Råå museum för fiske och sjöfart

About the museum

Råå museum för fiske och sjöfart is owned and run by Råå museiförening, a non-profit association. The association was founded in 1936, but as early as 1933 some fishermen and skippers had begun collecting objects for a fisheries and maritime museum. The museum opened in 1937 with the task of telling the history of fishermen and seafarers.

The museum moved to its present premises by the harbour in 1980. After extensions in 1997 and 2004 the exhibition area is about 750 square metres, and the large exhibition hall Läget was renovated in winter 2005–2006. Around 1900 Råå was Sweden's largest fishing village and a significant seafaring town, with at most 51 registered sailing vessels.

The permanent exhibition lets the visitor walk through a living environment: Fiskaregatan with fishing gear and nets, fishermen's homes with kitchen and cottage, a large ship-model room, navigation instruments, a captain's cabin, a ship's chandlery and craft workshops. In the boat hall stands, among others, Golden Lady, the sailing boat of the solo sailor Kurt Björklund, and the engine hall contains old hot-bulb and diesel engines as well as a boat simulator.

Highlights

• Fiskaregatan with fishing gear and fishermen's homes
• Ship models and L.P. Sjöström's ship portraits
• The boat hall with Kurt Björklund's Golden Lady
• The engine hall with hot-bulb and diesel engines
• Boat simulator and the Öresund underwater world for children

Permanent exhibition

• Basutställning – Walk through Läget with Fiskaregatan, fishermen's homes, ship models, navigation instruments, a captain's cabin, the boat hall, the quay and the engine hall.

Founded

1937

Operated by

Råå museiförening

Admission & discounts

Adults SEK 100. Payment by cash, Swish or card.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The distance between the stop for getting on and off and the entrance is about 10 metres, on level, firm ground. At the stairs there is signage to a more suitable entrance with a doorbell to reception. The lift accommodates a wheelchair, there is an accessible toilet and the door width is sufficient for a wheelchair.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations

Children can look into the Öresund underwater world and search for the treasure chest and the message in a bottle. There are also pirate hunts and detective missions in the museum's nooks and corners, and a boat simulator with a chart plotter where both children and adults can steer a boat.

Getting there & parking

The museum is on the quay in the old Råå harbour on the way to Råå lighthouse, about 6 km south of central Helsingborg.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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