Kvinnliga medborgarskolan Fogelstad

About the museum

Kvinnliga medborgarskolan was a school for civic education of women at Elisabeth Tamm's estate Fogelstad in Julita parish. The idea was born in 1922, when Tamm invited Honorine Hermelin, Ada Nilsson and Elin Wägner. The women had just gained the right to vote, and some of them had been elected to the Riksdag (parliament). The school opened on Easter Monday 1925 in the old inspector's building and operated until 1954.

Teaching covered, among other things, history, civics, practical psychology, speech training, singing, music and rhythmics. Students practised democracy in a role play about the imaginary municipality Komtemåtta. Honorine Hermelin was headmistress throughout the school's existence, and the founding women, known as Fogelstadgruppen (the Fogelstad group), also published the magazine Tidevarvet. Over two thousand students took courses here, and for a period several of the women in the Riksdag had studied at the school.

Since 1998 Kulturföreningen Fogelstad (Fogelstad Cultural Association) has shown a permanent exhibition about the school on the ground floor of the old dairy, which in the role play was given the name Rosenhane. The exhibition was reinaugurated in May 2019. In the attic was formerly the festival hall, where people spoke, sang and performed theatre.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition on the school and the Fogelstad group in the old dairy
• The story of the school's founders Elisabeth Tamm, Ada Nilsson, Honorine Hermelin, Elin Wägner and Kerstin Hesselgren
• The role play Komtemåtta, which trained students in democracy
• Audio description of the exhibition with loanable audio players
• Free admission and guided tours for groups

Permanent exhibition

• Kvinnliga medborgarskolan 1925–1954 – Permanent exhibition on the ground floor of the old dairy about the school, its founders and its students.

Founded

1998

Operated by

Kulturföreningen Fogelstad

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission to the exhibition.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: not available
• 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

The exhibition is about 100 metres from the car park, mostly on a gravel path uphill, which is difficult with a rollator or wheelchair. Cars, but not buses, may drive up to the entrance. A ramp suits pushchairs, rollators and wheelchairs. The toilet is accessible with a rollator, but a wheelchair does not fit. Two audio players with audio description can be borrowed in the exhibition.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

Signposted Fogelstad from road 56 and road 214. From the stop, cross the road and walk along the gravel road into the exhibition.

Amenities & dining

• Café: not available

No café in the exhibition; the nearest refreshments are at Julita Gård and at Magdakullan.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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