Gruvmuseet, previously known as Bergslagets museum and Stora Kopparbergs museum, is part of the Falu copper mine World Heritage site. The museum is housed in the brukskontoret on the mine site just outside of Falun and deals with the mine's history.
The museum's collection began in the 1890s and is today considered Sweden's first technical museum. Carl Sahlin, who worked as a mining engineer and assistant manager at Stora Kopparbergs Bergslag AB from 1888 to 1900, started the collection. Through his initiative, what remained of the older history of the Falu mine was saved.
In 1917, the library department was established with three sub-departments: archive, library, and museum. These departments house the records and items related to the mine's history. Today, the museum continues to preserve the technical history of the site within the brukskontoret.
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Written by Nik Frost
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