Rågö skärgårdsmuseum

About the museum

Rågö lies in the inner Tjust archipelago outside Loftahammar. The village probably came into being when the population increased at the end of the 1400s and the beginning of the 1500s, and the lack of arable land on the mainland made people take new land in the archipelago. At its height there were three farms on the island, and the inhabitants lived by livestock husbandry and fishing. Kalvö and Horsö were used for several hundred years as pasture and hay meadows by the people of Rågö.

The island has had no permanent residents for half a century, but the buildings are largely intact. By the harbour there is a net-drying ground (notvarv) and two log boathouses (timrade sjöbodar) from the 1700s. The whole nature reserve is owned by the state through Naturvårdsverket (the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency).

In the village, the archipelago museum shows objects, photographs and stories about life in the Tjust archipelago in earlier times, with fishing, farming and shipping as part of everyday life. The association Tjust Allmogebåtar has a boatyard on the island where old Tjust boats are restored and displayed.

Highlights

• Preserved archipelago village with traditional buildings
• Exhibition on fishermen, farmers and boatbuilders in the Tjust archipelago
• Boatyard where Tjust Allmogebåtar restores and displays old Tjust boats
• Net-drying ground and two log boathouses from the 1700s by the harbour
• Part of the Rågö nature reserve with hiking trails

Permanent exhibition

• Rågö skärgårdsmuseum – Exhibition in the old archipelago village with objects, photographs and stories about life in the Tjust archipelago and about the fishermen and boatbuilders who worked on Rågö.

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• 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

Older buildings in a preserved archipelago village on an island without permanent settlement; no accessibility information has been published.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

Year-round, a taxi boat (Smågö Service AB) runs by booking. Those with their own boat can use the guest harbour in Alviken on the island's eastern side, which has two guest jetties.

Amenities & dining

• Restaurant

Archipelago restaurant on the island during the season.

Events & venue rental

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