Piteå museum
Culture history museum for the Pite district in Piteå’s old town hall, with a basic exhibition on the town’s three places and free admission.
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About the museum
Piteå museum is a culture history museum for the Pite district, run by Föreningen Piteå museum (Piteå Museum Association), a non-profit association with almost 300 members. The association was formed on 14 November 1936 under the name Pitebygdens fornminnesförening (Pite District Antiquities Association), with cantor Olov Selinus as its first chairman, and changed its name in 1998.
The first museum, the local history museum on Kvarnbacken, was inaugurated on 28 June 1942 in Blomska gården, which had been moved there in the 1930s to avoid demolition. The culture history collections came through gifts from private individuals. In 1980 the museum moved into new premises in the town hall at Rådhustorget, where it is today.
The basic exhibition Tre platser, tre skeden av Piteås historia (Three Places, Three Stages of Piteå’s History) tells of Gamla Kyrkbyn, Öjebyn and Häggholmen, to where the town was moved after the town fire of 1666. There is, among other things, a large model of the wooden town of Piteå as it looked in 1898. The museum has collections of objects, photographs and art linked to Piteå Municipality, and runs a museum shop, an archive and its own book publishing house.
Highlights
- The basic exhibition Tre platser, tre skeden av Piteås historia
- Large model of Piteå town as it looked in 1898
- The May-blossom collection, the museum’s smallest exhibition
- Museum shop with local books and crafts
Permanent exhibitions
- Tre platser, tre skeden av Piteås historia – Basic exhibition on Gamla Kyrkbyn, Öjebyn and Häggholmen, with a large model of Piteå town as it looked in 1898 and town plans from different periods.
- Majblomman – The museum’s smallest exhibition is a collection of all the May flowers (majblommor) made since 1907.
- Founded
- 1942
- Operated by
- Föreningen Piteå museum
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Adults | free |
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Free admission. Schools are offered free viewings. Some evening events have an admission fee, for example storytelling evenings for SEK 80 (free for members of the museum association).
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 main entrance is hard to reach, but prams and wheelchairs can easily get in through the side entrance on the right; ring the bell and staff will open it. The museum has a lift, and on the ground floor there is a toilet adapted for people with reduced mobility. A hearing loop is available in the session hall. A defibrillator is in the cloakroom just inside the entrance.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
- Coat check
- Lockers
Museum shop at the reception with postcards, literature and crafts from the Pite district and Norrbotten. Cloakroom and safety lockers are in the foyer. Outer clothing, bags and rucksacks must be left there.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
The session hall can be rented for lectures, conferences and other activities; contact the museum.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Group viewings, guided tours of Piteå and lectures are booked by telephone or email; in May and September booking at least three weeks in advance is recommended. Schools can have free viewings or visit the museum on their own with prior registration (no more than about 25 pupils per group). Outdoor shoes may be worn inside, but studded shoes and ice grips must be taken off outdoors. |
