Pilane Sculpture Park
Large sculpture set among Iron Age graves on grazed Tjorn hillside, with sheep and stone circles around the work.
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The ground at Pilane is an Iron Age grave field - stone circles, standing stones and burial mounds spread over grazed hillside above the sea - and since 2007 an exhibition of large-scale sculpture has been staged across it each summer. The pieces are big and set far apart, so you walk the field to find them, and the sheep that keep the grass down wander among them. Jaume Plensa's tall white head Anna, standing on the ridge, has become the image of the place. Works change each season with some staying longer. There is no building to speak of: a kiosk, a car park, and the hill.
What you actually see
- Large sculpture across a grave field - stone circles and mounds beneath.
- Plensa's white head on the ridge - the best known piece.
- Grazing sheep among the work - the field is still pasture.
- A changing exhibition each summer - not a fixed collection.
When to go
June to September, the exhibition season. Two to three hours.
Honest expectations
It closes entirely outside summer. The ground is uneven pasture and wet after rain. There is almost no shelter or facility. Which works are up varies year to year.
Nearby
Skarhamn and the Nordic watercolour museum are south; Astol is west.
What to pack for Pilane Sculpture Park
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.

