Museum of Work
Encyclopedia
The Museum of Work, or Arbetets museum, is a museum
located in Norrköping
, Sweden
. The museum can be found in the 19th century building The Iron in the Motala ström
river in central Norrköping.
See also: List of museums in Sweden, Culture of Sweden
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
located in Norrköping
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The museum can be found in the 19th century building The Iron in the Motala ström
Motala ström
Motala ström is the river system that drains lake Vättern, the second largest lake in Sweden, into the Baltic Sea in Norrköping. It is named from the city Motala where it begins. In the early 19th century, the Göta Canal was constructed in parallel with Motala ström....
river in central Norrköping.
See also: List of museums in Sweden, Culture of Sweden
Culture of Sweden
Swedish culture has been described as Lutheranism, trade unionism, and self-reliance, aspects that have been associated with Swedish mentality....
External links
- Museum of Work - Official site