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Welcome to Västernorrland Museum and Murberget Open Air Museum. Our address: Murbergsvägen 31, Härnösand, Sweden.

Explore 9,000 years of life in Västernorrland through exhibitions, hands-on experiences, and fun activities for children. Enjoy something to eat and drink in the café, and pick up a souvenir in our museum shop.

Opening hours

Regular opening hours of the museum building:  Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–16:00, closed Mondays. 

Extended opening hours on the first Thursday of the month until 8:00 PM during all months except January, June, July, and August. In June, extended opening hours are instead on Thursday, June 11.

Café Murberget is open from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM with self-service. There you can purchase fika on your own. On weekends, we also offer a selection of hot and cold dishes. 

Opening hours Murberget open-air museum: You are welcome to Murberget open-air museum throughout the year and view the houses from outside. The houses are only open during the summer season and on special occasions such as the yearly Christmas fair. Check the calendar for more information.

How to find us

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    Västernorrlands museum
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  • Murberget friluftsmuseum

    Västernorrlands museum, Murbergsvägen 31, 871 50 Härnösand, Sverige
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Find us by car

To reach Västernorrland Museum by car from the E4, take the exit towards Härnösand and follow the signs marked Länsmuseum. The museum is located at Murbergsvägen 31, just outside the city center of Härnösand

Parking

There are plenty of parking spaces adjacent to both the museum building and the open-air museum . There are two charging stations for electric vehicles at the museum building. 

Disabled parking is available at the entrance to the museum building and at Trampmangeln at the open-air museum. 

If you are coming with a larger vehicle that needs more space, there is bus parking adjacent to Åvike Manor . It is possible to drive all the way to the museum building and turn around if necessary.

Get here by local transport

The nearest bus stop is Murbergsskolan/Länsmuseet, which is located about 350 meters from the museum on Theodor Hellmans väg. It is served by line 501. You can find timetables at https://www.dintur.se/

Practical information

Here you will find information that may be useful for planning your visit to the museum.

In the museum building

Free wifi 
The museum offers free wifi for all visitors. The network is called VNMuseum Free WIFI. No password is needed. 

Cloakroom 
You can hang up your outerwear in the cloakroom directly to the left on the entrance floor. There are some lockable storage lockers for those who do not want to carry things during your visit. 

Toilets 
Toilets can be found next to the cloakroom. There is a disabled toilet on the entrance floor.  

Strollers and changing rooms 
You can bring your stroller into the museum. Changing rooms are located in the disabled toilet on the entrance floor. 

Pets and guide dogs 
Guide and assistance dogs are welcome in the museum building. Pets are welcome to accompany you on a leash at the open-air museum. 

Accessibility in the museum building

For children and families 
Elevator: In the entrance hall there is an elevator to all floors of the museum. 

Children's food: The reception and Café Murberget will be happy to help you heat up your children's food. 

Changing table: Available in the disabled toilet in the entrance hall. 

Disabled 
parking: There are two spaces at the entrance. The surface is gravel. 

Entrance door: The door opens automatically. 

Wheelchair: The building is wheelchair accessible, except for the entrance to the Auditorium where there is a wheelchair ramp to borrow. Contact reception if necessary. If you temporarily need an assistive device, you can borrow a wheelchair or a walker that is available in the cloakroom. 

Disabled toilet: Available in the entrance hall. 

Elevator: There is an elevator in the entrance hall to all floors. Width: 1.08 meters, depth: 1.45 meters. Door opening: 2 meters high, 90 cm wide.

Hearing impaired 
Hearing loop: Available in the Auditorium. 

Visually impaired 
guide and assistance dogs: May be brought into the museum. 

Audiovisual interpretation 
Please contact the museum two weeks in advance if you require audiovisual interpretation. Audiovisual interpretation cannot be guaranteed. See each individual event for specific information about audiovisual interpretation. 

Sign interpretation 
You can order sign interpretation yourself via the Interpretation Centre. 
See each individual arrangement for specific information about sign interpretation.

Accessibility at Murberget Open Air Museum

At Murberget Open Air Museum, only certain buildings are accessible due to the buildings' archaic construction methods. 

For complete information about accessibility in each building, read more in connection with planned events or on the respective building's information page.