Industrial history museum
Welcome to the place who built Sweden!
EXPERIENCE - for real
The ironworks in Avesta is an industrial heritage site of national interest. It is an unusually complete iron production facility, even from an international perspective. Today, the museum Verket is located here, where film, sound, and technology playfully bring the past to life, allowing visitors to trace the journey of iron ore to iron and steel.
Join us for an industrial history tour on Saturdays at 2:00 PM.
Historical walk
An unusual historical walk
Remember
The experience is partly an adventure. Be careful where you put your feet and watch your head in narrow passages. Children should never be left unattended!
Martin furnace
In Avesta, there were six martin furnaces. The ones that remain are furnace number 2 and number 3. In the martin furnaces, pig iron and scrap iron were melted under oxygen supply. During the process, additional substances were added that affected the properties of the iron. The product obtained was called steel ingot. Blast furnace number 2, the northernmost, was built in 1886-87. It was the first blast furnace in Avesta.
Historical walk
Permanent art in Verket
I Verket finns ett flertal fasta konstverk och installationer. De finns i olika skepnader, utformningar och material. De flesta har kommit på plats genom ett Avesta Art år, och blivit kvar därefter. Andra har hittat hem i de suggestiva lokalerna på annat sätt. Samtliga installationer är på ett sätt eller annat helt integrerade i miljön.
