Top Things to do in Vastmanland County
What to do and see in Vastmanland County, Vastmanland County: The Best Museums
Discover the best top things to do in Vastmanland County, Sweden including Arboga Museum, Bil- och Teknikhistoriska Samlingarna, Thorshammars Verkstad, MC Museet Gyllene Hjulet, Galleri Astley, Oljeon, Vallby Open Air Museum, Vastmanlands lans museum, Fagersta Vastanfors Homestead Museum, Kopings Museum.
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1. Arboga Museum
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Arboga museum – is located in the merchant building "The Örström house”, built in 1846 by the merchant Anders Örström. The house has been renovated and its period rooms and features are a great asset to Arboga. The museum houses a photographic archive,a library, and a collection of silver, tin and alder root. In the house are also facilities for exhibitions and other events.
2. Bil- och Teknikhistoriska Samlingarna
3. Thorshammars Verkstad
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
"Thorshammars Verkstads AB" was registered 1876 and is one of Swedens oldest incorporated company. Todays workshop was build in 1887. At 1900 the employment was at large with 33 workers. The workshop closed 1983 and everything that was left is still there! "Thorshammars" will now turn into a working museum.
4. MC Museet Gyllene Hjulet
5. Galleri Astley
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4.5 based on 14 reviews
6. Oljeon
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4.5 based on 39 reviews
The oldest oil refinery in the world is located on Oil Island (Oljeon). The factory was built in 1875 on Barron in the lake Amanningen outside the small community of Angelsberg. The factory supplied the Swedish households with gun grease, machine grease and kerosene until 1927. Today the factory is a museum which offer guided tours in the summer.
7. Vallby Open Air Museum
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4.5 based on 249 reviews
Vallby Open Air Museum is open every day of the year. Here you can experience and learn about the cultural history of native breeds and plants, buildings and life in former times.
Reviewed By McPherson9 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Stopped here while doing a little road trip in sweden, glad we did as it was a great place to visit. Nice to see what people used to love like in Sweden many years ago, very quiet and peaceful place so was nice to have a walk around. Cafe was really nice
8. Vastmanlands lans museum
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4.5 based on 47 reviews
The purpose of the museum is to extend our understanding of the rich diversity of Västmanland's cultural heritage, to communicate with people and to stimulate public opinion, increase people's insights into our history and to enrich our perspective on life today and in the future. At Karlsgatan 2 in Västerås the county museum has its offices, archive, library and exhibition galleries.
9. Fagersta Vastanfors Homestead Museum
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4.5 based on 90 reviews
Beautifully situated by the canal of Stromsholm/Kolbacksan is one of the most popular attractions in Vastmanland, Sweden. Here you find a giftshop with Swedish high-quality handicraft, postcards, gifts and candy as well as a cafe with home-made cinnamon-buns, cookies, cakes and sandwiches. The Giftshop - Old style with many presents and exibition. The Cafe - With home-made cinnamon-buns in a beutiful building. Events - Year around, like midsummer celebration, Christmas as in the old days . The kids homested - A lot of fun to do for the kids. Guided tours - Groups can book guided tours of the Homestead Museum all around the year. Rent a venue - Several venues to rent. Also, there is a beautiful park and garden, and museums in old buildings such as the mansion-wing and many small cottages that show the history of living and working in Sweden. Sometimes the buildings are open for visits on one's own, and it's always possible to book a guided tour. Welcome to the most open Homestead Museum in Sweden - 364 days a year!
10. Kopings Museum
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4.5 based on 8 reviews
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