Museet Kvarnen med Ferlinmuseum
Museum in the old town mill in Filipstad, with an exhibition about the poet Nils Ferlin on the upper floor and an art gallery on the ground floor.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
On the site where the mill building now stands, a bar iron hammer (stångjärnshammare) was set up in the early 1600s, a few years before Filipstad was founded in 1611. In 1654 the town built its first proper town mill here. After a fire in 1694 and several rebuilds, the present stone building was erected in 1807, and the mill ground flour, most recently for Wasabröd, until the 1940s. Thereafter the house was used as a grain store and warehouse.
Today the building is a museum. Ferlinmuseet was inaugurated on 12 March 2005 and came about through cooperation between Kulturföreningen Kulörta Lyktor (cultural association) and the then Ferlingruppen (Ferlin Group) in Filipstad. Across the whole upper floor, settings, pictures and texts tell of Nils Ferlin, from his upbringing in Filipstad through the bohemian years in Klarakvarteren in Stockholm, where Café Cosmopolite symbolises his regular haunt, to his last years in Roslagen outside Norrtälje. The museum also shows a slideshow and Ferlin's own readings.
On the ground floor there is a gallery with exhibitions by local and national artists, and one of the millstones still stands there as a reminder of the mill days.
Highlights
- Exhibition on the life and poetry of Nils Ferlin
- The Café Cosmopolite setting from Stockholm's bohemian years
- Ferlin's readings and slideshow
- Gallery on the ground floor
- Millstone from the old town mill
Permanent exhibition
- Ferlinmuseet – Exhibition on the life and poetry of Nils Ferlin across the whole upper floor, from his childhood in Filipstad to his years in Stockholm and Roslagen.
- Founded
- 2005
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Always free admission to the museum and the gallery. A fee applies for booked guided tours; prices are on the website.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- 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 building dates from 1807 but has been adapted: ramp at the entrance, lift, adapted toilet and induction loop. Parking nearby at Hötorget.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Parking nearby at Hötorget.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | A guided tour or introduction to the Ferlin exhibition must be booked at least 10 days in advance. Guided tours can be booked for groups of up to 20 people; larger groups are offered an introduction. |
