Welcome to Jamtli

At Jamtli, the whole family can meet the cultural history of Jämtland in an entertaining way. Permanent exhibitions about the region’s past are displayed side by side with temporary exhibitions that reflect the world of today. The open air museum boasts a wonderful park and exciting historical milieus.

A range of events especially for children take place all year round, and there are interesting activities for schools, tourists, associations and companies.
Jamtli has got something for everybody!


The Överhogdal tapestries are a fascinating series of woven tapestries from the Viking Age. These crown jewels of Jamtli’s collections are unique in a European perspective. Read more>>

Heritage, Regional Development and
Social Cohesion
International Conference
Tuesday 22 to Thursday 24 June 2010,
Östersund, Sweden

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT, PROGRAMME, SCHEDULE AND PAPERS
This 8th international PASCAL conference on heritage, regional development and social cohesion is co-hosted by the PASCAL Observatory and the Nordic Centre of Heritage Learning (NCK) and arranged by the Jamtli Museum. The conference provides an opportunity for the research and academic community working in these fields and will also be of significant interest to practitioners in these areas particularly from cities and regional development agencies, local and national government agencies and organisations working in the field. The conference will facilitate the sharing of experiences and research findings across a wide range of interests.

Programme Pascal Conference, download here (pdf) >>
Conference Schedule, download here >>


Learning Cities: The United Kingdom Experience, Robert Hamilton, Lynette Jordan.
Download Hamilton-pdf-file here >>
Conditions and Perspectives of Learning City-Region Development in Pécs based on a Cultural Capital of Europe with World Heritage. Teréz Kleisz and Balázs Németh. Download Kleisz-Németh-pdf-file here >>
Assessing Heritage Learning Outcomes, Sofia Kling.
Download Kling-pdf-file here >>
Closing the gap: the link between social capital and microfinance services.
Patricia Lopez-Rodriguez and Rodolfo De la Torre.
Download Lopez-Rodriguez and De la Torre-pdf-file here >>
Turning wool into gold – a small-scale opportunity for rural areas?.
Catarina Lundström, Wilhelm Skoglund.
Download Lundström and Skoglund-pdf-file here >>
Regional growth based on cultural and natural heritage in Vålådalen-Sylarna
by Lillian Rathje. Download Rathje-pdf-file here >>
Democracy, Lifelong Learning and Labour Market Policies, Cecilia Rodéhn.
Download Rodéhn-pdf-file here >>
Heritage sites – a love affair or a dull history. Anita Synnestvedt.
Download Synnerstvedt-pdf-file here >>
The Vision and Illusion of Lifelong Learning Solutions through
Untraditional Partnerships, Henrik Zipsane
Download Zipsane-pdf-file here >>

The Great Lake Monster

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Photo Archive

More than 100 000 photos from Jamtli's huge collections are now available online. Get the real picture of Jämtland's history here>>