Museum of World Culture

The National Museum of World Culture opened in , Sweden, in 2004. It is a part of the public authority Swedish National Museums of World Cultures and builds on the collections of the former Göteborgs Etnografiska Museum that closed down in the year 2000.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday and Thursday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Wednesday: 11:00 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Gothenburg, Sweden (2004–)
  • Also known as: “The Museum of World Culture” and “Vaerldskulturmuseet”
  • Address: Södra Vägen 54, Göteborg, 41254

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scandinavium and Blomsterkarusellen.

Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an indoor arena located in , Sweden. Construction on began in 1969 after decades of setbacks, and was inaugurated on 18 May 1971. is situated 530 metres north of Museum of World Culture.

Carousel
Photo: Befi99, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a carousel, which is situated 170 metres southeast of Museum of World Culture.

Theater building
Photo: Raphael Saulus, Public domain.
is a theater building, which is situated 210 metres north of Museum of World Culture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Örgryte and Guldheden.

Suburb
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is one of the 21 stadsdelsnämndsområden of , . It is a largely upper middle class residential area just to the east of the city centre. It had a population of 20,979 in 2025 and 16,175 in 2015.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Museum of World Culture

Latitude
57.69467° or 57° 41′ 41″ north
Longitude
11.98958° or 11° 59′ 23″ east
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Inception
2004
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9F9HMXVQ+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28219718
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
10228822
Wiki­data ID
Q378377
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Museum of World Culture” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متاحف ثقافات العالم”
  • Chinese: “世界文化博物館”
  • Czech: “Muzeum světové kultury”
  • Finnish: “Maailmankulttuurin museo”
  • French: “Musée de la culture mondiale”
  • German: “Världskulturmuseet”
  • Greek: “Μουσείο του Παγκόσμιου Πολιτισμού”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון לתרבות עולמית”
  • Japanese: “スウェーデン国立世界文化博物館”
  • Japanese: “世界文化博物館”
  • Macedonian: “Музеј на светската култура”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی فرهنگ‌های جهان”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Kultury Światowej w Göteborgu”
  • Portuguese: “Museu da Cultura Mundial”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej svetovne kulture”
  • Slovenian: “Världskulturmuseet”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Culturas del Mundo”
  • Spanish: “Museum of World Culture”
  • Swedish: “Världskulturmuseet”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์วัฒนธรรมโลก”
  • Turkish: “Dünya Kültürleri Müzesi”

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