Mannaminne

About the museum

Mannaminne in Häggvik in Nordingrå, in the middle of the World Heritage site High Coast (Höga Kusten), was founded in 1980 by the artist Anders Åberg (1945–2018). Before 1980 there were no buildings on the wooded hillside. The first museum, Kustmuseet (Coast Museum), opened in 1989 in a restored cowshed, followed by Jordbruksmuseet (Farming Museum) in 1990. Since then the site has grown to about 50 buildings, most of them purpose-built in lösvirke (loose-timber) houses.

Anders Åberg was originally a painter and became known for decorations and public art, including in the Solna metro station. With Mannaminne he wanted to show how culture, history, technology and influences from elsewhere are connected. Art is therefore a recurring element, and several of the buildings are themselves works of art.

On the site there are museums about the coast, fishing and sawmilling, farming, technology and cars, accordions, Norway during the Second World War, a Hungarian peasant home (ungerskt bondhem), the World Heritage site High Coast and a bureaucracy museum (byråkratimuseum). There are also trams and locomotives, a wooden globe, an art hall, a library, Barnens hus (Children's House) and a stave church from 2000, built after Norwegian models.

The operation is owned and developed by a foundation with support from Kramfors Municipality and Region Västernorrland. Hotels and inns are run by their own companies.

Highlights

• Around 50 buildings with several museums on one site
• Kustmuseet and Jordbruksmuseet, the oldest museums on the site
• Technology museum with cars, trams and locomotives
• Stave church from 2000, modelled on Haltdalen stave church
• Anders Åberg's wooden globe and Barnens hus
• The art museum with permanent and temporary exhibitions

Permanent exhibitions

• Kustmuseet – The museum gives a historical insight into the region's important fishing and sawmill industries and is housed in a restored cowshed.
• Teknikmuseet – Exhibition on the industrial era, with, among other things, Volvo cars, a Trabant and a Messerschmitt, trams, locomotives and the bureaucracy museum.
• Konstmuseet – Permanent art exhibitions with works including by Anders Åberg, and temporary exhibitions.

Founded

1980

Operated by

Stiftelse med stöd av Kramfors kommun och Region Västernorrland

Director

Andreas Brännlund

Admission & discounts

The admission price applies to all museums on the site. Tailor-made guided tours for groups can be booked.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Playground / play area

Barnens hus with a cushion corner and drawing tables, Sagobyn (Fairy Tale Village) for free play, and the mammoth Sergei in the forest garden. Children's activities are arranged during the season.

Getting there & parking

Häggvik lies in Kramfors Municipality, about 37 km from Kramfors, 63 km from Örnsköldsvik and 105 km from Sundsvall.

Amenities & dining

• Restaurant
• Museum shop

The inn serves lunch, fika and dinner. Museum shop in the Entrance House (Entréhuset), which is also the InfoPoint for High Coast. High Coast Coffee Roastery is in the Brewery (Bryggeriet; opens 1 July 2026). Hotel and accommodation on the site.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Conference rooms for companies; the inn hosts dinners, weddings and parties, and the stave church can be booked for weddings and christenings.

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