Skälsbäck Skolmuseum
Volunteer-run school museum in Skälsbäck’s old elementary school (folkskola), with two fully furnished classrooms, school photographs and a café at events.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
Skälsbäck School was in use from 1883 to 1958. The oldest school building was used between 1883 and 1923 and today houses the café. The school closed in 1958, and since 1968 it has been run by Norrgrändens Bygdeförening (Norrgränden Village Association), a non-profit association that looks after the school museum, the café and a hostel in the old teachers’ residences.
In the museum there are two classrooms fully furnished with school benches from a whole century, teachers’ desks, school charts, textbooks, an organ and much else. Visitors have access to audio guides and a computer, and the exhibition information is translated into English and German. There are also school photographs of pupils from Skälsbäck School, with details of years, teachers and the pupils’ names.
The association holds several recurring events, including the Veteran Days (Veterandagarna), with an exhibition of tractors, mopeds and cars on the last weekend in July, and a kroppkaka weekend (potato dumpling weekend) in early September.
Highlights
- Two fully furnished classrooms with school benches from a whole century
- School photographs with years, teachers and pupils’ names
- Audio guides and a computer; information in English and German
- Café in the oldest school building during events
- Founded
- 1968
- Operated by
- Norrgrändens Bygdeförening
Admission & discounts
| Adults | SEK 20 |
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Admission SEK 20 per person.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- 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
The museum is described as accessible for people with disabilities.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
The school is in the middle of Skälsbäck in Högsby Municipality.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
Café in the oldest school building with coffee and home-baked bread, open during events. The association also runs a hostel in the old teachers’ residences.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Audio guide | yes |
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| Good to know | The exhibition information is translated into English and German. Visitors can also look at digitised school charts on a computer. |
