Bjärnums museum

About the museum

The collections have their origins in 1860, when the soldier John Åkesson Peto found a flint dagger while cultivating a field at Slättaröd, west of Bjärnum. His son Atto Peto, a bookbinder, began to look after the old things of the district and in 1881 wrote to the national antiquarian (riksantikvarien) when the parish's medieval church was about to be demolished. On his initiative, the Norra Åkarp municipal local heritage committee (hembygdsnämnd) was formed in 1923, and he served as its chairman and treasurer until his death in 1948.

The heritage park was built up with relocated buildings. The malt kiln came in 1947, the old school from 1869 was moved here in 1949 and Snickar Ivar's house in 1956. The park also contains a skvaltkvarn (a simple water mill), Stavshultstugan, a reconstructed backstuga (small cottage) and the Bergstrand house from 1998. The agricultural museum was built in 1989. The main building was begun in 1973 and inaugurated in 1975, and in 1974 Bjärnums fornminnesförening (ancient monuments association) was entrusted with running the museum.

A three-storey extension was inaugurated about ten years after the question was raised in 1993, and there the technology is shown on the basement level. In 2010 a reconstruction of part of the old medieval church was inaugurated in the museum.

Highlights

• Over 100,000 objects from the history of the district
• Heritage park with a school, a small cottage, a skvaltkvarn and a malt kiln
• Agricultural museum including a Munktell tractor
• Technology and engines on the basement level
• Reconstructed part of the medieval church

Permanent exhibitions

• Hembygdsparken med museibyggnader – Relocated buildings such as the malt kiln, the old school, Snickar Ivar's house, the skvaltkvarn, the small cottage and Stavshultstugan show how people lived and worked in the district.
• Lantbruksmuseet – Machines and tools from the 19th and 20th centuries, including a Munktell tractor and a lokomobil (portable steam engine).
• Teknik och motorer – Technical collection on the basement level of the extension.

Operated by

Bjärnums hembygdsförening

Admission & discounts

Members have free admission, but a fee may be charged at certain events. The autumn lectures in the meeting room cost SEK 100, even for members, and coffee is sold.

Accessibility

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

The main building is accessible and has a lift. Dogs are welcome inside the museum. The older buildings in the heritage park have not been described in further detail.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

Parking is available near the entrance if needed. The museum is within walking distance of Lake Bjärlången.

Amenities & dining

Coffee is sold at events and lectures.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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