Cultural Life
The municipality has a fl owering cultural life with several theatre groups. There is an annual choral meeting, among other music activities. A pride is Galleri Astley in Uttersberg, which is an internationally renowned art center and gallery with around 100 000 visits annually.
Ekomuseum Bergslagen shows the history and culture of iron. It is a museum without walls consisting more than 50 diff erent objects, extending through six municipalities. Twelve of those objects are situated in Skinnskatteberg.
Röda Jorden (The Red Soil) is Sweden’s to date oldest iron preparation site, active between 700 BC to 200 AD. There is a reconstruction of a furnace and a roasting hearth used to demonstrate the process. You can book a day of activities or for a shorter guidetour. You can also discover the area by yourself.
Kopparverket (The Copper Works) at Riddarhyttan has seen industrial activity since the Middle Ages. There are many buildings, ponds and ruins standing and a posted path to show the way.
Lienshyttan (The Blast Furnace of Lienshyttan) is from 1847. The Bastnäs mineral and mine area is one of the world’s richest mineral sites.
Färna bruk is an ironworks from the 16th century with a stately manor. There is also a remarkable mausoleum and a pavilion with lovely paintings. The manor house is a hotel sometime visited by the King of Sweden Carl XlV Gustav.
The Karmansbo bruksmiljö is a well-preserved industrial area with a mansion, workers residences, Lancashire forges and works offi ce. The manor house is a hotel there too. You can see the forges in work in one day in July every year or you can book it for a day of your own.
Ebba Brahes pavilion lies on an island below the Bockhammar manor, probably the oldest pavilion in the country.
This one is an octagonal, pink pavilion built in the 17th century. There is a summer café close.
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