K. A. Almgren silk mill & museum
What's on
Ullas' French Silk
March 12th - May 10th
Ulla Cyrus-Zetterström had an unusually long professional life, first as a weaving teacher at Handarbetets Vänner in Stockholm, and then at the Textile Institute in Borås. After 40 years in the workforce, she worked for about 30 years with studies and assignments in the analysis and documentation of primarily older European and Chinese silk.
This spring's exhibition at K. A. Almgren silk mill & museum features Ulla Cyrus-Zetterström's collection of French silks from the 18th century. The collection was donated to Oscar Almgren in 2014, and consists of 26 silks, most of them French and woven on a draw loom in the 18th century. The focus of the collection is on the weaving technique, how the fabrics are constructed, which is described in detail in Ulla Cyrus-Zetterström's analyses.
Shawls from
K. A. Almgren silk mill
We are weaving shawls again!
The shawls were handwoven on an jacquard loom, in the original premises, by our new weaver Karin Kauppi. The floral pattern is inspired by a shawl from the museum's collections, which is on display in our main exhibition.
The shawls are currently sold out.
News in the gift shop
We have created a collection featuring motifs from the K. A. Almgren silk mill & museum's collections! The collection includes trays, coasters and bookmarks.
The fabrics of the collection are sample fabrics from the late 19th century and demonstrated different color schemes for speculating customers. Both fabrics are displayed in the museum's main exhibition.
The collection is available exclusively for purchase in our gift shop.
Exhibitions
The Factory
In our permanent exhibition on level 3, you can meet some of the women who have worked here and learn more about the silk shawls and everything else they wove or sewed.
Learn about the history of our silk mill. From the start in 1833, before the breakthrough of industrialism in Sweden, through the glory days, the decline, the expansion, the TEKO crisis and the restart.
Working life museum of the year 2024
K. A. Almgren silk mill & museum was 2024 awarded "Working life museum of the year 2024", by the Swedish National association for working life museums!
The announcement came as an unexpected, yet massively joyful, surprise for former museum director Anna Hedtjärn Wester and the staff.
- We are all very happy and honoured. The award is especially meaningful to us as the Almgren silk mill embarked on a long-term project aimed at developing the museum a few years ago. We wanted to shed light on women's stories within the textile industry, produce innovating educational activities for schools, and preserve the knowledge in weaving on the Jacquard looms for the future.
