Klaverens Hus
Collection of Swedish pianos, organs, reed organs and industrial heritage from piano and organ factories in Lövstabruk. Open by arrangement.
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About the museum
Klaverens Hus preserves and looks after Swedish keyboard instruments: pianos and grand pianos, reed organs (orgelharmonier) and self-playing variants. The collection was built up at a time when all Swedish piano and organ factories closed down between 1953 and 1987, and many instruments ended up on the rubbish tip. There are also industrial heritage items and national main collections from the factories that once existed.
The collections were moved from Söderhamn and are now in three places: the exhibition and office in Lövstabruk, exhibitions and concerts at Salsta slott, and a store in Strömsnäsbruk. In Lövstabruk the house is the former Folkets hus (People's House), just outside the Norra porten. The collection also includes an archive and a library.
The association arranges concerts, seminars, courses and research. Instruments that can still be played are used for concerts and documentation recordings, and the aim is for more and more of them to be heard again.
Highlights
- National collection of pianos, grand pianos and reed organs
- Industrial heritage from Swedish piano and organ factories
- Archive and library on keyboard culture
- Concerts on playable historical instruments
Permanent exhibition
- Klaverinstrument och industriminnen – Exhibition of pianos, grand pianos, reed organs and industrial heritage from Swedish piano and organ factories.
- Founded
- 1998
- Operated by
- Föreningen Klaverens Hus
Admission & discounts
| Adults | SEK 70 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 11 · Children under twelve have free admission. |
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Barnens bruk
Bus 510 from Tierp to Skärplinge, then bus 835 to Lövstabruk, stop Barnens bruk.
By car: road 76 between Gävle and Östhammar, about one mil south of Skärplinge. Follow the turn-off towards Lövstabruk to Norra porten and then the road towards Hållnäs. The house is the yellow former Folkets hus on the left-hand side, a few hundred metres from Norra porten. Enter through the wrought-iron gates.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits are booked by phone or email. Concerts, seminars and courses are held throughout the year. |
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