Halland Museum of Cultural History

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Halland Museum of Cultural History (Swedish: Hallands kulturhistoriska museum) is a museum of cultural history in Varberg, Sweden. The museum was formerly known as Varberg County Museum (Swedish: Länsmuseet Varberg). The name was changed in 2011.[1]

Halland Museum of Cultural History at Varberg Fortress

The museum is situated in the Varberg Fortress. It also consists of Bexell Cottage (Bexellska stugan), Galtabäck boat museum (Båtmuseet i Galtabäcks hamn) and Fågelboet, the former home of the author August Bondeson (1854-1906).[2] [3]

The most important and famous exhibit at the museum is Bocksten Man, the remains of a man murdered during the fourteenth century.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Länsmuseet Varberg". Länsmuseet Varberg. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Båtmuseet i Galtabäcks Hamn". varberg.com. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fågelboet". guidebook-sweden.com. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bocksten man". World Archaeology, Issue 18. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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