Sagabiografen
Preserved cinema from 1945 with the Dahlberg family's home in Adak, a working life museum with a 1940s setting and the Elviramuséet mineral collection on the farm.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The cinema was a dream for the ore-processing worker Östen Dahlberg, who came from Vilhelmina. Because there was no electricity in the village, he had to wait, and in the meantime the family ran an open-air dance floor. When electricity came to Adak in 1943 the family began building a cinema, which was completed in 1945. The premises were also a general meeting place for culture and entertainment.
Competition from other cinemas increased, and after television arrived it became harder. The cinema closed in 1965, and the family left Adak but let the cinema and home stand furnished. The building was nevertheless abandoned, until Alve Johansson in the late 1980s persuaded several villagers to take care of the cultural treasure. The Sagabiografen interest association was formed, and it renovated the cinema and the home so that they could be opened to the public.
Today Sagabiografen is a 1940s experience, with original interiors in both the cinema and the home, posters from the 1940s and 1950s, and a homemade drape with gold stars in front of the cinema screen. The building is a working life museum. Since 2002 the farm has also housed the Elviramuséet, with the mineral collections of the amateur geologist Elvira Lundström. A film festival has been held in the cinema every July since 1993, and in 2025–2026 the floor was renovated.
Highlights
- Cinema from 1945 with original interior
- The Dahlberg family's home right next to the cinema
- Posters from the 1940s and 1950s and a drape with gold stars
- Elviramuséet with the mineral collection of Elvira Lundström
- Film festival in the cinema every July since 1993
Permanent exhibitions
- Biografen och familjen Dahlbergs hem – Cinema and home with original interior from the 1940s.
- Elviramuséet – Mineral collections of the amateur geologist Elvira Lundström, exhibited on the farm since 2002.
- Operated by
- Sagabiografens intresseförening
Admission & discounts
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
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
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
