Experience Grums in a unique way by visiting three fascinating museums, each telling a part of the municipality’s rich history!
Borgvik’s museum
The museum, originally a grain warehouse, was transformed into a museum in 1983 to mark Billerud’s 100th anniversary. Today, you can explore a permanent exhibition on the journey of iron from forest to finished product, as well as smaller exhibits on Borgvik’s history.
Visitors can also digitally explore historical information about places and people from the area. The museum strives to be accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities.
Did you know…
A part of the iron from the iron works went to the construction of the Eiffel tower!
Liljedal’s glass factory museum
In the 19th century, Liljedal was Sweden’s largest and most famous bottle glassworks, with over 300 glassblowers at the turn of the 20th century. Here, bottles for wine, whisky, mineral water, and milk were produced, as well as chandeliers for churches. The glassworks grew into a community, with workers’ housing, a school, and a mission house.
At its peak, in 1907–1908, the glassworks produced as many as 13 million bottles. Today, visitors can explore a museum in the local heritage center, where old bottle models, photographs, and tools from the glassworks’ heyday are preserved. The ruins of the glassworks and a memorial stone at the site stand as a testament to Liljedal’s golden age.
Did you know….
It was at this glass works that the medicine bottles were created that later became the inspiration for the famous Swedish vodka bottle.
LM Ericsson’s memorial estate
The estate Nordtomten in Vegerbol, where the founder of the Swedish telephone industry, Lars Magnus Ericsson, was born on May 5, 1846, is now a memorial estate and museum. Opened in 1961, the estate houses an exhibition about Ericsson’s early telephones and the history of his company, as well as insights into Lars Magnus Ericsson’s life. There is also a mineral museum with collections from the local mines. Visit Nordtomten and experience an important part of Swedish industrial history.
Did you know….
LM Ericsson constructed Sweden’s first telephone when he was 17 years old, using a pig’s bladder, a metal plate, a conducting wire, an electromagnet, and a pin.
