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.
Historical walk
An unusual historical walk
Remember
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
In the Verket, there are several permanent artworks and installations. They come in various forms, designs, and materials, such as glass sculptures, paintings, constructed rooms, etc. Most of them were placed during an Avesta Art year and have remained since. Others have found their way into the evocative spaces in different ways. All installations are, in one way or another, fully integrated into the environment.
