Elyseum, Working life museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Elyseum is a working life museum in Gothenburg that documents how people labored across Swedish industries and trades. The collections include machinery, hand tools, and workplace objects spanning different sectors and decades.
The museum was established to preserve how work and industry developed in Sweden over time. It traces changes in labor methods from early craftsmanship through to more recent manufacturing practices.
The museum shows how work shaped Swedish life across different occupations and time periods. Visitors see everyday objects and tools that reveal what jobs meant to workers in their daily routines.
The museum sits in central Gothenburg and is easy to reach on foot or by local transport. Plan enough time to walk through the exhibits and check if guided tours are offered during your visit.
The collection includes personal tools and objects that workers themselves actually used, not just large machinery. These everyday items show how people really worked and what skills mattered in their hands.
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