Alnö hembygdsgård

About the museum

Alnö hembygdsgård lies at Tunet beside Alnö old church. Organized local heritage activity has existed at Kyrktunet since 1926, when a local heritage festival was held to raise money for the restoration of the old church. In the 1930s Elvagården and Hovidsgården were built, and Alnö Local Heritage Association was re-formed in 1942. Provost Gustav Mellberg was a driving force behind the work.

The site includes several buildings, among them Elvagården, Hovidsgården, Sätergården, the härbret (storehouse), the logen (lodge), the smithy, the sawframe house and a stone collection. There is also a complete bakehouse where the association bakes soft flatbread (mjukt tunnbröd) in a stone oven, a smithy and a café.

The exhibitions cover, among other things, the sawmill era and Alnö’s geology, and the farmsteads are shown to visitors at the association’s events. Tunet is a meeting place for Alnö residents at Midsummer, National Day, Walpurgis Night (Valborg) and the Christmas market.

Highlights

• Museum buildings such as Elvagården, Hovidsgården and Sätergården
• Exhibitions on the sawmill era and Alnö’s geology
• Bakehouse with a stone oven where soft flatbread is baked
• Smithy and lodge at the local heritage farm
• Midsummer celebration and Christmas market at Tunet

Permanent exhibition

• Utställningar om sågverkstiden och Alnös geologi – Exhibitions in the farm buildings on the sawmill era on Alnö and the island’s geology.

Founded

1942

Operated by

Alnö hembygdsförening

Admission & discounts

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

A fish pond and games for children at Midsummer, and children’s activities at the Christmas market.

Getting there & parking

Tunet is beside Alnö old church on the island of Alnö, outside Sundsvall.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Café Tunet (run by a tenant), and sales of flatbread, the Alnö almanac calendar and Alnö jewelry.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties

Up to 40 guests.

The lodge with a modern kitchen can be rented for up to 40 guests (weddings, christenings, parties); the bakehouse can be rented for SEK 600 per day for members and SEK 800 for others; and the smithy can be rented.

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