Bruksmuseet Smedsgården
Ironworks museum in Sandviken’s Gamla Bruket (old ironworks district) with furnished homes from around 1900 and the 1940s–50s, a school museum and free admission.
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About the museum
Bruksmuseet Smedsgården is in the district of Gamla Bruket in Sandviken. The house is a workers’ house (brukskåk) built in 1876 with four flats and two bachelor rooms in the attic, and it was used as a home until the end of the 1960s. In 1962 Sandvikens Jernverk donated the building to the town of Sandviken, and in 1975 Sandvikens bruksmuseum opened, named Smedsgården.
The museum shows homes from different periods in the history of the ironworks. Visitors can see how workers and foremen with families lived around 1900 and in the 1940s and 1950s, with furniture, kitchen equipment, lamps and curtains. In the attic there is a bachelor room and a textile room, and a small school museum shows what school was like in the past. There is also a small library with local literature.
The museum is run on behalf of Sandviken Municipality by ABF Gästrikebygden in cooperation with Sandvikens vänner and Smedsgårdens vänner (the friends of Smedsgården). In the garden, concerts, theatre performances with local history themes, family days and a Christmas market are held. In the annex at Malmgatan 11, lectures on local history and other subjects take place.
Highlights
- Furnished workers’ and foremen’s homes from around 1900 and the 1940s–50s
- Bachelor room and textile room in the attic
- Small school museum
- Workers’ house (brukskåk) from 1876 in Gamla Bruket
- Free admission
Permanent exhibitions
- Bostäder genom brukets historia – Furnished homes show how workers and foremen with families lived around 1900 and in the 1940s and 1950s, with furniture, kitchen equipment, lamps and curtains.
- Ungkarlsrum och textilkammare – In the attic there is a bachelor room and a textile room.
- Skolmuseet – A small school museum shows what school was like in the past and what conditions pupils had.
- Founded
- 1975
- Operated by
- ABF Gästrikebygden på uppdrag av Sandvikens kommun
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Family days are held in the garden.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
Small library with local literature. The tourist centre in Folkets Hus (Köpmangatan 5–7) can answer questions about parking and accessibility.
Events & venue rental
The annex at Malmgatan 11 is used for lectures on local history and other subjects.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| Good to know | Guided tours are offered during opening hours. Outside the season, advance booking via ABF Gästrikebygden is required. The museum is smoke-free. |
