Stories from the collections

There are collections holing exciting stories that are not always displayed in the various exhibitions at the museum. Below are some examples.

Lockerudspistolerna, använda vid den sista duellen med dödlig utgång i Sverige. Foto: Mattias Pettersson

It was early morning in May in 1816. A chilly wind came from Vänern and made the men who had gathered at the Recidensbron to freeze, even though the sun just had risen, and it almost was summer. Quiet men walked across the bridge towards the Lockerud forest west of town. Within hours, one of them would be dead while another fled the country and justice.

Samurajen på Vänersborgs museum. Foto: Ann-Charlott Öberg

In Vänersborgs Museum´s collections there is a Japanese armor with a helmet. But why is there such a thing in the collections?

Updated: 2017-08-30 14:08

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Stories from the collections

The duel in the Lockerud Forest - truth and legend of the last duel

Japanese armor