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Öckerö hembygdsgård

Heritage farm by Öckerö old church with four preserved dwelling houses, a shop, a barn with a radio museum, a schoolroom and a boathouse; open on summer Saturdays.

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About the museum

Öckerö local heritage society was formed on 29 June 1962 at a meeting in Öckerö municipal hall. The society wants to arouse interest in the local heritage and preserve the cultural-historical memories of the district. The heritage farms lie by Öckerö old church along Bygdevägen and comprise four dwelling houses, a shop, a barn with a schoolroom, a fire house with a fire engine, a laundry house, a boathouse, an earth cellar and the community hall Tönns-Annas.

Most of the houses are named after those who lived there. Svens Andreases, nearest the church, has roots in a fishing and farming family since the 1600s and today holds a complete household with textiles, handicrafts and a room with boat models. Soffis is a shop with fittings from old businesses on Öckerö, Hildas is a preserved dwelling from the mid-18th century with fishing and household implements, and Bettis is a double house that was moved to the area in 1991. Petters Sanders, a fisherman’s cottage from about 1875, is used as a bakehouse.

In the barn there are many tools for farming, carpentry and fishing, as well as a radio museum, a schoolroom and a shoemaker’s workshop. The collections are shown on Saturdays in summer, and for bus trips, school classes and groups viewings can also be arranged at other times by agreement.

Highlights

Four preserved dwelling houses from the 18th and 19th centuries
Shop with fittings from old businesses
Barn with tools, a schoolroom, a shoemaker’s workshop and a radio museum
Fire house with a fire engine
Boathouse and bakehouse

Permanent exhibitions

Svens Andreases – Dwelling houses with a complete household, textiles and handicrafts from bygone eras, plus a room with boat models.
Handelsboden Soffis – Shop with fittings from old businesses on Öckerö.
Ladugården med radiomuseum – Tools for farming, carpentry and fishing together with a radio museum, a schoolroom and a shoemaker’s workshop.

Founded: 1962
Operated by: Öckerö hembygdsförening