Köpings museum

About the museum

Köpings museum (Köping Museum) was founded in 1887 by the town of Köping on the initiative of the rope-maker Per Alfred Dandernell. Since 1972 the collections have been housed in what was Köping's old brewery. The oldest part of the building was erected in 1761 as a malt house and was rebuilt in 1775 as a crown distillery (kronobränneri). In 1860 the property was bought by Köpings Bryggeriaktiebolag, which produced both soft drinks and beer. When Eskilstuna Bryggeri AB bought the brewery in 1946, production ceased the following year. The municipality took over the property, demolished the extensions and preserved the oldest parts, from the 1700s.

The basic exhibitions reflect events and people from the municipality's history: the early history from the Stone Age to the Viking Age, the Middle Ages, the casket maker Jacob Sjölin and the alrot masters (alrotsmästarna), the pharmacist and chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, who worked in Köping 1775–1786, and Köping's history from 1850 to the present day. The museum also shows several art exhibitions each year in the exhibition hall.

The same farmstead houses Köpings brandmuseum (Köping Fire Museum), which has the same opening hours. The Köping town museums and exhibition hall also manage Gammelgårdens friluftsmuseum (Gammelgården Open-Air Museum) and Nyströmska gården (Nyström Farm).

Highlights

• The basic exhibition Vår tidiga historia (Our Early History)
• The Middle Ages – Köping becomes a town
• Jacob Sjölin and the alrot masters
• Scheele's memory – one of the discoverers of oxygen
• Köpings brandmuseum

Permanent exhibitions

• Vår tidiga historia – How the people of the Köping area lived in prehistory, through the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages up to the Viking Age, with objects more than 5,000 years old.
• Jacob Sjölin och alrotsmästarna – About the guilds of craftsmen and the celebrated casket maker Jacob Sjölin, who worked in Köping.
• Scheeles minne – About the pharmacist and chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, one of the discoverers of oxygen, who worked in Köping 1775–1786.

Founded

1887

Operated by

Köpings kommun

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission. Outside Köping Municipality a double rate applies for guided tours.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• 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

Lift and stairs to the exhibition hall on the second floor. The gravel courtyard is uneven; staff will help you across via the staff area and a paved section. There is a threshold into the museum and between the exhibition hall and the fire engine room. Accessibility information is available in the accessibility database.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Playground / play area

There is a play area (one step up; alternative entrance from the gravel courtyard), and the museum organises activities during the autumn break.

Getting there & parking

The museum is at Östra Långgatan 37, with the entrance from Järnvägsgatan.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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