Åmåls hembygdsmuseum
Local history museum in an 18th-century harbour warehouse by the harbour in Åmål, with period settings of a tailor's, a doctor's, a confectioner's, a flat and a general store.
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About the museum
Åmåls hembygdsmuseum is run by Åmålsortens hembygdsförening (the Åmål district local heritage society) and is located in an old harbour warehouse from the late 18th century by the harbour in Åmål. The building has three floors with different settings from a time when everything was different, giving visitors a glimpse of how people lived in Åmål about a hundred years ago.
On the ground floor there is, among other things, a tailor's workshop, a shoemaker's, a doctor's and dentist's surgery, a toy room, a confectioner's and an office. The second floor houses a flat with kitchen, bedroom and living room, and there are also lighthouses and other equipment from Vänerns Seglationsstyrelse (the Lake Vänern Navigation Board), as well as pharmacy equipment, boat engines and bicycles. On the third floor there is a general store with hundreds of objects, a clothing room, old fishing gear and folk objects.
The local heritage society also has Snarhögsgården in Örnäsparken with further buildings, and Åmåls industrimuseum, C.W. Thorstensons Mekaniska Verkstad, which can be opened for interested visitors. The museum also hosts lectures and other events during the year.
Highlights
- Harbour warehouse from the late 18th century
- Settings with a tailor's, a shoemaker's, a doctor's and a dentist's
- Confectioner's, toy room and a flat setting from the 1930s
- General store with hundreds of objects
- Lighthouses and equipment from Vänerns Seglationsstyrelse
Permanent exhibition
- Åmål för 100 år sedan – Three floors with settings such as a tailor's, a shoemaker's, a doctor's and dentist's surgery, a confectioner's, a toy room, a flat and a general store, as well as lighthouses and equipment from Vänerns Seglationsstyrelse.
- Operated by
- Åmålsortens hembygdsförening
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Visits are booked through the local heritage society (hbf.amal@telia.com). Lectures and other events are held at the museum during the year. |
