Dalarnas museum

About the museum

Dalarnas Fornminnesförening (the Dalarna Antiquarian Association) was founded in 1862 and was the sixth association of its kind in Sweden. The collections received their first museum building in 1883, in the old gymnasium of the trivial school (trivialskolan), and opened to the public in 1892 as Dala Fornsal. In 1926 the collections moved to the Vallmanska villan, which was demolished in the 1950s, and in 1955 Dala Fornsal moved into the Konsthallen (art hall).

Dalarnas museum opened in 1962. In 1930 the association merged with Dalarnas hembygdsförbund (the Dalarna heritage federation) to form Dalarnas Fornminnes- och Hembygdsförbund, and since 1976 the Stiftelsen Dalarnas museum (Dalarnas Museum Foundation) has been the museum’s principal organiser. An extension in 1984 provided a workshop, offices and a lecture hall, and in 1985 Selma Lagerlöf’s study was installed in the museum.

The museum opened in new premises in 2007 under the name Nya Dalarnas museum. Between 2019 and 2024 objects were moved to the new store Tallen, which opened in 2024. The museum today shows exhibitions on, among other things, Dalarna’s industrial history and World Heritage, Dalecarlian painting, Dala horses and folk costumes, and it is also a knowledge centre for archaeology and built heritage in the county.

Highlights

• Selma Lagerlöf’s study, moved to the museum in 1985
• Exhibition on Dalecarlian painting with a recreated painter’s workshop
• Dala horses from the oldest examples to modern interpretations
• Klädd i Dalarna (Dressed in Dalarna), with folk costumes from the county’s parishes
• The town and the World Heritage Site, with a miner’s cottage and a manor interior
• Restaurant Plock in the museum

Permanent exhibitions

• Selma Lagerlöf – The author’s study and library, which were moved to the museum in 1985.
• Staden och världsarvet – Exhibition on Dalarna’s industrial history with a miner’s cottage, a manor house interior and a film room with industrial films.
• Dalmåleri – Original works and painted furniture, together with a recreated painter’s workshop and a painted room.

Founded

1962

Operated by

Stiftelsen Dalarnas museum

Director

Christer Björklund

Admission & discounts

Prices apply from 1 September 2026 to 24 June 2027. Free admission also applies to teachers and educators accompanying school classes, to visitors who only go to the museum shop, to certified guides and to bus drivers with tourist groups. Tickets are sold via Tickster or at reception, and free events also require booking via Tickster.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: not available
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The exhibitions are adapted for wheelchairs and powered wheelchairs, and a lift goes to all floors. Wheelchairs can be borrowed, but two historic interiors have limited access. Accessible toilets are on every floor. The entrance has automatic doors and no thresholds. Paid parking for disabled people is on Falugatan and at Dalpilen, Myntgatan 22, and drop-off is possible about 50 metres from the main entrance. An induction loop is in the lecture hall and the entrance hall, and a portable loop can be borrowed at reception. Stair edges are colour-marked, and in the darkest rooms there are contrast edges and guide strips. Only guide dogs may accompany visitors inside. The museum has no tactile maps.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities
• Playground / play area

Changing tables, loan of pushchairs, a play room and regular children’s programmes are available. Children and young people under 18 have free admission.

Getting there & parking

From the E16, follow the signs to the centre (inner ring road); the museum is signposted from the through road Gruvgatan. Postal address: Box 22, 791 21 Falun.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop

Restaurant Plock in the museum serves lunch and coffee and cake (fika). The museum shop also has an online shop, and a visit to the shop alone is free.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

Up to 115 guests.

The lecture hall has 115 fixed seats, a projector, a computer, wireless microphones and an induction loop, and is rented out to associations and companies. The entrance hall can sometimes be hired when it does not clash with the museum’s activities. Booking via bokning@dalarnasmuseum.se.

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