{"id":15885,"date":"2024-05-10T10:57:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T08:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kulturparkensmaland.se\/?page_id=15885"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:49:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T08:49:31","slug":"the-swedish-glass-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kulturparkensmaland.se\/en\/the-swedish-glass-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Swedish Glass Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\n<p>The Swedish Glass Museum<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/BTzVRM1YByQFk7Wv5\"><\/p>\n<p>Find us<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/opening-hours\/\"><\/p>\n<p>Opening hours<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"\/oppettider\/\"><\/p>\n<p>Admission<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<h4>Renovation in Progress!<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p>The lower level of the Swedish Glass Museum is closed due to building renovations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-b-sundberg-glasvas.jpg\" alt=\"per b sundberg glasvas\" width=\"1920\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 1920px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kulturparkensmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-b-sundberg-glasvas.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.kulturparkensmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-b-sundberg-glasvas-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kulturparkensmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-b-sundberg-glasvas-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Swedish Glass Museum in V\u00e4xj\u00f6, Sweden, presents a unique combination of glass, glass art, history and culture. The museum takes the visitor on a deep dive into the history of the Swedish glass. Through different perspectives and themes the visitor is taken on a journey through what has been and what\u00b4s to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Swedish Glass Museum shows the development of Swedish glass &#8211; from ancient times to today&#8217;s incomparable studio glass. The museum&#8217;s permanent exhibitions are regularly supplemented with temporary exhibitions that often focus on individual national or international designers, on special glassworks or exciting techniques.<\/p>\n<h3>The swedish go-to place for glass<\/h3>\n<p>Since the Swedish Glass Museum opened, it has been an obvious place for national and international visitors who want to take part in, learn about and immerse themselves in the history of Swedish glass. It is also an arena for the artists who have chosen to express themselves in glass in various ways. Many of the real legends in the world of glass and glass art are today represented at the museum.<\/p>\n<p>Through generous donations and recurring purchases, the exhibitions and collections are continuously replenished with new and interesting glass. In the most recent inventory, it appeared that the Swedish Glass Museum has more than 45,000 objects in its collections. Some are on display at the museum, but the majority of the collection is kept in the museum&#8217;s open warehouse The Centre for Cultural Heritage.<\/p>\n<p>Artists represented at Sweden&#8217;s Museum of Glass include \u00c5sa Brandt, Ernst Billgren, Zandra Ahl, \u00c5sa Jungnelius, Ulla Forsell, Hanna Ljungstr\u00f6m and Per B. Sundberg.<\/p>\n<h4>Visiting address<\/h4>\n<p>The Swedish Glass Museum, S\u00f6dra J\u00e4rnv\u00e4gsgatan 2, 352 29 V\u00e4xj\u00f6, Sweden<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Current exhibitions<\/h2>\n<p><p>\n        <a href=\"\/en\/kat\/exhibitions\/\">See all exhibitions<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- {\"type\":\"layout\",\"children\":[{\"name\":\"Information\",\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"padding\":\"large\",\"padding_remove_bottom\":false,\"style\":\"default\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"l\",\"title_position\":\"top-right\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"vertical_align\":\"\",\"width\":\"xlarge\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"width_medium\":\"1-3\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"animation\":\"parallax\",\"content\":\"\n\n<p>The Swedish Glass Museum<\\\/p>\",\"parallax_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"parallax_easing\":\"1\",\"parallax_y\":\"0,-75\",\"title_element\":\"h1\",\"title_style\":\"heading-small\"}},{\"type\":\"list\",\"props\":{\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content_style\":\"h6\",\"icon_width\":\"25\",\"image_align\":\"left\",\"image_svg_color\":\"emphasis\",\"image_vertical_align\":false,\"list_element\":\"ul\",\"list_horizontal_separator\":\", \",\"list_type\":\"vertical\",\"margin\":\"medium\",\"show_image\":true,\"show_link\":true},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"list_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p>Find us<\\\/p>\",\"icon\":\"location\",\"link\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maps.app.goo.gl\\\/BTzVRM1YByQFk7Wv5\",\"link_target\":true}},{\"type\":\"list_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p>Opening hours<\\\/p>\",\"icon\":\"clock\",\"link\":\"en\\\/opening-hours\\\/\"}},{\"type\":\"list_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p>Admission<\\\/p>\",\"icon\":\"sign-in\",\"link\":\"oppettider\\\/\"}}]},{\"type\":\"alert\",\"props\":{\"alert_style\":\"warning\",\"content\":\"\n\n<p>The lower level of the Swedish Glass Museum is closed due to building renovations.<\\\/p>\",\"title\":\"Renovation in Progress!\",\"title_element\":\"h4\"}}]},{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"width_medium\":\"2-3\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"image\",\"props\":{\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/per-b-sundberg-glasvas.jpg\",\"image_alt\":\"per b sundberg glasvas\",\"image_svg_color\":\"emphasis\",\"margin\":\"default\"}},{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content\":\"\n\n<p><span>The Swedish Glass Museum in V\\u00e4xj\\u00f6, Sweden, presents a unique combination of glass, glass art, history and culture. 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