Kulturen in Lund
Kulturen in Lund is both an indoor and an open-air museum that features an extensive collection of historic buildings and beautiful gardens spanning two adjoining sites in the heart of Lund. Step right into the buildings to experience life as it was in former times in either the town or countryside, from the Middle Ages up to the 1930s. There are also around twenty exhibitions for you to enjoy, on subjects ranging from folk art to modern design, from mediaeval history to the present day, and from local culture to global culture. We also offer visitors a wide-ranging programme of activities for all ages.
Christmas Fair 29–30 November and 1 December
Kulturen's Christmas Fair (Julstök med julmarknad) is an experience for all the senses. Christmas food, decorations and crafts are on sale at indoor and outdoor market stalls. In the historical buildings, the staff in period clothes tell you about how Christmas was celebrated in the past. A Lucia procession and Christmas music puts you in a Christmas mood and you can buy hot food, mulled wine and coffee.
2 20s (2 tjugotal)
The exhibition "2 20s" ("2 tjugotal") explores the 1920s, a decade of great change that in many ways laid the foundations for modern society. A time tunnel transports visitors back to the 1920s, on a journey of discovery that examines a variety of themes, both serious and playful. Throughout the exhibition there are portraits of women whose lives left their mark on society during the decade. Questions about our own time, the 2020s, are revealed by sliding doors.
A Different World – Art from Sankt Lars Hospital
The exhibition "A Different World – Art from Sankt Lars Hospital" displays more than 70 works of art created by patients admitted to Sankt Lars Hospital over a period of a hundred years, starting in the 1880s. The works are exciting and suggestive, with unexpected motifs and compositions that fire the imagination. This form of art has often been called ‘outsider art’ or ‘patient art’.
Exhibitions
Kulturen in Lund has a broad range of permanent and temporary exhibitions. Many of these exhibitions are based on our cultural history and archaeological collections, although visitors are also welcome to view photographic exhibitions and displays as diverse as interactive exhibitions for children with playtime themes and exhibitions on democracy and human rights.
In the Footsteps of Survivors
The walking tour In the Footsteps of Survivors takes you to seven places, each with a different story of how Nazism and the Second World War left traces in Lund. In 1943, Danish Jews sought protection in Lund from occupied Denmark, and in 1945 thousands of liberated prisoners from concentration camps in Europe arrived. Listen to some of their stories in the Storyspot app!
