Disagården
Open-air museum in Gamla Uppsala with moved houses, farmsteads, cultivation and animals, showing the Uppland countryside in the 19th century.
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About the museum
Disagården is an open-air museum next to the royal mounds in Gamla Uppsala and is run by Stiftelsen Upplandsmuseet. The museum aims to give a picture of an Uppland village as it may have looked in the mid-19th century, before the laga skifte (land-consolidation reform) divided the villages and moved the farms.
In the area there are over twenty historic buildings from the 16th to the 19th centuries, which have been moved here from different parts of Uppland. Three farms line the village street, and on the edge stands a soldier’s croft (soldattorp). The largest farm is a typical Uppland plains farm, where the living house, storehouses, lider (sheds) and cowhouse form an enclosed farmyard. At Disagården there are also cultivated fields and older livestock breeds, for example Linderöd pigs, Roslagen sheep, Hedemora hens and Jämtland goats.
During the summer there are free tours, open house in some of the farms and family activities. The area also has a dance floor and a summer café, and the play exhibition Lill-Disa is aimed at children.
Highlights
- Over twenty moved buildings from the 16th to the 19th centuries
- Plains farm, village street and soldier’s croft
- Older livestock breeds such as the Linderöd pig and the Roslagen sheep
- The Lill-Disa play exhibition for children
- Free admission and free tours every day in summer
Permanent exhibition
- Lill-Disa – Play exhibition for children where they can ride wooden horses, pat wooden animals and try old outdoor games.
- Operated by
- Stiftelsen Upplandsmuseet
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Adults | free |
|---|---|
| Children & teens | free |
| Groups | –Companies, associations and other groups can book tours for a fee; school groups from preschool to upper secondary and adult education have free programmes. |
Free admission and free tours. Parking is free except on Midsummer Eve.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
An accessible toilet with a changing table is available on the site. The interiors of the houses are reached via steps with handrails and have high thresholds, and the paths in the area are gravel or grass. Specially adapted tours, for example audio-described ones, can be booked.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
- Baby changing facilities
- Playground / play area
A daily family activity (about 15–30 minutes, for children from 6 years) and the play exhibition Lill-Disa, where children play farm life with wooden animals, kubb and stilts.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Kungshögarna
Bus 2 to the stop Kungshögarna, and buses 110 and 115 to Gamla Uppsala. Walk towards the church and follow the signs to Disagården.
By car
Free parking
Free parking for cars and coaches at the site (except on Midsummer Eve); bicycles are parked outside the gates.
Amenities & dining
- Café
Small summer café by the dance floor, open at weekends and during larger programmes.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Free tours every day 31 May–31 August (2026): houses open with an educator at 11:00–12:00 and 15:00–16:00, a tour in English at 13:00, a family activity at 14:00 and, at weekends, a tour in Swedish at 14:30. Groups wanting a tour must book in advance. |
