Meken-Minnet
Working-life museum about Lidköpings Mekaniska Verkstad (1875 to the present), with machines, tools and photographs; free admission.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
Meken-Minnet is a working-life museum that tells the story of Lidköpings Mekaniska Verkstad (Lidköping Mechanical Workshop), founded in 1875, and its products, above all grinding machines. All machines made have the name Lidköping cast into the machine frame. The association Meken-Minnet created the museum and looks after it.
The first museum was set up on the initiative of Bo Hjelmqvist for an open house on 6 December 1992, when about 900 people visited Lidköping Machine Tools. The collections have since moved to new premises. The museum has had to give up two rooms to Campus Västra Skaraborg and is therefore somewhat cramped; the association has supplemented it with a digital museum on the web about the company’s development from 1875 to the present.
Highlights
- Lidköpings Mekaniska Verkstad from 1875 to the present
- Machines, tools, photographs and brochures
- Machines with the name Lidköping cast into the frame
- Digital museum on the web
- Free admission
- Founded
- 1992
- Operated by
- Föreningen Meken-Minnet
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Adults | free |
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Free admission; donations to the activities are gratefully received.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- 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
The museum has no entrance directly from the street; contact the association in advance.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
By train or bus, get off at Resecentrum and walk a short distance across the railway bridge over the Lidan river.
By car
Parking available
Parking is available nearby (according to NAV).
Address: Fabriksgatan 2.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
Parking and a toilet are nearby (according to NAV).
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Smaller and larger groups, including school classes, are received for a guided visit by arrangement via the contact form. |
