Ulvö museum

About the museum

Ulvö museum opened in June 2015 on the old pilot station (lotsplats) in Ulvöhamn and is owned and run by the voluntary association Ulvö kapellag (Ulvö Chapel Association). The complex consists of a kokhus, a newly built sjöbod and a gistvall. The main exhibition tells the story of the fishing village Ulvöhamn's development from the 16th century to today: Baltic herring fishing, the salteries, surströmming, community life, the church, the school and the people.

Kokhuset is an older term for the fishing family's dwelling house. The house was moved to the museum site in 2014 and had previously served for just over 60 years as Ulvöns hembygdsgård (Ulvön homestead museum), opened in 1948. The sjöbod is built as a classic boathouse in Ulvöhamn, with a bodsvale (gallery), a bod (storeroom), a vedbod (woodshed) and a bodskulle (raised landing platform). On the bodskulle there are digital search stations with in-depth information on herring fishing, the salteries, community life and the nature of the Ulvön islands, as well as on the writer Lubbe Nordström's drängkammare (farmhand's room). The gistvall is a smaller replica of the drying frames for fishing nets that once dominated the fishing village.

The museum also arranges guided tours in the old Ulvö chapel (Ulvö gamla kapell) and in the Lotsstugan (pilots' cottage), which is owned by Ulvö kapellag, and by arrangement in Nya gruvan (New Mine) on Södra Ulvön. All rooms in the sjöbod and the kokhus have audio guides that are activated by QR codes.

Highlights

• The kokhus, a classic fishing home with a kitchen and a chamber
• The sjöbod with digital search stations on herring fishing and salteries
• Lubbe Nordström's farmhand's room and film from his visit in 1939
• Audio guides via QR codes in all rooms
• Guided tours in Ulvö chapel and the Lotsstugan with a small pilot museum

Permanent exhibitions

• Ulvöhamns fiskesamhälle – Kokhus, sjöbod and gistvall depict the fishing village from the 16th century to the present, with Baltic herring fishing, salteries, surströmming and community life.
• Lotsstugan – Small pilot museum in the old pilots' cottage (lotsstuga) on Lotsberget, with objects relating to the pilots' work.

Founded

2015

Operated by

Ulvö kapellag

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission, but the museum gladly accepts voluntary contributions via Swish or bankgiro. A guided tour costs extra (see Visit).

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• 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 Lotsstugan is reached via a staircase of about 250 steps with steep sections, or via a steep path; this part is therefore not easily accessible.

Kids & families

Getting there & parking

The museum is in Ulvöhamn on Ulvön; the journey is by boat.

Amenities & dining

• Café

Coffee, ice cream and soft drinks are sold in the Lotsstugan in summer.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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