Torsångs hembygdsgård

About the museum

Torsångs hembygdsförening (Torsång Local Heritage Society) was founded on 9 April 1928 and got its first building in 1931. The homestead was inaugurated in 1952. It lies attractively between Prästtjärn and Lillälven on the road out towards Sunnanö, near the church, the parish hall and Torsångs Café. The setting is shaped by the district's history as a farming area and by its proximity to the copper mine.

Several buildings on the site have been moved here from other parts of the district: a parstuga (double house) that was a miller's farm from Ornäs (1700s), a lillstuga (small house) from Sunnanö, a visthusbod (food storehouse) from the 1500s, a threshing barn, a stolphärbre (post storehouse), a meadow barn and a sauna from the vicarage. There is also the Gustav Vasa Stone, raised in 1906, a charcoal-stack site where ten charcoal stacks (milor) have been laid in modern times using traditional methods, a ferry house where the large river barge was built in 1952, a rowing boat (eka) from 1901 and a steamboat landing stage.

The homestead has two museums. One shows objects used in farming, log-floating, smithing and other crafts, and the other shows household objects, for example for cooking, spinning and cheese-making. The association keeps its archive on the site, is responsible for the steamboat landing stage on the Lillälven and runs the Pilbo smithy with smithing courses. The farm is used for midsummer celebrations, music events and open-air services.

Highlights

• Double house (parstuga) from Ornäs, a miller's farm from the 1700s, and other relocated farm buildings
• Two museums with objects from farming, log-floating, crafts and the home
• Gustav Vasa Stone from 1906
• Charcoal-stack site with ten stacks laid in modern times
• Pilbo smithy with smithing courses
• Midsummer celebrations at the homestead

Permanent exhibitions

• Museum för jordbruk, flottning och hantverk – Objects used in farming, log-floating, smithing and other crafts.
• Museum för föremål från hemmen – Objects used in the home, for example for cooking, spinning and cheese-making.

Founded

1952

Operated by

Torsångs hembygdsförening

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The homestead lies between Prästtjärn and Lillälven on the road out towards Sunnanö, near Torsång church, the parish hall and Torsångs Café.

Amenities & dining

Toilet at the archive building, open in summer. Torsångs Café is nearby.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

The homestead, or parts of it, can be rented by private individuals, associations and companies when the association is not using it itself. Benches and tables can also be rented for use elsewhere.