Linmuseet

About the museum

The Linmuseet is run by Föreningen Bohuslin (Bohuslin Association) and is in the first farm in Kamstorp, about one kilometre north of Kville on the road towards Fjällbacka. The museum wants to show how flax was grown, processed and made into thread in Bohuslän, and the association grows its own flax on fields around Fjällbacka.

One part of the museum shows flax processing as a craft with old traditional hand tools. There is also a processing machine from the 1950s which, according to the tourist information, is probably the only one of its kind in Sweden. With it visitors can see how the flax is broken (bråkas), scutched (skäktas) and hackled (häcklas) before it is spun on the spinning wheel (slända).

The guides tell about the importance of flax and let visitors try the various steps themselves. The museum also has a small shop with linen products, hand-spun flax, linseed, linseed oil and hand-woven dishcloths. In the autumn the association holds Bråkkalas, a festival day when the retted flax is processed into spun flax by traditional methods.

Highlights

• Demonstrations and try-it-yourself breaking, scutching, hackling and spinning
• Processing machine from the 1950s
• Guided tours with stories of the history of flax
• Shop with linen products, hand-spun flax and linseed
• Autumn festival Bråkkalas

Operated by

Föreningen Bohuslin

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission. A guided tour costs SEK 110.

Accessibility

• 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: no information

The museum is accessible by wheelchair but has no accessible toilet.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Hands-on stations

Visitors of all ages can try breaking, scutching, hackling and spinning together with a guide. At the autumn festival Bråkkalas there is, among other things, storytelling for children.

Getting there & parking

The museum is about 1 km north of Kville. Turn off at the sign Linmuseum; the museum is in the first farm, with a large flax flower on the gable. Buses are welcome.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Simple refreshments with coffee, soft drinks and cake during regular opening hours. Museum shop with linen products, hand-spun flax, linseed, linseed oil and hand-woven dishcloths.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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