Häcken full – Rural life in Skåne 200 years ago

About 200 years ago, we lived closer to animals and nature. Most people lived in the countryside and there was no electricity or running water. But what was their life like, what did they do during the day?

In this exhibition we tell you about what a day might have looked like and how the farm year was structured. Objects and phenomena from the past are compared with those of today. Some seem very strange now, but were standard then. Two hundred years ago, a big dollop of butter in porridge was a festive dish, today it might be sushi. Two hundred years ago, they relieved themselves on a manure pile, today toilets are a matter of course. Some are similar, others are very different.

Faith, hope and love are also part of the exhibition. We tell about a time when the role of the church and the priest was central, while folk beliefs were strongly present.

To get closer to the past, you can spin a wheel and get a role. Chance determines whether you become, for example, a grandmother or a poor man. With the perspective of that role, you can experience four cottages from 1800th century Skåne. What could grandmother help with? Where did the poor man sleep? The cottages have been moved from different places in Skåne and have been in Allmogehallen since it became a museum in the 1920s. They show stay environments from the early 1800th century. Now they are depicted in different ways, and visitors can, for example, see how it was decorated for Christmas and how it was set for a harvest festival.

The hedge is full. is an expression from pre-industrial times. A hedge is a protective framing of wood, such as a box. When it is full of hay, there is a lot to do. There was also a spoon hedge where the residents placed their spoons. When it was full, it was also very busy.

The target audience for the exhibition is primarily school children aged 9-12, but it can be appreciated by everyone!

Included in the entrance fee, no advance booking required. Free admission for visitors aged 0–18.