Welcome

The Anglo-Swedish Society of Gothenburg was founded in December 1920. Our objective is to promote transnational heritage, good relations and understanding between Great Britain and Sweden through support for business and cultural exchange.

100 years of the Anglo-Swedish Society (2.30 min Video)

For more information write to info@angloswedish.se   We can also be found on facebook: AngloSwedish Gothenburg

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Membership fee 150:- per year – Membership fee for 2022 is now due. Please email membership@angloswedish.se with your name, email and postal address and details of your payment to the – Anglo-Swedish Society – , plusgiro 242700-3 ( note that the Danske Bank account is now closed)

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Guided visit to the Art Museum

25th March, Saturday at 11.00  

One of our members, Gothenburg-based art dealer Lars Elofsson, will guide us on a tour of the Art Museum. There is no cost but an entrance fee to museum costs 65:- (unless you have an annual card). NOTE: this talk will be in Swedish.

The Gothenburg Museum of Art has one of the foremost art collections in Northern Europe. Works by masters such as Rembrandt, Picasso and van Gogh are shown side by side with works by contemporary artists such as Charlotte Gyllenhammar, Lina Selander and Cajsa von Zeipel.

Ocean Bound Women – On-line Talk

22nd March 2023 (19:00 – 20:00 CET)

Anders Hallengren presents his intriguing book, Ocean Bound Women, a narrative of circumnavigating the globe in the 1880s. Based on family documents stored in a seaman’s chest, this book provides a scholarly account of the history of the Swedish sailing ship Atlantic (1876–1911) and her crew. Part of the book is based upon a diary written by a Scandinavian woman, which stands as the uniting text for 1885–1887, connecting the reader to all events in the chronicle. Other sources consist of manuscripts, documents and accounts collected from family descendants along with oral traditions and personal memories—all hitherto unpublished. This is a touching life story of two motherless sisters who took on a ship in their teens: a book about life on the oceans and meeting with people from many nations.

For more information, click HERE

Participants will be given a 20% discount by the publisher, World Scientific.

This is a virtual event. RSVP@angloswedishsociety.org.uk for a FREE Zoom link.

Event hosted by the Anglo-Swedish Society in London

CoScan newsletter 1/2022

NEW  CoScan magazine 2023/1:   https://www.coscan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CoScan-Magazine-2022-2.pdf

Centenary Dinner

KEEP THE DATE 29th September 2023

The Anglo-Swedish Society of Gothenburg will celebrate it’s 100th anniversary in style and with as many friends as possible. Therefore, we will wait until social gatherings are safe again before celebrating our 100th.

Discounts for members. – Centenary@angloswedish.se –

The Gothic Pillar Hall (Pelarsalen) is one of Gothenburg’s most beautiful and exclusive premises. It has been the most important party and ballroom locations for Gothenburg Society.

ELB(A) English Language Book club

Our book club has a MeetUp page MeetUp.com/ELBexA/. We have moved out meetings on-line so that we can continue to meet and discuss good books. We meet on the third Tuesday of the month starting at 18:30. There are usually about 8 to 10 people at any one meeting. Some people have discovered that they prefer to meet on-line and members who have moved away from Gothenburg can now still participate.

We have a summer recess and begin again in September.

Edited by John on May 22, 2022

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If you want some Great British food we recommend the following in Gothenburg.

The all new British Shop

Inside the Antikhallarna on Västra Hamngatan 6 – right by Domkyrkan tram stop. Hemsida: https://www.facebook.com/pg/TheBritishShopGothenburg

Come in and talk to Paul and Rosie. You can even fika in gallery.

Open weekdays and Saturday until 4pm

The British Shop hittar du i anrika Antikhallarna på Västra Hamngatan. Här finns utöver brittiska godsaker ett tiotal butiker med 10 000-tals antikviteter och samlarobjekt som möbler, porslin och konst, och ett populärt café!

Robert’s Taste of Britain

Serving Fish and Chips, Burgers and Chicken Curry.

Robert gets about – have Food Truck will travel – best to visit his facebook page to find out where he is at them moment: https://www.facebook.com/robertsbrittishfood/

Robert also beings a taste of Britain to the Gothenburg British Club.

You can get a real British banger from Brian and Niclas at Slakthuset, Olskrokens torg.