Biografmuseet
Museum in Säter about the history of the moving image, from film to TV, with a museum cinema and Sveriges Radio's first OB van.
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About the museum
The Biografmuseet (Cinema Museum) in Säter was founded on collections donated by the film and TV photographer Erik Wester (1931–1997), and the museum was inaugurated on 11 January 1989. It received a start-up grant from the Swedish Film Institute (Svenska Filminstitutet) and has since received objects from, among others, Svensk Filmindustri and Sveriges Television, which helps to develop the television history section. In 1995 the museum was awarded a Guldbagge (the Swedish film award) for its good presentation of the history of the moving image.
The museum is housed in Säter's former axe factory next to road 70 in central Säter. It is owned by Säter Municipality and run by the association Biljettkassan (the Ticket Office). The exhibition is built up as a series of period settings, or rooms, which together form a permanent exhibition on the history of the moving image. At its heart is the tastefully furnished museum cinema, with features from different eras, and next to it is a complete machine room with projectors.
The museum also shows the history of television, with cameras, monitors and a period TV corner from the 1960s. Among the larger objects is Sveriges Radio's first OB van (OB-buss), which now stands in a special bus garage built with support from Sparbanksstiftelsen Dalarna (the Dalarna Savings Bank Foundation).
Highlights
- Museum cinema with cinema seats from different eras
- Complete machine room with working projectors
- Sveriges Radio's first OB van in its own bus garage
- Original signs and posters from classic Stockholm cinemas
- Guldbagge 1995 for the museum's presentation of the history of the moving image
Permanent exhibition
- Den rörliga bildens historia – Permanent exhibition with built-up settings about film and television, the museum cinema, the machine room and Sveriges Radio's first OB van.
- Founded
- 1989
- Operated by
- Föreningen Biljettkassan (ägare: Säters kommun)
- Director
- Stefan Lindfors
Admission & discounts
| Groups (21+ people) | SEK 50 per personGroups of more than 20 people pay SEK 50 per person. |
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| Group visit, up to 20 people (book in advance) | SEK 1,000The whole group pays together SEK 1,000. |
Each group receives its own programme, sometimes according to its wishes. Visitors may bring a picnic basket (fikakorg).
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Park at the Folkets Hus (People's House) car park, next to the former axe factory.
The museum is next to road 70 in central Säter. From road 70 turn into a local street and then go up Fabriksgatan to the Folkets Hus car park.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Visits take place through group booking. A visit usually takes a couple of hours, and each group receives a programme, sometimes according to its own wishes. |
