Väsby kungsgård

About the museum

Väsby kungsgård in Sala has its origins in Gustav Vasa's interest in the silver mine at Salberget. The king considered Väsby village conveniently close to the mine and made the farm a royal estate, to which his successors also came during their visits. According to tradition, Gustav II Adolf met his beloved Ebba Brahe here, and an avenue by the Ekeby ponds is still called Suckarnas allé (the Avenue of Sighs).

The farm later became the seat of the mine bailiffs (gruvfogdar), and the court lived here from September 1710 to May 1711, when the plague was raging in Stockholm. The present main building was erected after a fire in 1730 and was completed in 1736. In the early 20th century, officers from the Västmanlands trängkår (Västmanland Supply Corps) were stationed at the farm.

Today the royal estate is run as a museum by Sala Hembygds- och Fornminnesförening (Sala Local Heritage and Antiquities Society). The collection comprises around 7,000 objects, including a private arms collection. Several rooms are furnished with furniture and objects from the 1700s and 1800s, and on the upper floor are shown, among other things, hunting and fishing equipment, weights and measures, musical instruments and household items. In summer the outbuilding museums are open, with carriages, craft tools, an iron stove museum, a textile museum and a reconstructed miner's dwelling.

Highlights

• Around 7,000 objects, including a private arms collection
• Furnished rooms from the 1700s and 1800s
• The carriage museum with a fire engine from 1758 and a mail coach (postdiligens)
• Iron stove museum, textile museum and reconstructed miner's dwelling
• Location next to the town park and the Ekeby ponds

Permanent exhibitions

• Huvudbyggnadens museum – Furnished rooms with furniture and objects from the 1700s and 1800s, plus an arms collection and objects relating to hunting, fishing, weights and measures and musical instruments.
• Uthusmuseerna – Summer-open museums with carriages, craft tools, an iron stove museum and a textile museum, and a reconstructed miner's dwelling.

Operated by

Sala Hembygds- och Fornminnesförening

Admission & discounts

Admission SEK 75 for everyone over 12. Free for members of Sala Hembygds- och Fornminnesförening.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The royal estate is centrally located in Sala, next to the town park and the Ekeby ponds.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 100 guests.

Function room for around 50 guests, with a fully equipped kitchen. In summer there is a room for around 100 seated guests, with a stage but no kitchen. Booking on 072-22 167 16 or info@vasbykungsgard.se.

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