Skorstensfejaryrkets Museum
Trade museum in Hedemora about the history of the chimney sweep, tools and hearths, open on Saturdays in summer.
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About the museum
The Skorstensfejaryrkets museum (chimney sweep trade museum) is run by a non-profit association formed in December 2014 with the aim of starting and managing a trade museum for the chimney sweep profession. The museum is located at Gussarvsgatan 8 in Hedemora, and the association describes it as something that is constantly developing and changing over time.
The chimney sweep trade is one of Sweden's oldest occupations. The museum wants to reflect the origin, development and working conditions of the trade, and shows the connection between the development of hearths and the sweep's working methods and tools. The exhibition tells of hearths from open fire and tiled stoves to wood stoves, oil heating and modern stoves, and of how the trade has in recent times taken on new tasks such as ventilation control, airflow measurement and flue-gas analysis.
The collection consists of tools and objects connected with the trade, for example the raffel, which every sweep carried on his shoulder, the kurpis, the sweep's belt, and the sweeps' own language. The association gladly accepts donated or loaned objects, photographs, stories, books and films concerning the trade.
Highlights
- The sweep's tools, such as the raffel and the kurpis
- The sweep's belt and the Swedish coat of arms in the trade's symbolism
- The sweeps' own language, knoparmoj
- The story of hearths from open fire to tiled stove and heating boiler
- Lighting through the ages
- Guided tour of the museum
Permanent exhibition
- Skorstensfejaryrkets historia och redskap – The museum shows the sweep's tools and hearths through the ages and tells the history of the trade and its working conditions.
- Operated by
- Skorstensfejaryrkets museum (ideell förening)
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | A guided tour of the museum is offered according to the website; contact the association via the contact form or by telephone. |
