A permanent exhibition of cultural history that encompasses everything from the global port system to the local quayside. Visitors encounter stories from the seaport in the four sections of the exhibition.
Seaports form a network that connects the world. Flows of people, goods and ideas move across the oceans. The history of Gothenburg and its port have been formed in this way through contact with the outside world.
The port has been a central meeting place for generations of Gothenburg’s citizens. The city has been shaped by movements of people – sailors, shipyard workers, emigrants and merchants. Some come to stay, others travel on.
Some people believe that Gothenburg has no port, but in fact it is Scandinavia’s largest. See the local port, study the global port map and see how the people of Gothenburg experiencing its seaport.
