Pumphuset

About the museum

Pumphuset is Uppsala’s first waterworks. The city inaugurated the waterworks and the pumping station in 1875, and the building was designed by the architect Adrian Crispin Peterson. Operations continued until 1968, when a new waterworks took over. The building lies by the Fyrisån near Svandammen and Islandsbron.

In the building there is still a water turbine, electric pumps and pressure bells left from the waterworks’ time. After the house was converted in 2016–2017, an interactive exhibition on water and waste is shown together with the historic machinery.

Today Pumphuset is run by Uppsala Vatten och Avfall AB (Uppsala Water and Waste Ltd) and is used for education on sustainability and history. Each year around 10,000 people visit events in the house, and over 2,000 people come on study visits. The house is open to the public at weekends and during school holidays, and at special events.

Highlights

• Preserved water turbine, pumps and pressure bells from 1875
• Interactive exhibition on water and waste
• Uppsala’s first waterworks by the Fyrisån
• Study visits and events for the public

Permanent exhibition

• Interaktiv utställning om vatten och avfall – Exhibition since 2017 on water and waste, together with historic machinery such as the water turbine, pumps and pressure bells.

Operated by

Uppsala Vatten och Avfall AB

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

• Hands-on stations

The exhibition is interactive, and the house has extra opening hours during school holidays.

Getting there & parking

The building is by the river, near Svandammen.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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