Ullevi It opened in 1916 as panels on the roof ensure
Skånegatan. Tel 031-81 10 20. the Röhss Museum of that the building has
v 1, 3, 6. @ 60. Open during Handicrafts in the a low impact on
events. 0 7 beautiful brick the environment.
building designed Exhibits are often
Sweden’s largest arena, by architect interactive and
Ullevi, opened for the 1958 Carl Westman. include a tropical
football World Cup and over Next to the museum rainforest populated
the years has hosted numerous is the University by snakes, frogs and
international events. Architect College for Arts spiders; a large
Fritz Jaenecke’s elegant and Crafts Design. aquarium with sharks
wave-shaped ellipse has and rays, as well as a
been renovated and Chinese sculpture, Swedish West Coast
modernized several times. The w Universeum Röhsska Museet tank filled with local
arena seats 43,000 spectators Korsvägen. Tel 031-335 64 sea life; and a space
for sporting events and can 50. v 2, 4, 5, 6, 8. @ 50, 52, 100, 330, station where you
accommodate an audience 513, 753. Open 10am–6pm daily. can learn about the life of an
of 75,000 for concerts. & 8 - 0 = 7 astronaut in space.
In front of the arena, a statue ∑ universeum.se
has been erected in honour
of the great Swedish boxer Along the Mölndalsån river, not e Världskultur­
Ingemar “Ingo” Johansson far from Kungsportsavenyn, museet
(1932–2009). spreads an area containing
several of Gothenburg’s major Södra Vägen 54. Tel 010-456 12 00.
sights and venues, including v 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13. @ 50, 52, 91, 513,
q Röhsska Museet Liseberg (see p204), Ullevi and 761. Open noon–5pm Tue, Thu & Fri,
Universeum, the largest science noon–8pm Wed, 11am–5pm Sat &
Vasagatan 37–39. Tel 031-61 38 50. Sun (Jun–Aug: noon–5pm Tue–Fri,
v 3, 4, 5, 7, 10. @ 18, 52, 753, 761. centre in Scandinavia. 11am–5pm Sat & Sun). Closed some
Open noon–8pm Tue, noon–5pm While the aim of Universeum public hols. & 8 - 0 = 7
Wed–Fri; 11am–5pm Sat & Sun. is to stimulate the interest of ∑ varldskulturmuseet.se
Closed some public hols (check
the website). & 8 pre-book. Designed by the London-
- = 7 ∑ designmuseum.se based architects Cécile Brisac
and Edgar Gonzalez and
The country’s leading museum completed in 2005, the icecube-
of applied art and design, like Världskulturmuseet is a
Röhsska Museet contains a museum of world cultures. The
marvellous collection of 20th- exhibitions, like the building, are
century Nordic domestic and far from traditional; they are
decorative items. Other parts intended to surprise, provoke
of the museum are devoted and question stereotyped
to European applied art, and attitudes towards culture and
antiquities from the ancient subculture, and are comple-
world, Japan and China. A mere Universeum, designed by Gert Wingårdh mented by a programme of
fraction of the total of 50,000 and built in 2001 concerts, films, dance and poetry.

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