Dalarna Museum, Falun, Sweden

The exhibition shows the industrial heritage of Falun and the province of Dalarna. People from Dalarna have had to be creative to provide for themselves in a harsh environment. A variety of industries, including the copper mine in Falun, suited to the natural resources of the area, have developed and dominated the Dalarna landscape for over a thousand years.

The gallery features craftwork and industrial products from the region, art inspired by the industrial landscape and reconstructed rooms. Historical and contemporary film shows the industrial processes which influenced the Dalarna we see today. See how the historic trading centre of Falun has become a modern town from our first floor viewing gallery.

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Alina Zhuleva (6 months ago)
I liked the exposition, it was small temporary painting exposition, extremely interesting main part related to textile and some nice stuff and Dala horses. Highly recommended! 125 sek for the ticket

Jan Kuipers (8 months ago)
Home of the Dana horse, Nils Holgersson and apparently, skeletons

Johannes (2 years ago)
Beautiful and calm museum with free admission. There are quite a broad range of stuff to look at and it doesn’t take long to go through most things. A nice and quick stop if you have an hour to kill.

Wonder Mahembe (2 years ago)
Informative museum in Falun with free entrance. There's much to learn about Dalarna and Swedish history, culture, art, and music. You can spend more than an hour immersed in the various pieces on display, with plenty of multilingual pamphlets to read some information on. I was especially fascinated by the old clothing that people in the region used to wear, for both winters and summers. There is also a gift shop on site.

László Fehér (2 years ago)
free entrance, lovely details and experience must see to learn more about the culture of the Dalarna region

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