We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience and to provide additional functionality on our website. If you would like to, you can change your cookie settings at any time. See our cookie policy.

Virserums Konsthall, Småland
Virserums Konsthall is an art museum portraying a different image of Sweden, located in the countryside of Småland.
Photo credit: Virserums Konsthall

6 cultural must-visits in Småland

Småland has a diverse design scene to say the least. Why not create your own glass art in the Kingdom of Crystal? Learn all about the story of IKEA in Älmhult. Or visit the childhood home of a world-renowned Swedish furniture designer. You’ll also find a garden oasis, a rural museum and four barns filled with contemporary art.
Design & Architecture
Gunillaberg, Småland
Photo: Anna Hållams / Destination Jönköping

Gunillaberg, Bottnaryd

Looking for a garden oasis? With spectacular art exhibitions, beautiful gardens and animals straying the fields, the ‘flower king’ and world-renowned Scandinavian designer Tage Andersen has created a magical space at his estate Gunillaberg.
Gunillaberg, Bottnaryd
Haus des Designers
Photo: Tina Stafrén/imagebank.sweden.se

Bruno Mathsson Center, Värnamo

Curious about one of the most prominent Swedish furniture designers of all times? Learn more about Bruno Mathsson’s furniture at the Bruno Mathsson Center, and visit the studio and office where he created many of his designs.
Bruno Mathsson Center, Värnamo
Virserums Konsthall, Småland
Photo: Virserums Konsthall

Virserums Konsthall

Virserums Konsthall exhibits art on 1,600 m² in the rural town of Virserum. The art museum aims to portray a different image of Sweden, with a more rural focus, while highlighting concepts of gender, class and geography too.
Virserums Konsthall
Glass blowing
Photo: Tina Stafrén/imagebank.sweden.se

The Kingdom of Crystal (Glasriket)

Love Swedish design and glass art? Then come to the Kingdom of Crystal (Glasriket) in Southern Småland.
The Kingdom of Crystal (Glasriket)
IKEA Museum, Småland
Photo: IKEA museum

IKEA Museum in Älmhult

Ingvar Kamprad’s idea of making good design affordable for many people grew from being a small mail order company in the forests of Småland to the global phenomenon that is IKEA. Few furniture companies are popular enough to have their own dedicated museum.
IKEA Museum in Älmhult
Art exhibition at Vandalorum, Småland
Photo: Patrik Lindell/Smålands turism

Vandalorum Art and Design Museum, Värnamo

With up to fifteen exhibitions per year, this prominent art museum set in four barns in Småland will not disappoint.
Vandalorum Art and Design Museum, Värnamo