Vikingagården Gunnes gård

About the museum

Gunnes gård is a reconstruction of a Viking-age farm from the early 11th century. Here the environment and life of a farm from the Late Iron Age, the period we usually call the Viking Age, are recreated. The farm lies in an area rich in ancient monuments, where animals graze on the burial mounds.

Nearby are Bronze Age cairns, Iron Age burial grounds and several rune stones. One of the rune stones says that Vibjörn had the stone raised in memory of Gunne’s daughter, his wife, and the farm has taken its name from it. Since the farm lies in an ancient-monument area, the environment cannot be rebuilt to any great extent.

On the farm there are sheep, pigs and hens, and the houses are furnished with rugs and hides. The open-air museum Vikingagården Gunnes gård is a municipal museum owned and run by Upplands Väsby municipality, and it is counted as a museum by the industry organisation Sveriges museer (Museums of Sweden). The farm has a museum shop, a fornslinga (ancient-monument trail) and an audio guide, and during the season tours, school programmes and events are arranged.

Highlights

• Reconstructed Viking-age farm from the 11th century
• Dwelling house and stave house with Viking-age furnishings
• Sheep, pigs and hens on the farm
• Ancient monuments, burial grounds and rune stones around the farm
• Audio guide with audio description and a dramatised story

Permanent exhibition

• Vikingagården – Reconstructed Viking-age farm with a dwelling house and a stave house, where the environment and life of a farm from the Late Iron Age are recreated.

Operated by

Upplands Väsby kommun

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission, but a voluntary entrance fee is gladly accepted. The museum shop accepts only cash and Swish, not cards.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description

The path into the inner courtyard is gravelled and adapted for wheelchairs. The inner courtyard is grass with protruding stones, so some areas are hard to reach by wheelchair. Ramps can be laid out by staff to the dwelling house and the stave house. There is a wheelchair-accessible toilet on the grounds. The audio guide has route directions and an audio description of the farm. There is no special adaptation for people with hearing impairments. Dogs may come along if kept on a short lead.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Animals on the farm, tours, events such as the Viking market and holiday opening, and school programmes. Feeding the animals is forbidden.

Getting there & parking

From the E4, exit 176 (Upplands Väsby junction), via Mälarvägen, Ekebovägen and Ryttargatan. The farm lies behind the yellow house Smedby gård.

Amenities & dining

• Café: not available
• Restaurant: not available
• Museum shop

The farm has no food service; bring your own food and drink. A fire is lit when there is no fire ban, and bratwurst brought along can be grilled. The museum shop is small and sells handicrafts and jewellery, partly copies of finds from excavations in the municipality. The shop is open 10:00–15:00 on opening days.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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