Various museums with diverse themes, including handicrafts, military materiel, art and transport, are located in and around Malmöhus Slott and make up the so-called Malmö Museer. There are gift shops and cafe-restaurants inside all the museums and plenty to keep the tots interested, including an aquarium . Renovated in 2014, don't miss the nocturnal hall here, wriggling with everything from bats to electric eels, plus local swimmers like cod and pike.
The Malmö Konstmuseum boasts a fabulous collection of Swedish furniture and handicrafts, as well as Scandinavia’s largest collection of 20th-century Nordic art, while the Stadsmuseum (City Museum) combines exhibitions on the region’s cultural history with more international themes.The Knight’s Hall contains various late-medieval and Renaissance exhibits, such as the regalia of the order of St Knut. The northwest cannon tower is an atmospheric mix of cannons and shiny armour.
A short distance to the west of Malmöhus Slott, the technology and maritime museum Teknikens och Sjöfartens Hus is home to aircraft, vehicles, a horse-drawn tram, steam engines, and the amazing ‘U3’ walk-in submarine, outside the main building. The submarine was launched in Karlskrona in 1943 and decommissioned in 1967. Upstairs, a superb hands-on experiment room will keep kids (of all ages) suitably engrossed.
The old Kommendanthuset (Commandant’s House) arsenal, opposite the castle, hosts regular photography exhibitions.
