Berte museum

About the museum

The first steps towards Berte museum were taken in the summer of 1992, when Anders Stenström, then miller at Berte Qvarn, saw a collection of old farm machinery that was to be burned or scrapped in Vinberg. He took charge of the machines and made room for them in an old pigsty. Ten years later, in 2002, Berte museum – Livet på landet (Life in the Countryside) was inaugurated, and the museum celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2022.

The collection includes most of what existed in the countryside and reflects developments during the 20th century, when rural life changed radically in a short period. Many objects were donated by farmers in the Slöinge area, but also from the rest of Halland and neighbouring regions. In 2004 the museum took over the collections of the Slöinge village general store museum (Slöinge lanthandelsmuseum), so a large village general store setting, some forty printed paper wall hangings (pappersbonader) and much else are on display.

Berte museum is part of the Bertegruppen (Berte Group). The exhibition hall, which is not heated in winter, also houses a school section and large agricultural machines. The café and meeting room are heated all year round, and the museum is digitising its collections in its own database.

Highlights

• Farm machinery and objects from rural life in the 20th century
• Large village general store setting from the Slöinge village general store museum
• Some forty pappersbonader (printed paper wall hangings)
• Nostalgia café with benches from Harplinge church
• Shop with flour from Berte Qvarn

Permanent exhibition

• Livet på landet – Exhibition hall with farm machinery, a village general store setting, pappersbonader and objects that reflect rural development in the 20th century.

Founded

2002

Operated by

Bertegruppen

Admission & discounts

The Cultural Heritage Card (Kulturarvskortet) gives 50% off admission. The museum prefers card payment or Swish, as it is working towards becoming cashless.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The exhibition hall is not heated in winter.

Kids & families

Children up to 12 years of age have free admission. Bicycles can be hired in cooperation with SIA Glass.

Getting there & parking

The museum is on the outskirts of Slöinge. From E6/E20 take exit 48 towards Berte Qvarn; the museum is on the right-hand side in a large red sheet-metal barn right at the exit. Signs are posted along the coastal road between Eftra and Ugglarp and from the old E6.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant: not available
• Museum shop

Nostalgia café with SIA Glass, small cookies and fika in old church pews from Harplinge church; the café and meeting room are heated all year round. The shop sells flour from Berte Qvarn, local products, nostalgia postcards, wall hangings (bonader) and display boards (planscher).

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

Up to 56 guests.

The café and meeting room can be rented for meetings and smaller conferences when the museum is closed, for no more than 56 people; SEK 100 per person, minimum fee SEK 1,700.

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