Torkarlsberget

About the museum

Tuna hembygdsförening (Tuna local heritage society) was formed in 1932, and the 5.6-hectare heritage area Torkarlsberget was donated in two parts by the couple Hilma and Manne Karlsson from Vattjom. From the start the society collected objects from the district, today about 2,000 of them, and in 1972 staff from the Härnösand County Museum catalogued just over 1,500 of these.

The area has 25 buildings, most of them moved here. First came a storehouse (härbre) from 1673, donated in 1934. The following year what is today the museum, Rännögården, a main farmhouse from the 1790s, was erected. During the assembly, strips of cloth that had been used as sealing between the logs were found, and they turned out to be medieval paintings with church motifs, some of which can be seen in the museum.

The main building, Åstagården, serves as an office, café and meeting room. The area also has, among other things, a log drivers' hut (flottarkoja), a trapper's hut (fångstbod), a smithy, a skäkthus (flax-processing house), a hay-mowing cabin (slåtterstuga), a threshing barn (tröskloge), a church stable (kyrkstall), millstones and a runestone, the Skölestenen, which is one of Medelpad's fourteen.

Highlights

• 25 buildings in the heritage area, including a storehouse from 1673
• Museum in Rännögården with implements, tools, clothing and furniture
• Medieval painted textile strips found in the log joints of Rännögården
• Log drivers' hut, smithy, skäkthus and hay-mowing cabin
• Midsummer celebrations, fiddlers' gathering and local heritage day

Permanent exhibition

• Museet i Rännögården – Museum in a main farmhouse from the 1790s with implements, tools, clothing and furniture from different periods, as well as medieval painted textile strips.

Founded

1935

Operated by

Tuna Hembygdsförening

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

The toilet building is accessible on both the women's and men's sides. A ramp leads into Åstagården and the Danshallen (dance hall).

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The heritage area is located on Torkarlsvägen above Matfors in Sundsvall Municipality.

Amenities & dining

• Café

Refreshments in Åstagården and at events. Pilgrims can fill water bottles and use the outdoor toilets.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Weddings / ceremonies

The Danshallen (dance hall), kiosks, the toilet building and Åstagården can be rented, for example for association activities or weddings.

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