Culture in Sjuhärad

Discover Sjuhärad's fantastic cultural heritage

Sjuhärad is full of different types of culture, from beautiful farms and other places with a rich history, to amazing glassworks and art galleries. Above all, we are known for our textile industry and fabric kingdom.

5 unique cultural experiences

Experience the best of our culture in an exciting, pleasurable and often tasty way.

Welcome to the textile kingdom - the cradle of textile Sweden

There was a time when you could find a loom in every other home around Sjuhärad. It was then that an entire industry emerged, developed and industrialised. Today, the textile threads still wind around our region, but now through world-leading companies in textile research, innovation, e-commerce and design. Here are some tips on places to visit in the textile kingdom.

In Sjuhärad, you can visit many different local players in the textile industry to get new ideas, buy materials or find ready-made products.

Textile Fashion Center

Future textiles are developed here in Borås.

Shopping in the textile kingdom

Here is a collection of the shops in the Textile kingdom.

Museums, art galleries and exhibitions for all tastes

Sjuhärad's various museums and art galleries are a mix of modern and historical. There is much to explore in clothing fashion, design and interior design, engines and of course classic history. Below you will find a selection of our most popular museums.

Glasets Hus in Limmared

Textile Museum

Abecita Pop Art & Photography

Boy art gallery

Bynanders Motor museum

Rydals museum

Borås Art museum

Ekelund house

Gallery SM Art

Ulricehamns Motor museum

Contemporary art that touches

Contemporary art touches, provokes and unites. It is a reflection of the times we live in. Take an art journey in Sjuhärad and take time to reflect, think and be seduced. Here are some places we reommend in order to experience the contemporary expression.

10 street art favourites in Borås

In Borås, street art is an obvious part of the cityscape, you don't have to look long before you see something. Sometimes they are as tall as seven-story buildings. Here you will find ten of our street art favourites that you can experience all year round.

Historic farms where time stood still

Sjuhärad's history stretches far back in time and many historic farms are still preserved today. Take a tour among the farms around the lake, the old manor farms and the spectacular Torpa Stenhus.

Torpa Stenhus

Lydde Farm

Hofsnäs Herrgård

Årås Kvarn

Lerbäcksbyn

Yxhammargården

Åsundsholm

Villa Strömsfors

Take a road trip to the Farms around the lake

Ghost stories, tasty delicacies, beautiful crafts and scenic farm environments. Author Birgit Th Sparre managed to put the area around Lake Åsunden on the literary map through her novel series Gårdarna runt sjön. Treat yourself to a trip and experience the Farms around the lake yourself.

Publishing farms open for visits

The so-called publisher's farms, i.e. manor-like farms, are typical for the municipality of Mark. The farms were built around 1830 for wealthy publishers, and today several of the farms are open to visitors. Here you will find several publishing farms open for visits.

Voyage of discovery around Sjuhärad

As you can see, there is no shortage of cultural experiences in Sjuhärad. Below are some more suggestions for those of you who want to go on a cultural journey of discovery in the beautiful countryside.

Second-hand tour

Here is a suggestion for a retro Saturday with a second-hand tour around Sjuhärad.

Änglagårds region

Discover the beautiful countryside where the films about Änglagård were filmed.

Follow the beautiful culture trail

Over 100 destinations with a focus on cultural heritage.

Garden road trip

Take your friends on a road trip to thriving visitor gardens.

Did you know...?

Many well-established words in the Swedish language come from the knallares' code language "Månsing". Words like spann, sno, lattjo and fika are words that they used to commuinicate with each other without the buyers understanding.