Skogsbruksmuseet i Strömsbergs bruk
Forestry museum in the works' old steam sawmill about forest workers' labour, with a large collection of elk antlers, at the "white works" Strömsbergs bruk.
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About the museum
The Skogsbruksmuseet is located in the old steam sawmill building in Strömsbergs bruk, the well-preserved Walloon ironworks known as “det vita bruket” (the white works). The steam sawmill was built in 1911 and was the works' last industrial activity; charcoal production was closed down in 1955 and the sawmill closed in 1961. Today the building shows how forest workers worked, how tools and working methods changed over time, and what economy, living standards and cultural and social life were like. The museum also tells of the transport needs and of how the floating routes (flottningsleder) in Norduppland came about.
The project Skogsmuséum Strömsberg started in 2003 to portray the lives of forest workers, and the first phase was inaugurated on 20 August 2005, on Forest Day (Skogens dag). The museum continually collects forestry tools and life stories from people who have worked in the forestry sector. At Strömsbergsdagen (Strömsberg Day), the third Saturday in August, a charcoal stack (kolmila) is burnt in the charcoal yard next to the museum.
The museum also holds a comprehensive elk antler collection with over 600 antlers, based on forester Gösta Frieberg's documentation of elk shot on Stora Kopparberg's lands in Norduppland in the 1930s and 1940s.
Highlights
- Exhibition on forest workers' tools, working methods and everyday life
- Elk antler collection with over 600 antlers
- The story of the floating routes in Norduppland
- Old steam sawmill building in the white works
- Charcoal stack at the charcoal yard during Strömsberg Day in August
Permanent exhibition
- Skogsbruksmuseet och älghornssamlingen – Forest workers' tools and working methods, the creation of the floating routes in Norduppland, and a collection of over 600 elk antlers.
- Founded
- 2005
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom
- 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
A toilet, including an accessible one, is available in the visitor information by the works' dam (entrance from the gable facing the dam).
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Park in the designated place; guided tours start at the works' dam by Café Strömsberg.
The museum lies in the old steam sawmill building in Strömsbergs bruk, about one mil north-east of Tierp.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
Strömsbergs Café by the works' dam serves coffee and home-baked bread.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Good to know | A guided visit of the Forestry and Elk Antler Museum takes about an hour and can be combined with a works walk with visits to the smithy and blast furnace. Booking via Boka Uppland, tel. +46 295 203 00 or info@bokauppland.com; groups can pre-order refreshments no later than four working days in advance. |
