Gällersta forngård

About the museum

Gällersta forngård is a local heritage farm in Gällersta parish in Örebro Municipality. The site has been a meeting place for celebrations and gatherings since the early 20th century, and the local historian Johan Lindström Saxon, who wrote the song about Elvira Madigan, took the initiative for the old farm. The land donated by Frisagården in Attersta in 1908 went to the Gällersta patriotic association, which later became Gällersta Forngårdsförening (Gällersta Old Farm Association).

In 1927 an assembly hall was built, and afterwards several buildings were moved here from various places in Närke, including a farmhouse, a soldier’s cottage and a windmill. The site also includes the Svalgångsboden from 1925, the Mjölnarstugan (Miller’s Cottage) from the early 19th century, Linpörtet and the Närke Stone, where outstanding people from Närke have their names carved.

The farm association carries on traditional local heritage work, looking after and preserving its museum collections, and arranges study circles, courses and annual events. The most traditional is the children’s party on 28 December, held since the 1910s. The Midsummer celebration in its present form began in 1952 and draws several thousand visitors, and for some years a Christmas market has also been held on the first Sunday of Advent.

Highlights

• Relocated buildings from Närke: farmhouse, soldier’s cottage, windmill and Mjölnarstugan
• Närke Stone with the names of outstanding people from Närke carved in it
• Gällersta midsommarting, the Midsummer gathering, since 1952
• Christmas market on the first Sunday of Advent and traditional children’s party on 28 December

Permanent exhibition

• Forngårdens byggnader och samlingar – Local heritage farm with buildings moved from Närke, including a farmhouse, soldier’s cottage, windmill, Mjölnarstugan and Svalgångsboden, plus the association’s museum collections.

Operated by

Gällersta Forngårdsförening

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• 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

Of three toilets, one is accessible for people with disabilities.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The farm is at Forngårdsvägen in Attersta, Örebro Municipality.

Amenities & dining

Keep-warm kitchen for rent. Defibrillator available.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 130 guests.

Two large halls and large outdoor green areas can be rented for weddings, birthdays and other private parties. Keep-warm kitchen, 130 chairs, 32 tables and crockery for about 126 place settings. Rent from SEK 6,000 per day, with a discount in the low season 15 October–15 April. The association is restrictive about renting for one-day parties.