Bure Arkiv

About the museum

Bure Arkiv is a working life museum in Bureå, two mil south of Skellefteå. The museum is in Bure AB's well-preserved office building from 1952, designed by Birger Dahlberg, where most of the interior and furniture is intact from the 1950s. Visitors are free to walk around most of the rooms and experience the feel of the fifties.

The permanent exhibition tells the story of the sawmill and pulp industry in the village. The company was formed in 1796 as Bure Sågverksintressenter and ran a sawmill by a large waterfall in the Bureälven river. In 1873 it was reorganised as Bure Aktiebolag with a new steam sawmill by the sea, and from 1928 there was also a pulp mill. The sawmill closed in 1972 and the pulp mill twenty years later, in 1992. The museum also has an exhibition of old office machines and, since 2017, a special exhibition about Bure AB's sawmills through the ages, with a model and many pictures.

The building also houses the company archive from 1796–1992, with just over 5,000 archive boxes. It was preserved in Bureå through a foundation and is available for research during booked visits. In summer, lectures are held on Sundays.

Highlights

• Office building from 1952 with intact 1950s interior
• Permanent exhibition on the sawmill and pulp industry in Bureå
• Exhibition of old office machines
• Special exhibition on Bure AB's sawmills with a model
• Company archive 1796–1992 with just over 5,000 archive boxes
• Sunday lectures during the summer

Permanent exhibitions

• Bureås industrihistoria – Permanent exhibition on the sawmill and pulp industry in Bureå since the 1700s, in Bure AB's office building from 1952.
• Kontorsmaskiner – Exhibition of older office machines from the company's time.
• Bure AB:s sågar genom tiderna – Special exhibition with a model and many pictures, opened in 2017.

Operated by

Stiftelsen Bure Arkiv

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
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• Accessible restroom: no information
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• Service dogs welcome: no information
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The lower floor is accessible for wheelchair users.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

Simple refreshments are served during the summer programme.

Events & venue rental

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