Facts

Here we have gathered different people that in some way influenced the way in which Vänersborg museum became what it is.

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

Omaruru and Vänersborg have a shared history through Axel W Eriksson, from Vänersborg, who went to Namibia and started a trading post in the area. The city was established and there were still Swedish descendants living in Omaruru as late as the 1990´s. Since 2001, Omaruru and Vänersborg has had a partnership cooperation.