Ornässtugan - Museum since 1758

Ornässtugan is a large medieval guest house that was built in the beginning of the 16th century. It was built by very wealthy man who was part-owner in the Falun Copper Mines.

The house was part of an enclosed rectangular formation along with other timber buildings that formed an open courtyard in the middle.

 

The lower floor of the house functioned as a storage space and the upper floor functioned as the guest quarters. Ornässtugan, sometimes called The Ornäs Loft, gives today’s visitors a glimpse into the skills of the timber craftsmen of the period. It also offers insight into the power and wealth of the men of the late middle ages in Dalarna who were associated with the mining production of the area. 

 

At the end of the 17th century, the Brandberg family took over control of Stora Ornäs – the estate to which Ornässtugan belonged. In the 18th century, Jacob Brandberg became fascinated with Ornässtugan’s connections with Gustav Vasa. Gustav Vasa was the young man who after his visit to Ornässtugan was to become the first king of an independent Sweden.

 

Brandberg collected many artifacts and even assembled the stories and myths which still remained in the extant oral folk tradition about Gustav Vasa’s adventures in Dalarna. The result of Brandberg’s work became a museum which opened during the 1750s. Ornässtugan is one of Sweden’s oldest museums.

 

 

For booking please call +46 243-22 30 72 or e-mail

 

Admittance to Ornässtugan is allowed only during guided tours which occur every hour, on the hour.

The last guided tour is one hour before closing.

 

Ornässtugan is located 10 kilometers northeast of Borlänge.