Affärsmuseet – 100-åriga lanthandeln
A fully preserved village general store from 1868 in Västra Bodane in Dalsland, where you can see how a shop looked at the turn of the last century.
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About the museum
The village shop in Västra Bodane started in 1868, only a few years after trade outside the towns had been permitted. The road was busy, not least with pedlars on their way to Norway, and the business grew until the house was extended in the 1880s with the present shop premises. In 1908 the property was bought by Carl Hilmer and Hulda Larsson, and the business was named C H Larsson Diversehandel. Carl Hilmer walked or went by horse to Vänersborg to sell eggs, flour and slaughtered calves, and to buy colonial goods such as spices, sugar, tobacco, snuff, paraffin and window glass for the shop.
The shop operated as a village general store until 1977, when family member Annie Larsson retired. The present owner is the third generation of the family. What makes the place unusual is that its interior is completely preserved, including two boddrakar (traditional shop counters) and glazed windows in front of the shelves, so that you can see how a shop looked at the turn of the last century. The Swedish National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet) surveyed and documented the buildings in 2007.
Today the village shop operates as Affärsmuseet. The collection consists of goods, packaging and tools from a bygone era, and visitors can buy candy in paper cones as they used to. The museum welcomes individual visitors, groups and school classes.
Highlights
- Fully preserved village shop from 1868
- Boddrakar and glazed windows in front of the shelves
- Collection of goods, packaging and tools
- Candy in paper cones
- Special visit and fika in historic surroundings can be booked
Permanent exhibition
- Lanthandeln C H Larsson Diversehandel – A fully preserved shop with its original fittings, boddrakar and a collection of goods and packaging from the 20th century.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | SEK 50 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 11 · Children under 12 enter free. |
| Groups (10+ people) | SEK 40 per personGroup discount of SEK 40 per person from 10 people. A booked time (special visit) for a group costs an extra SEK 20 per person. |
| Special visit for groups (surcharge per person) | SEK 20Booked time |
Adult admission SEK 50. A cone of candy (about 1.5 hg) costs SEK 30. Fika is served on order and by arrangement.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Parking is available next to the museum. The museum is in Västra Bodane in Dalsland.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Sale of candy in paper cones, handicrafts, books and paper ornaments; fika on order.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Special visits with a guide, fika in historic surroundings and group visits can be booked via the website or by phone. |
