Gotland Museum
The Gotland Museum (Swedish: Gotlands museum) (previously known as Länsmuseet på Gotland or Gotlands Fornsal) in Visby, Sweden, is the county museum of Gotland. It was founded by the Friends of Gotland's Antiquity society in 1875, at the initiative of Pehr Arvid Säve. The museum owns a number of houses and farms on Gotland, some of which are used as museums. It also has a publishing house for books on subjects related to the island's heritage.
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Location of the Gotland Museum | |
Former name | Länsmuseet på Gotland or Gotlands Fornsal |
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| Established | 1875 |
| Location | Visby, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 57°38′22.93″N 18°17′32.84″E |
| Type | Archaeology museum, Local museum, Art museum |
| Key holdings | The Picture stone Hall Spillings Hoard |
| Collections | Bronze Age, Viking Age, Middle Ages |
| Collection size | 400,000 |
| Visitors | 200,000 |
| Founder | Pehr Arvid Säve |
| Director | Susanne Thedéen (2017–) |
| Owner | Gotlands Fornvänner |
| Public transit access | Visby harbor |
| Nearest car park | Visby harbor |
| Website | gotlandsmuseum |
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