Kulturen in Lund
The world's second open-air museum, founded 1892, two blocks of Lund filled with relocated buildings.
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Georg Karlin opened Kulturen in 1892, four years after Skansen, which makes it the second open-air museum anywhere and the oldest in a town centre rather than a park. It occupies two whole blocks in the middle of Lund with around thirty buildings moved in from Skane and further afield: farmhouses, town houses, a stave-built storehouse, a wooden church from Bosebo, workshops and a school, standing along paths and gardens. Indoor galleries hold textiles, ceramics, silver, medieval material from Lund's excavations and a large Sami collection. The mix of outdoor buildings and museum collections in the middle of a working town is what makes it distinctive.
What you actually see
- About thirty relocated buildings - across two town blocks.
- Bosebo church - a wooden church moved in whole.
- Indoor galleries - textiles, silver, medieval Lund, Sami material.
- The second open-air museum ever founded - after Skansen.
When to go
May to September for buildings open; galleries year round. Two to three hours.
Honest expectations
Many buildings are shut outside high summer. It is spread over two blocks in changeable weather. Labelling in English is partial. The site can feel crowded on event days.
Nearby
Lund cathedral is a short walk; the botanical garden is south.
What to pack for Kulturen in Lund
Chosen from what this place is for. Tap a kit for the full checklist.
Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
