Sundsbergs gård

About the museum

Sundsbergs gård was built in the 18th century by Olof Antonsson, and it is the model for the farm Björne in Selma Lagerlöf's novel The Saga of Gösta Berling. The main building was destroyed by fire in 1893, and the family then moved into the wing, which today is the farm museum. The farm's last private owners were the dentist Tore Sjöqvist and his wife Birgitta, who lived in the wing until a new main house was completed in 1978.

The Stiftelsen Sundsbergs Gård (Sundsbergs Gård Foundation) was formed in 1976 with the task of preserving the farm and keeping it open to the public. The farm was donated to Sunne municipality, and more buildings were added later. Today the activities are run by the foundation together with the friends' association (vänförening).

There are several museums on the farm. The farm museum shows rooms such as the storstuga (great room), the salons, the Jugend room and the office. The textile chamber (Textilkammaren) shows clothes and textiles from the Sjöqvist family, the dental museum is Tore Sjöqvist's relocated practice, and the forestry museum shows tools and environments from older forestry. In the old cowshed there is an art hall, a café and a craft shop, and premises are rented out for parties and gatherings.

Highlights

• Farm museum with the great room, salons and Jugend room
• Tore Sjöqvist's dental practice in the museum
• Textile chamber with the Sjöqvist family's clothes
• Forestry museum with tools from older forestry
• Art hall with a new exhibition every month, café and craft shop
• The farm as Björne in The Saga of Gösta Berling

Permanent exhibitions

• Gårdsmuseet – Rooms such as the great room, the salons, the Jugend room and the office, with objects from different periods and the story of the farm's history.
• Tandläkarmuseet – Tore Sjöqvist's dental practice, moved in its entirety to the farm's stable.
• Skogsmuseet – Tools and environments from older forestry.

Founded

1976

Operated by

Stiftelsen Sundsbergs Gård

Admission & discounts

Admission to the farm museum is SEK 100 per person, including for booked viewings. The art hall and café can be visited without admission, according to the website.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Café with home baking and craft shop in the old cowshed; soup lunch on Wednesdays, 12:00–14:00.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 300 guests.

The stable (about 150 seated, heated), the barn (about 250–300 seated, unheated) and the loft (about 120 seated, unheated), plus a kitchen with china.

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