Astrid Lindgrens Näs
I am and will remain a big fan of everything Astrid Lindgren wrote and of the special person she was. With our children we visited Astrid’s Värld in Vimmerby years ago. There you can easily run into Pippi, Emiel or Ronja, wonderful recognition. Soon we will go with the grandchildren …..
The museum
Astrid Lindgren’s Näs is a museum, built on the grounds where she grew up, the red house is still there in a beautiful garden. At the end of August, when the B&B was a little less busy, we took a trip with the camper and I had wanted to go there for a long time. So off to Näs.
The house has been in the family’s possession since 1895. Until 1965 it was run as a farm. Astrid’s brother Gunnar was the last farmer on Näs. In 1965, Gunnar and Astrid bought the farm together and to this day the farm is owned by the family and can be visited during a guided tour.
At Näs, Astrid first heard stories in the kitchen of Kirsten, the cook, when the children tumbled into the kitchen after playing. It stirred something in her…. At Näs, the life she later describes in Bolderburen takes place. A good life in safety and togetherness.
The museum is spacious and light, you will find all kinds of things about the life of the writer. Her stories, but also everything about the culture and nature lover that she also was.
She found culture very important, also for children. There are many photos and very original are the statements of her embroidered on canvases, which hang on a wall. Of course you will find all her books there. There are many photos of Astrid, as a writer and storyteller, but also of her life outside of writing, outside the spotlight. It takes time to read everything…….
The garden
The garden is arranged as it was during the life of Astrid and her family: in “rooms” where each room has its own theme that is connected to something that Astrid Lindgren found important, as a growing child and as a storyteller.
You will find a rose garden, apple and plum trees and animals such as chickens and rabbits. On the grounds there is also a small exhibition space where when we were there there was an exhibition by a young artist who used old books and finds, very nice.
You can find more about Astrid’s life at Näs at astridslingrensnas.se