The Volvo Museum in Gothenburg, which is run jointly by AB Volvo and Volvo Car Corporation, recently re-opened after being extensively refurbished and extended since its original opening 13 years ago.

Visitors are now welcomed by a new façade made entirely of glass, but once inside they are struck by the contrast between the old and the new. The latest acquisition - a gigantic Volvo VN780 built in Virginia, USA, - stands side-by-side with the very first Volvo truck, the LV40, which rolled out of the plant in 1928.

Last year, the museum attracted almost 52,000 visitors, around 60 per cent of whom came from outside Sweden. As this museum can only be described as a jewel in Volvo's crown, we are now hoping to welcome many more visitors, says Sten-Åke Lyngstam, the museum curator for the past year.

Following its refurbishment, the museum now has a cafeteria, gift shop and even the opportunity to hold a conference in one of the newly equipped lecture rooms.