This is where it all started...
Childhood home • Exhibitions • Gardens Opening times 2019: Spring season: 18 April –13 June daily 11:00 -16:00 Summer season: 14 June –1 Sept. daily 10:00 -18:00 • 2 – 29 Sept. daily 11:00 -16:00 Christmas market: 13 –15 Dec. Friday-Sunday 11:00 -16:00 A warm welcome! D e t
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visit to Astrid Lindgren’s Näs will take you closer to our most popular female author. Go on a guided tour of the childhood home, see the exhibition about Astrid Lindgren’s life, enjoy the gardens and be inspired by art and creative rooms. “Let’s start from the beginning – November 1907, that’s when I was born – in an old red house surrounded by apple trees, the second child of farmer Samuel August Ericsson and his wife Hanna Ericsson, née Jonsson. The farm where we lived was – and still is – called Näs and is close to the small Småland town of Vimmerby.” “In the red house, which was a vicarage in the 18th century but later became a tenant’s residence, two more children were born. So, we were four siblings, Gunnar, Astrid, Stina and Ingegerd, who lived a happy Noisy Village life at Näs, pretty much like the children in the books about Noisy Village.”
– astrid lindgren – from Mitt Småland
On 29 June, we are opening the exhibition En lycklig ö – 30 år av ord och bild (A happy island – 30 years of words and pictures) with the illustrator and author Marit Törnqvist. The exhibition spans time and space and looks at the power of story and Marit’s unique relationship with Astrid Lindgren. The exhibition will run 29 June – 3 November in the Vicarage.
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Astrid Lindgren’s childhood home
Daily guided tours during the period 13/5–29/9. For times and bookings, see our home page.
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n the 1960s, Astrid Lindgren recreated her childhood home so it looks just as it did when she grew up there. This environment inspired some of her best-loved stories. Today, you can visit the childhood home on our guided tours. During peak season, we offer daily tours in Swedish and German.
Map Trädgårdshuset Summer café. Photographic works by Ida Magn torn, part of the exhibition “Skuggspel & Viskningar”, ‘Shadow Play & Whispers’.
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‘Shadow Play & Whispers’ Sculpture by Karin Wiberg and photography by Ida Magntorn, an art installation in the gardens at Astrid Lindgren’s Näs. Open during the period 11/5-29/9. The places are marked with a ghost.
Ekdungen Here you can play letter games, climb trees or create perish able art from nature’s play materials.
Boa The farm’s old woodshed where Astrid Lindgren’s nieces and nephews sell her books with a unique label, as well as art and handicraft.
PRIVATE AREA Sculpture by Karl Chilcott
Sculpture by Patrick Dougherty
The Childhood Home The childhood home is open for guided tours that can be booked in the reception.
Lekhagen A place for climbing and play. Here, you can also look for insects in the woodpile and pick bilberries in the thicket.
The Pavilion Here, you can see ‘The Whole World’s Astrid Lindgren’, an exhibition about Astrid Lindgren’s life and authorship.
Seasonal exhibitions In the Rectory Garden, 29/6-3/11, we are showing the exhibition ‘A Happy Island’ by Marit Törnqvist – 30 years The Restaurant in words and pictures. Serves food, sandwiches and pastries.
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The Rectory Garden Welcome to play croquet or chess, or stretch out on a blanket and read.
The lemonade tree The tree that inspired the lemonade tree in Pippi Longstocking.
‘An Unusual Child’ On the upper floor of the barn there is an exhibition about Astrid Lindgren’s three siblings who grew up on the farm Näs. The exhibition is produced and owned by Astrid Lindgren’s nieces and nephews.
Snickarladan Here, we show the film of how the stories about That Emil came about. There is also a model of what the farm Näs looked like in the beginning of the 20th century.
‘A soul in flux’ On this story loop, which consists of eight iron books set out around the park, you can learn more about the links between the place Näs and Astrid Lindgren’s life, stories, thoughts and values. All the books are marked on the map with a rosehip.
See the exhibition The whole world’s Astrid Lindgren
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ere you can get to know the person, professional and moulder of public opinion Astrid Lindgren. You can experience the exhibition conveniently with the help of our audio guides that are available in many languages. We have a special version for children in Swedish, German and Danish.
The gardens at Astrid Lindgren’s Näs
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ur gardens have grown out of important themes in Astrid Lindgren’s life and authorship. The gardens are a place of culture, play, seriousness, debate and humour. Here you can be inspired by Astrid Lindgren’s attitude to nature, to the joy and power of creation and to the fun and serious sides of life. These exciting gardens change every year – like a never-ending story.
The exhibition ‘Shadow Play & Whispers’ by Karin Wiberg, sculpture, and Ida Magntorn, photography, is an art installation in the gardens at Astrid Lindgren’s Näs and will be open during the period 11 May – 29 September.
EN LYCKLIG Ö MARIT TÖRNQVIST 30 år av ord och bild
29 juni–3 november 2019 Astrid Lindgrens Näs, Vimmerby Astrid Lindgrens Näs, Vimmerby 29 juni–3 november 2019
Astrid Lindgren’s Näs • Vimmerby, Sweden • Tel +46 (0)492-56 68 00 www.astridlindgrensnas.se