Explore Umeå's museums
In Umeå there are many museums with exciting exhibitions. Here we have listed a selection for you to discover. Museums that are open all year round or you can make a day trip to one of the smaller museums that are open during the summer
Bildmuseet
One of the country’s most interesting scenes for international contemporary art. A place where the whole family can enjoy art, exhibitions and events – always free of charge. Besides continuously adding new exhibitions, this beautiful museum building offers a fantastic view of the river and the city. Art books, exhibition catalogues, magazines, posters, postcards and other image souvenirs can be found in the museum shop.
Current exhibitions:
Sara Granér / Derail us from evil (until April 5)
Shubigi Rao / Pulp I-IV (until January 11).
Art and Truth-Telling (until April 5).
Västerbottens museum
Family-friendly museum with exhibitions and programs on cultural history, art, textiles and photography. At the museum there is a museum shop and a cosy café. Here you can also see the world’s oldest ski – older than the pyramids of Egypt. During the summer there is daily activities at the open-air museum Gammlia.
Current exhibitions
Soejvene (until August 30, 2026)
Kalle Hedberg (until December 30, 2026).
The Field ethnologist - Depicting the gray (until January 11, 2026).
Loss, Love and the Everyday of War (until March 8, 2026)
The rights are ours! (until April 12, 2026)
Permanent exhibitions
Port City of Umeå, Textiles, Building Conservation,
Umeå - Memories and future, Stone, Bronze & Iron, Reflections.
More about current exhibitions
Guitars – The Museum
The brothers Åhdén from Umeå have one of the world’s largest privately owned collections of electric guitars, basses, amplifiers and musical props, all of which make up the basis of an experience-based exhibition.
The museum is open Monday to Saturday from 12:00 to 16:00, with guided tours at 13:00 and 15:00.
Kvinnohistoriskt museum - The Museum of Women's History
At the Väven cultural centre you can find the Museum of Women’s History – the first of its kind in Sweden. The museum works in a norm critical way which puts women at the center of the narrative. The museum shop offers crafts, ceramics, mugs, posters and other fun stuff focusing on beliefs about gender and power, identity and history.
Current exhibition
Bukhoor - The path of incense (until January 24).
The Goddess returns - protect the Earth (until April 4).
Umedalens skulpturpark
One of Northern Europe’s foremost sculpture collections with some 40 works by artists such as Tony Cragg, Louise Bourgeois, Anthony Gormley, Jaume Plensa and Anish Kapoor. Map to the sculpture park is available in a white box in the park, next to restaurant Bistro Le Garage. GSA Gallery offers guided tours, they must be pre-booked. The park is open all year round, around the clock with free admittance. The sculpture park