Bottarvegården
Farm museum in Vamlingbo on southern Gotland with a preserved large farmer’s homestead from the mid-19th century; a listed building and museum since 1922, open in summer.
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About the museum
Bottarvegården is a farm museum in the village of Norrbyn in Vamlingbo parish on southern Gotland. The farm shows how people lived on a large farmer’s holding in the mid-19th century. Bottarve is one of three farms in the village and the only one that remains on its original site from the time before the land consolidation (storskifte) at the end of the 19th century.
The main building is dated 1844 above the door. The farm was sold in 1918 to a forestry company, but it was saved through the intervention of Oscar Wennersten and became a museum in 1922. All the buildings are of stone: the dwelling house has a roof of stone slates, and the outbuildings have typical Gotland agtak roofs. The barn from the 1890s burned down in 1985 and was rebuilt in 1986. Furniture and movable household goods have been preserved, and the farm has been a listed building since 1968.
The museum is run by Hoburgs hembygdsförening (Hoburg Local Heritage Association) and has exhibitions, lectures, music, a café and a craft shop. The farm is open in summer.
Highlights
- Large farmer’s homestead from 1844 with preserved furniture and movables
- Listed building since 1968
- Stone buildings with agtak roofs and stone-slate roofs
- Café and craft shop on the farm
- Founded
- 1922
- Operated by
- Hoburgs hembygdsförening
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Amenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
Café and craft shop on the farm.
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