Skogs- och samemuseet

About the museum

Skogs- och samemuseet i Lycksele AB has a regional responsibility for the forest and the history of forestry, and for making the culture and cultural heritage of the Sámi visible. The company manages Stiftelsen Skogsmuseet i Lycksele (the Lycksele Forestry Museum Foundation), properties belonging to the Valborg and Bertil Wiinka Foundation, the savings bank foundation’s collection Samiska skatter (Sámi Treasures) and the national organisation Same Ätnam’s craft collection.

The museum lies at Gammplatsen, a promontory in the Ume River where Sámi, settlers and traders used to meet. Church festivals were celebrated here several times a year, and markets and court negotiations were held. Today several relocated buildings stand in the area, among them Margaretakyrkan (St Margaret’s Church), a copy of Lycksele’s second church from 1736, Brudstugan (the Bridal Cottage) from 1760, a forest hut, a skittle alley from the late 19th century and Samegården (the Sámi Farm) with the Sámi dwelling (samevistet), where Lycksele sameförening (Lycksele Sámi Association) has built up kåtor (tents) and storage huts.

The forestry basic exhibition shows manual and mechanised forestry in the buildings Huggarepoken (the Chopping Era) and Maskinepoken (the Machine Era), while the Sámi basic exhibition includes, among others, Samer i skog (Sámi in the Forest), Same Ätnam’s craft collection and the cultural area Raamesuenne/Ramsele. In summer the Jaktmuseet (Hunting Museum) and the Textilmuseet (Textile Museum) on the shopping street are also shown. The museum also has a library, an archive and digitised collections with several thousand objects and photographs.

Highlights

• Forestry basic exhibition with Huggarepoken and Maskinepoken
• Sámi basic exhibition with Same Ätnam’s craft collection
• Margaretakyrkan and Brudstugan at Gammplatsen
• The Sámi dwelling (samevistet) with kåta and storage huts
• The Hunting Museum and the Textile Museum in summer

Permanent exhibitions

• Skoglig basutställning – The exhibition tells of manual and later mechanised forestry in the buildings Huggarepoken and Maskinepoken.
• Samisk basutställning – The exhibition includes Vuömien sámieh / Samer i skog (Sámi in the Forest), Same Ätnam’s craft collection and the cultural area Raamesuenne / Ramsele.
• Jaktmuseet och Textilmuseet – Summer exhibitions in relocated houses on Gammplatsen’s shopping street, on hunting and on the tailor’s work in the 1950s.

Founded

1984

Operated by

Skogs- och samemuseet i Lycksele AB

Admission & discounts

Guided tours and other arrangements are booked by telephone or email.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

Children can load timber onto the skidders (skotare) outdoors. During holidays and certain weekends there are activities aimed at children and young people. Free admission for children.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Café: not available
• Restaurant: not available
• Museum shop

Café Ruselegården, in a log-built West Bothnian farm from the 1840s, is closed for renovation. The museum shop is open when the museum is open and can send goods for a shipping fee.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Conference room with modern technology (hearing loop, hybrid meetings). Margaretakyrkan at Gammplatsen can be used for christenings and weddings through the Church of Sweden in Lycksele, and premises are available to rent at Gammplatsen.

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