Hagalunds tvätterimuseum
Living laundry museum on the shore of Albysjön in Vårby, with washing machines, flat irons and byk days (traditional lye washing) where laundry is done as in the past.
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About the museum
Hagalunds tvätterimuseum is located on the northern shore of Albysjön in Vårby, a short walk from Masmo metro station. The Johansson family lived in the building from 1905 to 1920 and ran a laundry here for customers in central Stockholm; the laundry was dropped off and collected by horse and cart. There were many laundries in the area, and the last one closed in the 1960s.
The museum was created by the artist Olle Magnusson, who in the 1970s was active in the resistance to planned motorways in the Vårby–Fittja area and in 1984 helped to form Vårby-Fittja hembygdsförening (local heritage society). The museum turned 30 in 2024 and is run by the local heritage society.
The collection comprises washing machines, flat irons and other equipment that belong to the history of laundering. The museum describes itself as a living museum: on byk days the laundry is boiled in a large iron pot with lye, lye-washed, beaten, rinsed in the lake and hung out to dry on washing lines, as it was a hundred years ago. Music and dance programmes and art byk are also arranged.
Highlights
- Living byk where the laundry is boiled, beaten and rinsed in the lake
- Collection of washing machines and flat irons
- Laundry setting on the shore of Albysjön
- Byk days throughout the year, such as ice byk, spring byk and autumn byk
- Art byk with music and dance
Permanent exhibition
- Tvätterimuseet – Collection of washing machines, flat irons and other equipment from the history of laundering, in the old laundry building.
- Founded
- 1994
- Operated by
- Vårby-Fittja hembygdsförening
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Masmo · 300 m
Metro and bus to Masmo; from there it is about 300 metres to the shore of Albysjön.
The museum is located in Vårby in Huddinge Municipality.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Visits take place on byk days. Group visits at other times are arranged through the museum's manager. |
