Elyseum, Working life museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Elyseum occupies the former electricity works on Västgötagatan in the Heden district of Gothenburg, built in 1908 for the city's electricity utility. The building was a converter station where high-voltage alternating current from Trollhättan was transformed into 110-volt direct current for households. Restored to its original appearance in 1992, it now houses a school and an energy museum run by Göteborg Energi.

The building was erected in 1908 for Göteborgs Stads Elektricitetsverk as a converter station, turning high-voltage alternating current from Trollhättan into 110-volt direct current for households. After years of other uses it was restored to its original appearance in 1992 and named Elyseum. Today it houses a school and an energy museum run by Göteborg Energi.

The name Elyseum is a Gothenburg pun on "el-lyse" (electric light) and Elysion, the Greek paradise. The exhibits recount how electricity, gas and district heating reached the city, and a model of the old gasworks is on show.

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 building was erected in 1908 for Göteborgs Stads Elektricitetsverk as a converter station, turning high-voltage alternating current from Trollhättan into 110-volt direct current for households. It was restored to its original appearance in 1992 and named Elyseum, a Gothenburg pun on "el-lyse" and Elysion.