Unusual Sports
HEADIS – Ping-pong is played with the head.
If you think the table tennis ball is too small for you and you are [...]
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Fika places
Global Living café changes your Life!
Are you stopping in Västerås for a coffee and you don’t know where to go? [...]
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Public Art
The strange creatures half human, half animal.
These half-human half-animal beings, elongated and fine shapes, smooth surfaces, horns with rounded tips, fleshy [...]
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Exhibitions
Domkyrkan – Västerås Cathedral
Question: What is the tallest building in Västerås?Answer: Västerås Cathedral.Oh yes! At 91.8 meters high, [...]
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Public Art
Carl Eldh, a great classic of Swedish art
Carl Eldh was one of the most popular Swedish sculptors of the early 20th century. [...]
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Unusual Sports
Here we go boys and girls!
Tired of riding a racing, mountain bike or city bike? I suggest you be fashionable: [...]
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Architecture
A fine example of modernist architecture.
The Västerås Public Library was designed by architect Sven Ahlbom and opened in 1956. Composed [...]
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Exhibitions
KISS KISS…Kiss me!
Super news for all lovers of real Rock and especially for fans of the band [...]
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Public Art
Art is not over
“The Race is Over” by Assa Kauppi refers to competition – a theme that, like [...]
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Public Art
A tour of the art works around the library
All around the Västerås library are several art works of different styles and periods. Let’s [...]
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Architecture
The yellow castle-like building
This beautiful yellow building in Västerås was designed by architect Emil Befwe in 1906 in [...]
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Public Art
An artwork in memory of Gzim
Through his work Knutte Wester tells real stories of people who have suffered injustice, deficiencies [...]
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Public Art
KG Bejemark’s tribute to famous people
KG Bejemark is best known for his sculptures in public places. He studied at the [...]
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Public Art
The ghost of the electrical cabinet
A simple dirty mark on an electric cabinet? No, it is too perfect. A masterpiece. [...]
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Curiosity
Apotekarbron – “The Bridge of Love” by Västerås
The English translation would rather be the bridge of the pharmacy. But the international fashion [...]
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Public Art
Gorillas so close to the Human!
Torsten Molander has long been passionate about gorillas. He spent a lot of time in [...]
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Architecture
The little turbine that made the big city
The turbine house was built in the 1880s on the site of an old mill, [...]
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Artists
MÄLARCHOCOLATERIE – The art of Chocolate in Västerås.
Who ever tells me that he has never tasted chocolate from “Mälarchocolaterie” in his life [...]
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Public Art
A refreshing mix of humour and creativity
Eyes in building windows, a unicorn on an industrial building, a knot on a traffic [...]
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Public Art
Kinetic artwork in danger!
Per-Olof Ultvedt is the artist who created “En Baddare i Badet”, the neon artwork that [...]
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Artists
Rock is not dead.
If you want to listen to good Pop/Rock music we recommend the group “Out of [...]
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Architecture
A beautiful UFO in concrete from the 50s!
The water tower of Skallberget (a district of Västerås) was built by the architect Per [...]
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Public Art
A strange guard in front of a building!
A dog’s head, a body like a sausage or an eggplant, human hands … This [...]
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Public Art
A bright house at the top
The first fluorescent houses were created by Mikael Richter for an exhibition at the Västerås [...]
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Fika places
“Excuse me. A coffee please.”
How many times in the year have you asked this question in your favourite bar? [...]
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Unusual Sports
Identified Flying Object – The Golf Disc !!
Houston, Houston… We have a problem!Are we invaded by little green men? What is this [...]
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Public Art
Organic forms harmoniously mixing strength and fragility
Eva Hild, Ply, 2014. Aluminum sculpture in Västerås. ”My sculptures are bodies, exposed to pressure [...]
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Architecture
Nothing like a huge block of concrete to create a relaxing environment!
The lovely perspective from Engelbrektsgatan, Västerås We may or may not like this raw concrete [...]
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Exhibitions
Bella Rune & Jonas Nobel: Every miracle requires a victim
Here is the presentation of the exhibition made by the museum: “We constantly move between [...]
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Unusual Sports
Football? Golf? Footgolf!
So. If I ask you what is the sport where the goal is to put [...]
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Public Art
Who are you Sara?
Anne-Karin Furunes, Sara , 2010. Aseatorget, Västerås Far away, photos screened in large format. Close [...]
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News
Långholmens Christmas Market
We’ll be at the Långholmen’s Christmas market. Date and location: 30 nov 2019 – 1 [...]
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News
Fresh new Fika t-shirts!
We cooked in four delicious flavours: Lingon, Chocolate, Crème Fraîche and Blueberry. T-shirts available for [...]
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Fika places
Fika where’s else? At Global Living !
Relooking for the Global Living staff! New black FIKA t-shirts with a custom message “Where’s [...]
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News
The Bohuslän coast is here!
Photo by Nettebo/10 An original creation for the Bohuslän coast. In the west of Sweden [...]
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News
Alla goda ting är tre
An original creation for the best chocolate factory in Västerås! These t-shirts are for sale [...]
Read moreAug