Grenna Museum, Jonkoping County, Sweden
4.5 (106 reviews) Monday: Spent Ranking #1 in Granna Speciality Museums
Seriously good
This small museum looks humble from the outside but once you’re inside, be prepared for loads of information! You WILL learn a lot. There are two floors of exhibition. The ground floor is an introduction to Andrée and his companions. There’s also a contextualisation of his ill-fated expedition. There are also many other infos about other North Pole expeditions, to this day, with modern challenges. The basement level has many many of the items that belonged to the three adventurers that have perished and they also chronicle their trip until the end. The items are well preserved which makes this museum unique since most expeditions are either entirely lost or have some items partially recovered. Also do watch the introductory movie! It has high production values and it’s very well made. The whole museum - I have read absolutely everything - took me about 2 hours, including the movie.
Address
38-40 Brahegatan Gränna Kulturgård, Granna 563 32 Sweden
Mobile
Website
http://www.grennamuseum.se
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday : 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sunday : 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 1:02
User Ratings
4.5 based on (106 reviews)
Reviews
-
5jhbSlovakia 5:00 PM Apr 23, 2015
Fascinating. Well worth a visit
Big focus on a group of young adventurers who set out to map the Arctic regions by balloon but sadly perished in the process.
-
4AnnMarie D 5:00 PM Jul 11, 2013
An unexpected gem of a museum.
After nibbling on the Polkagris candy in Grenna, we decided to check out the museum. It was a delight. It highlighted the local history, the candy story, and the failed attempt of one resident to fly a hot air balloon to the North Pole. We spent an hour checking out the displays. One display housed the explorers clothes. The ones he was found wearing when his body was discovered 30 years after his death. The museum had lots of English & German translations so it was easy to figure out what the displays were about.
