Dalarnas län
Garpenberg's mining chapel is Sweden's only preserved mining chapel from older times. The unique wooden building dates back to at least the early 1600s, probably even older. Miners used to gather here for morning prayer before work. The upper floor now hous…
Garpenberg's old farm is an open-air museum with about ten older buildings, all moved there. Among other things, a beautiful couple's cottage, a miner's cottage, sheds, barns, a smithy and a boat shed. Close to the farm, by Finnhytte Dammsjön, there is also…
Small museum with various small exhibitions during the summer. The building was connected to the narrow gauge railroad from the port of Smedjebacken towards Ludvika. The locomotive in the engine shed was manufactured in 1914 by Orenstein & Koppel in Berlin,…
Klosters bruksmuseum is located in the old stables next to Klosters manor. The museum tells the story of Klosters bruks history from the oldest time, when a Cistercian monastery was built on the site at the end of the 15th century, to the gunpowder era, whe…
The homestead, built on the ridge overlooking the Österdal River and the blue mountains, was donated by Ottilia Adelborg and three of her friends to the people of Gagnef in 1909. Today, the memorial cabin consists of 22 buildings of various types and uses f…
With its 158 m span, it is the longest wooden suspension bridge in Sweden. The bridge was built in 1922 and replaced the previous floating bridge that was destroyed in the flood of 1916. The wooden suspension bridge was destroyed by a fire in 1980, but was…
The Per-Hilding Perjons Foundation shows the artist's work during his lifetime in his home in the village of Hagen. A living museum of a rare and varied production. Per-Hilding was one of the few artists who managed to support himself and his family with hi…
Skolan byggdes 1865 och var i funktion till 1942. Här upplever du den gamla skolan med gammaldags skolbänkar, griffeltavlor, hartassen som användes som sudd, bläckhorn och pekpinnen hotfullt placerad på katedern. Inventarierna har samlats in från olika sko…
The museum, housed in the old vicarage from the 18th century, is based on the objects collected by Ottilia Adelborg and her friends from the days of peasant society. Ottilia Adelborg, the author of the Swedish children's book, lived and worked in Gagnef fro…
The Flottarmuséet is located at the edge of the river next to Kyrkbron in Dala-Floda. The old smithy is beautifully preserved and today serves as the Flottarmuséum. A look here gives an insight into the old rafting that was essential for the industrializati…
Gruvcentrum Mojsen is located in an authentic industrial heritage setting, in the heart of the former mining area in Grängesberg. Several buildings still remain on the site. The miners’ former staff canteen has been converted into a museum and is situated c…
The Locomotive Museum in Grängesberg displays a collection of railway equipment, locomotives, and carriages that operated on the TGOJ railway lines in the early 1900's. The history is presented in its authentic setting at the locomotive depot at Grängesberg…
The museum has three departments with permanent exhibitions about porphyry production, bog ore production and AB Albin Hagström's accordions, guitars and amplifiers.
Rots Skans was built in 1677 as a defense facility to protect against Norway, which was then under Danish rule. Skansen was active for about 9 years before the king ordered it to be closed down. In 1911, the Elfdalen Local History Association was founded an…
Explore, experience, and discover 1000 years of history at Falun Mine. Join a guided tour through winding passages and deep shafts down in the mine. Above ground, where the Great Pit spreads out, there are activities for all weathers and ages. So take the f…
