Halland Museum of Cultural History

{{Short description|Museum in Varberg, Sweden}}

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Halland Museum of Cultural History ({{langx|sv|Hallands kulturhistoriska museum}}) is a museum of cultural history in Varberg, Sweden. The museum was formerly known as Varberg County Museum (Swedish: Länsmuseet Varberg). The name was changed in 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.lansmuseet.varberg.se/ |title=Länsmuseet Varberg |publisher=Länsmuseet Varberg |accessdate=13 April 2010 |archive-date=11 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211144219/http://www.lansmuseet.varberg.se/ |url-status=dead }}

The museum is situated in the Varberg Fortress. It also consists of Bexell Cottage (Bexellska stugan), Galtabäck boat museum (Båtmuseet i Galtabäcks hamn) and Fågelboet, the former home of the author August Bondeson (1854-1906).{{cite web|url= https://www.varberg.com/visa/ac3330 |title = Båtmuseet i Galtabäcks Hamn|website= varberg.com|access-date=March 1, 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://www.guidebook-sweden.com/en/guidebook/destination/fagelboet-august-bondeson-museum-vessigebro

|title = Fågelboet|website= guidebook-sweden.com |access-date=March 1, 2020}}

The most important and famous exhibit at the museum is Bocksten Man, the remains of a man murdered during the fourteenth century.

{{cite web|url= https://www.world-archaeology.com/world/europe/sweden/swedish-bocksten-man-brought-to-life/

|title = Bocksten man|website= World Archaeology, Issue 18|access-date=March 1, 2020}}