Skeppargården Pellas
A living museum in a ship-owner’s farm from 1884 in Lemland, with memories from the age of peasant seafaring, a café and exhibitions in the outbuildings.
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About the museum
Skeppargården Pellas in Lemland is a ship-owner’s farm from the age of peasant seafaring. The main building was built in 1884 by the shipowner Erik Petter Eriksson. On Christmas Eve 2005 a fire caused extensive damage, and the house reopened in summer 2008. The rooms with hand-painted wallpapers have been recreated.
The farm is presented as a home where several generations have lived and left their traces, and the common thread is seafaring: from the small wooden sailing vessels of peasant seafaring in the 19th century to the large sailing ships of the 20th century. The museum is run as a living museum by the association Skeppargården Pellas r.f.
In the attic there is a gallery and an exhibition about the sailing ship Herzogin Cecilie, with photographs by Stig Bergwall and Pamela Eriksson. The outbuildings display agricultural implements and carpentry tools, and nearby there is a working windmill. There is also a dairy exhibition. In the main building there is a coffee room (kaffestuga) serving home-baked goods, open sandwiches and lunch soup.
Highlights
- Ship-owner’s farm from 1884 from the age of peasant seafaring
- Recreated rooms with hand-painted wallpapers
- Exhibition on the sailing ship Herzogin Cecilie in the attic
- Agricultural implements and tools in the outbuildings
- Working windmill
- Coffee room in the main building
Permanent exhibition
- Skeppargården Pellas – The farm’s rooms, the exhibition on Herzogin Cecilie in the attic, and the agricultural implements and tools in the outbuildings.
- Operated by
- Skeppargården Pellas r.f.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 14 · Children under 15 enter free. |
Guided tours for pre-booked groups for an additional fee.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
The ship-owner’s farm is at Skepparvägen 30 in Lemland, near the bridge to Lumparland.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
Coffee room in the main building with home-baked goods, open sandwiches and lunch soup; groups can pre-order a simpler lunch. The café is also open in July.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
Up to 120 guests.
Renting the main building (€400) for meetings, and the barn with kitchen (€300, up to 120 people) for, for example, weddings, birthdays and theatre.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits for pre-booked groups. |
