Malmö – First, Best and Most Beautiful

Malmö Museum’s major new exhibition on the city’s history takes you on a journey through 150 years of everyday life, struggle, crisis and creativity in Malmö—from industrialisation to a knowledge city. In 1870, Malmö became Sweden’s third-largest city and an important part of the country’s industrialisation. How did the city undergo this rapid transformation from a provincial town on the outskirts of the realm into an industrial powerhouse? The exhibition is on view at Teknikens och sjöfartens hus, Malmöhusvägen 7.

150 years of Malmö’s history

The exhibition tells the story through universal events, objects and personal accounts from 150 years in Malmö. We do not stop at the rise and flourishing of the industrial city, but move on through world wars, disasters and economic crises to what the city represents today: a bold, creative underdog that refuses to be subdued.

The exhibition tells part of Malmö’s history:

Malmö grows, 1870–1896
We are thousands, 1896–1914
Higher wages and more bread, 1914–1918
Sweden’s most modern city, 1918–1939
On the sidelines of the war, 1939–1945
Towards brighter times, 1945–1964
The city and capital, 1964–1985
From collective to individual, 1985–2018

If you’ve seen Malmö, you’ve seen the world