Museet Malmahed

About the museum

Museet Malmahed is located in Malmköping, in an old barracks (logement) from the 1870s where soldiers of Södermanlands regemente (Södermanland Regiment) once slept. Malma hed (Malma Heath) was the regiment’s training ground from 1774 to 1921, and during that time Malmköping grew from a church village into a town with traders, craftsmen and many inns. At its peak more than two thousand men gathered on the heath at the same time.

When the regiment left the heath in 1921, a new era followed with Södermanlands gymnastikförbund (Södermanland Gymnastics Association). Children from all over Sörmland came every summer to gymnastics camps, slept in the soldiers’ old barracks, trained on the heath and bathed in Hosjön, and the country’s best gymnasts trained here before the Olympic Games.

The museum has a model of the town, photographs, film and sound about soldiers and gymnasts, and a register of all indelta (allotted) soldiers in Sörmland from 1682 to 1901, which visitors may use freely. The building also houses Gröna rummet (the Green Room), where Naturskyddsföreningen i Flen and Arkeologi i Sörmland show an exhibition on the development and condition of Sörmland’s nature. Sörmlands museum is the principal.

Highlights

• Barracks from the 1870s on Malma hed
• Model of Malmköping with the training ground
• Register of allotted soldiers in Sörmland, 1682–1901
• Gymnastics camps on the heath, with film from 1927
• Gröna rummet (the Green Room) on Sörmland’s nature

Permanent exhibitions

• Soldater och gymnaster på Malmahed – Settings, photographs, film and sound tell the story of the soldiers of Södermanlands regemente and of the gymnastics camps on Malma hed, with a model of the town.
• Gröna rummet – Naturskyddsföreningen i Flen and Arkeologi i Sörmland show how Sörmland’s nature has developed and how it is doing.

Operated by

Sörmlands museum

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• 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 exhibition is on one level, with the entrance at ground level and no stairs; it can be reached with a pram or wheelchair. There is a staffed reception and a large toilet.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is next to the health centre (vårdcentralen).

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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