Gamla Bankgården
Sweden's only bank museum in its original location, with bank offices, the bank treasurer's home from around 1900 and an exhibition on Vrigstad's entrepreneurs.
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About the museum
Gamla Bankgården (the Old Bank House) in Vrigstad was inaugurated on 12 November 2003, when the former bank museum was supplemented with the Dahl apartment (Dahlska lägenheten). Here is Sweden's only bank museum in its original location. The building housed Vrigstads sparbank (Vrigstad Savings Bank), and the museum shows the bank's premises and fittings, as well as a collection of coins and banknotes.
On the upper floor visitors can look round a flat from the late 1800s that belonged to the crown bailiff (kronolänsman) and bank treasurer Alfred Dahl. Since 2007 there is also a machine museum, Från gåspenna till dator (From Quill Pen to Computer), and a large collection of piggy banks in various shapes.
In 2022 a new permanent exhibition was inaugurated, Vrigstadentreprenörer – hur Vrigstad blev Vrigstad (Vrigstad Entrepreneurs – How Vrigstad Became Vrigstad), which shows how the efforts of individual people have shaped the community. The facility is owned and run by Stiftelsen Gamla Bankgården (the Gamla Bankgården Foundation), with representatives of Vrigstads hembygdsförening (Vrigstad Local Heritage Society), Vrigstads samhällsförening (Vrigstad Community Association) and Sparbanksstiftelsen Alfa (the Alfa Savings Bank Foundation), on a voluntary basis with locally trained guides.
Highlights
- Sweden's only bank museum in its original location
- The Dahl family's home from the turn of the century
- The exhibition on Vrigstad's entrepreneurs
- The machine museum Från gåspenna till dator (From Quill Pen to Computer)
- Collection of piggy banks, and of coins and banknotes
Permanent exhibitions
- Bankmuseet – Sweden's only bank museum in its original location, with the bank's premises, fittings and a collection of coins and banknotes.
- Alfred Dahls våning – Home from the late 1800s that belonged to the crown bailiff and bank treasurer Alfred Dahl.
- Vrigstadentreprenörer – hur Vrigstad blev Vrigstad – Permanent exhibition from 2022 on how entrepreneurship has shaped Vrigstad.
- Founded
- 1995
- Operated by
- Stiftelsen Gamla Bankgården i Vrigstad
Admission & discounts
| Adults | SEK 60 |
|---|---|
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 15 · Children and young people up to and including 15 years of age have free admission. |
| Groups (5+ people) | –Groups of at least five people can book a visit of their own. |
| Fröken Dahl's kafferep (traditional coffee gathering with seven kinds of cookies) | SEK 150Per person; group booking for 10–18 people. |
Gift vouchers for coffee gatherings cost SEK 150.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
Coffee gathering with seven kinds of cookies can be booked in advance.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Corporate events
Up to 12 guests.
The bank's board room for 10–12 people, with broadband and a projector, can be rented by companies and organisations for SEK 1,000 per half or full day.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visit of the bank museum, the home and the exhibition on entrepreneurs. |
