Hembygdsgården Kollsberg

About the museum

Hembygdsgården Kollsberg lies on a rocky headland on the northern shore of Lake Fryken in Torsby and is run by Fryksände hembygdsförening (local heritage society), which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2023. The site has been built up with several older buildings from the district, furnished in period style to show how people in Fryksdalen lived in everyday life and at celebrations.

Among the oldest and most distinctive houses is a Värmland Finnish smoke house (rökstuga), which is heated in the traditional way during visits so that the smoke gathers under the roof. In Torsbymuseet the history of the locality is told, from the Stone Age settlements to today's community. Skansboa is a general store from the late 1800s, and the site also includes a smithy dwelling, a schoolroom, farmhouse buildings, a skvaltkvarn (simple water mill), smithies and an amphitheatre.

A special exhibition concerns Värmlanders who worked as lumberjacks on the Pacific coast between 1880 and 1930. The exhibitions are being gradually expanded with, among other things, a shoemaker, a tailor, a school, a hospital, a hairdresser and a photographer. Around 400 members together contribute around 10,500 voluntary working hours per year to the farm, which also serves as a meeting place with events, refreshments and room rental.

Highlights

• Värmland Finnish smoke house, heated during visits
• Torsbymuseet on the district's history from the Stone Age
• Skansboa, general store from the late 1800s
• Exhibition on Värmland lumberjacks in western North America
• Café in Storstugan with waffles, motti and pork

Permanent exhibitions

• Torsbymuseet – Exhibition on the locality's development from the Stone Age settlements to today's community.
• Skogshuggarna i fjärran västerns skogar – Exhibition on Värmlanders who worked in the forests on the Pacific coast in 1880–1930.
• Skansboa – Furnished general store from the late 1800s where you can buy, among other things, candy cones (karamellstrutar).

Operated by

Fryksände hembygdsförening

Admission & discounts

Own walk-through of the houses costs SEK 25 per person. Group leaders, tour leaders and bus drivers enter free. Events usually have free admission.

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

The buildings are old and have thresholds, where ramps are placed. The refreshment room is at ground level. The terrain is somewhat hilly, but an easily accessible viewpoint over Fryken is also available for wheelchair users. Other buildings are partly adapted. Please let us know in advance if help is needed.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Refreshments in Storstugan with coffee, home-baked bread and waffles, and on weekends also motti and pork. Candy cones are sold in Skansboa.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Weddings / ceremonies

Premises are rented out for parties and events for most of the year; Storstugan holds 60 people and Torsbymagasinet 90. Weddings, christenings and naming ceremonies can be arranged.

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