Döderhultarn Museum, Artist museum in Oskarshamn, Sweden

Döderhultarn Museum is an artist museum in Oskarshamn housing more than 200 wooden figures depicting everyday scenes, social situations, and characters from early 20th century Swedish society. The collection contains intricately carved works that document both rural and urban life from this period.

The Döderhultarn Museum Association was formed on 12 April 1911 to buy and preserve Axel Petersson Döderhultarn's woodcarvings, and the town's first museum opened that June at Slottsgränd. After the artist's death in 1925 the association joined the local heritage society. The collection moved to Hamngatan after a 1952 loan to the Nationalmuseum, and in 1976 it settled in the Kulturhuset.

The collection shows wood carvings that capture rural Swedish life, featuring farmers, soldiers, courtroom moments, and domestic scenes from the past. These works give insight into how people lived and the customs they followed in their time.

The museum is housed in Kulturhuset and welcomes visitors on weekdays and Saturdays with varying hours depending on the day. It is helpful to confirm exact opening times before visiting and contact the venue directly if you have questions.

The workshop is a separate branch of the museum, at Garvaregatan 9, where Axel Petersson lived from about 1907 until his death in 1925; the home and studio upstairs are preserved as they were. The house was twice threatened with demolition, including in 1955 when the county council bought it to expand the old hospital area, a plan that was abandoned.