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The Stobaeus Project

Museum Stobaeanum

Explore the collections of Museum Stobaeanum – the first public museum in Lund, established in the early 18th century, with roots in the cabinet of curiosities of Kilian Stobaeus (1690–1742), professor in natural philosophy and history at Lund University.
Liten bild på Kilian Stobaeus

Who was Kilian Stobaeus?

He was a physician, a scientist, and a university vice-chancellor. Kilian Stobaeus was the man whose donations formed the foundation for several University departments and museums, and the collection grew intensively over the next century. The Stobaeus Project aims to shed light on his life and achievements. Meet the man behind the collections.

Kilian Stobaeus myntsamling?

Coins and medals

The coins and medals were sold to Lund University by the widow of Kilian Stobaeus.

Bild av snäcka Shell/Cypraecassis testiculus

Natural History

Natural history specimens: geological, zoological and botanical objects.

Photo of objecrt from the Stobaeus Collections

Early modern culture of collection

In the age of exploration, new scientific ideals and methods expanded the territories of knowledge. Collections became a way of showing off your knowledge of the wonders of the world.

Bild på Stobaeussamlingens mumie.

Artefacts

Cultural-historical and ethnographic objects as well as scientific instruments.

Photo of Kilian Stobaeus Exotica

19th century ethnografic collections

The systematic description of cultures – ethnography – included collecting objects for studying and illustrating the diversity of human culture around the world and the particularities of daily and ritual life of “Others”.