Lycksele Forest Museum, Forest working life museum in Lycksele, Sweden
Skogs- och samemuseet i Lycksele is a cultural history museum in Lycksele with county responsibility for forestry history. The museum building was erected in 1981 after drawings by Inger Tobé at VAB. Its first exhibition, Huggarepoken, opened in 1984, followed by Maskinepoken in 1994 and the latest permanent exhibition, Samer i skog, in June 2014. The museum is next to the Gammplatsen recreation area.
The museum was initiated by the local heritage society Lycksele Hembygdsgille, with forestry master Wolmar Söderholm as its driving force. The building, designed by Inger Tobé of VAB, was erected in 1981. The first exhibition, Huggarepoken, opened in 1984, followed by Maskinepoken in 1994 and Samer i skog in June 2014. Since 2007 it has been run as a limited company owned by Lycksele Municipality and Region Västerbotten.
The museum's name changed from Skogsmuseet to Skogs- och samemuseet when the exhibition "Samer i skog" opened in June 2014, focusing on Ume Sami and forest Sami culture. That display includes part of the "Samiska skatter" collection, which Sparbanksstiftelsen Norrland bought from Birger Nordin of Sundsvall and placed at the museum.
Plan a visit for the warmer months, because the museum is not open every day and closes during part of the year. The paths nearby lead to Gammplatsen, a nature reserve along the river, so comfortable shoes and some spare time make the stop easier.
The museum building was designed by architect Inger Tobé of VAB and completed in 1981. In 1987 it received an honourable mention in the European Museum of the Year Award competition. The initiative came from the local heritage society Lycksele Hembygdsgille, driven by its then chairman, the forester Wolmar Söderholm.
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