Jamtli

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Jamtli is the name of the regional museum of Jämtland and Härjedalen in Östersund, Sweden. It consists of an open-air museum with historical buildings, and an indoor museum with both permanent and temporary exhibitions. “Jamtli” literally means “hillside of Jämtland” in the local dialect. Since the 1980s, the museum has been working with living history in a project entitled Jamtli Historyland. This venture has contributed to make the museum one of the most popular tourist attractions in the region.^[1]

Jämtland is a historical province in the centre of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders Härjedalen and Medelpad to the south, Ångermanland to the east, Lapland to the north and Trøndelag and Norway to the west. Jämtland covers an area of 34,009 square kilometres, 8.3% of Sweden's total area and is the second largest province in Sweden. It has a population of 115,331, the majority of whom live in Storsjöbygden, the area surrounding lake Storsjön. Östersund is Jämtland's only city and is the 24th most populous city in Sweden.

Härjedalen is a historical province or landskap in the centre of Sweden. It borders the country of Norway as well as the provinces of Dalarna, Hälsingland, Medelpad, and Jämtland. The province originally belonged to Norway, but was ceded to Sweden in the Treaty of Brömsebro, 1645.

Östersund is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the region's cultural and economical centre and by tradition a city of trade and commerce. Östersund had one of the most extensive garrisons in Sweden prior to its closure in the early-21st century. The city is the Mid Sweden University's largest campus site with approximately 7,000 students. With a total population of 50,960 (2017) Östersund is the 22nd most populous city in Sweden, the 46th most populous city in Scandinavia, and by far the largest inland city in Northern Sweden.

History

Jamtli has its roots in the antiquarian association of Jämtland, established in 1886. After years of preparations led by the County Governor’s wife Ellen Widen, the open-air museum was inaugurated in 1912, and Eric Festin was appointed as its first director. In the early years, the museum focused on collecting and exhibiting historical buildings and items, but also organized courses in folk dance, handicraft and music. The aim was to keep alive traditions that were sinking into oblivion in the wake of industrialisation. The ideological background for the project can be found in the National Romanticism that flourished in Europe in the 19th century. Since 1913, the museum edits the yearbook Jämten.^[2]

In the late 1920s, construction of a proper museum was commenced. Until then, collections were exhibited in the historical buildings and on various other locations in town. The new museum was stylistically inspired by the castle architecture of the Vasa-era of the 16th century, and its grandeur testifies to the importance attributed to regional cultural heritage at the time. It opened to the public in 1930, with exhibitions of textiles and archaeological finds, ethnographic artefacts and art. The famous Överhogdal tapestries from the Viking era were the main attractions. During the 1930s, the archaeologist, feminist and County Governor’s wife Hanna Rydh played an important part in the development of the museum, taking special interest in traditional costumes of the region.

The Överhogdal tapestries are a group of extraordinarily well-preserved textiles dating from late Viking Age or early Middle Ages that were discovered in Överhogdal, Sweden.

Hanna Albertina Rydh was a Swedish archaeologist and politician for the Liberal People's Party. She served as a Member of Parliament in the Riksdag from 1943 to 1944 and was the 3rd President of the International Alliance of Women from 1946 to 1952.

In 1953, one began to arrange Wednesday dances in the open-air grounds. The dances became highly popular, and went on every summer until 1979. In the beginning, this event attracted a family audience, but over the years, it became more youth-oriented. This had unfortunate side effects. The grounds deteriorated, and at a certain stage, historical buildings had to be fenced off from the crowd with barbed wire. Towards the late 60s, the need for a thorough restoration of both buildings and activities was clearly visible. The ethnologist Göran Rosander was appointed new director in 1967. He managed to attract more visitors to the museum with a steady flow of new exhibitions, and he also initiated various ethnological surveys in the region.

In 1971, Sten Rentzhog succeeded Rosander. At the time, alternative learning methods and new thoughts on the museum’s role in society were spreading. Items and buildings should not be dead relics anymore; they were to be incorporated into the daily activities at the museum. At Jamtli, the new ideas sparked a vitalization. Since 1986, actors have moved into the historical buildings every summer, and recreated how people lived, worked and spoke in the past. Jamtli Historyland (Jamtli Historieland) has been the summer season’s main attraction, and has inspired a similar period of activities named Jamtli Winterland in February–March.

Jamtli today

In 1990, construction of a new museum with modern facilities was begun. Five years later, the building opened to the public, with a series of new exhibitions showing the cultural history of Jämtland-Härjedalen. The older building today houses offices, archives, a library, and one of the country’s largest collections of historical photography, as well as departments of archaeology and building preservation.^[3]

The museum exhibition hosts an interesting set of tapestries, the Överhogdal tapestries, showing a rich imagery of both Norse and Christian origin from the Viking Age. The mythical Great Lake Monster (Storsjöodjuret) has an exhibit of its own.

In 2002, Henrik Zip Sane followed Rentzhog as director. Under his leadership, a stronger European perspective has been developed alongside the regional approach. Jamtli today takes part in a number of projects with partners from all over Europe. Jamtli has been awarded several prizes in recent years, including the Great Tourism Prize (Stora Turismpriset) in 2000 and the national Children’s Tourist Prize (Barnens Turistpris) in 2006.

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[1] Jamtli Historieland (Jamtland.se) Archived 2010-08-20 at the Wayback Machine .

[2] Jamtli Museum, Östersund, Sweden (Worklab )

[3] Jamtli Historieland (Östersund Turist & Kongress)