Hullgrenska gården

About the museum

Hullgrenska gården is one of two preserved merchant's farms in Pataholm, an old trading place on the Kalmarsund strait that flourished in the era of the trading houses. The farm was built in the mid-19th century by the timber merchant Carl Johan Hullgren, who ran an extensive trading house and among other things made Pataholm a spa resort (brunnsort). The garden behind the farm then served as the spa park.

The building is a protected building and is owned and managed by Ålems hembygdsförening (Ålem Local Heritage Society), which, together with the neighbouring Harbergska gården, has turned it into a homestead museum (hembygdsgård) and museum. On the ground floor a trading store is shown as it looked in former times, and on the upper floor is the Hullgren family's home, with decorative paintings from the 1860s and 1870s. The studio that belonged to marine painter Oscar Hullgren (1869–1948), son of the merchant, is also there, with a collection of his works.

Behind the house stands a boat that Oscar Hullgren owned during his time on Bornholm and Christiansø. It remained on Bornholm and was donated to the local heritage society in 2006. In summer a café is run in the old trading store.

Highlights

• Trading store on the ground floor as it looked in former times
• Merchant's home on the upper floor with decorative paintings
• Oscar Hullgren's studio with his works
• Oscar Hullgren's boat from Bornholm
• Summer café in the old trading store

Permanent exhibitions

• Handelsboden och köpmannahemmet – On the ground floor a trading store is shown as it looked in former times, and on the upper floor is the Hullgren family's home in an authentic merchant's setting.
• Oscar Hullgrens ateljé – The studio above the parlour holds the collected works of marine and landscape painter Oscar Hullgren.

Operated by

Ålems hembygdsförening

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Getting there & parking

Pataholm lies about 15 km south of Mönsterås, by the Kalmarsund strait; the road goes via the Mönsterås coast road.

Amenities & dining

• Café

In summer there is a café in the old trading store.

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