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fors, Edvard Munch, Anders Zorn and Carl Larsson have pride of place in the
Fürsten-
burg Galleries
.
Other highlights include a superb sculpture hall, the
Hasselblad Center
, with its annual
New Nordic Photography
exhibition, and temporary displays of next-gen Nordic art.
The unveiling of the bronze
Poseidon
fountain out front scandalised Göteborg's strait-
laced citizens, who insisted on drastic penile-reduction surgery.
Stadsmuseum
MUSEUM
under 25yr Skr40/free; 10am-5pm Tue-Sun, to 8pm Wed; ; 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 Brunnsparken)
At Stadsmuseum, admire the remains of the
Äskekärrkeppet
, Sweden's only original Vik-
ing vessel, alongside silver treasure hoards, weaponry and jewellery from the same period
in the atmospheric semigloom. Walk through the history of the city from its conception to
the 18th century, spiced up with period wares, including an impressive booty of East Indi-
an porcelain, and play 'Guess the Object!'. Temporary art and photography exhibitions are
also worth a peek.
Sjöfartsmuseet
MUSEUM
free; 10am-5pm Tue-Sun, to 8pm Wed; ; 3, 9, 11 Stigbergstorget)
Sjöfartsmuseet focuses on the city's maritime history through an entertaining collection of
maps, model ships, re-created sailors' quarters, and period objects. Most compelling is the
large darkened hall where you're surrounded by soaring figureheads - some regal, some
pensive, some vicious. You may spot some scrimshaw and a tiny weaving loom in a bottle
among the nautical booty.
The attached
aquarium
wriggles with goofy North Sea flatfish, lobsters and upside-
down jellyfish, and you can find Nemo in the tropical fish tank.
Outside, the Sjömanstornet (Mariner's Tower), topped by a statue of a grieving woman,
commemorates Swedish sailors killed in WWI.
Feskekörka
MARKET
