Naturum Sommen is a
visitor center
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and
natural history museum
A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more. ...
located in Torpön Island in
Lake Sommen in the
South Swedish highlands
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. The building is modelled after a traditional
boathouse. The idea of a naturum museum was first conceived in 1996 and the museum was inaugurated in 2002.
From the beginning, the museum has been supported by the local history society of Torpön ( sv, Torpöns hembygsförening).
[ In late 2013 Naturum Sommen closed as the local history society of Torpön and the Sommen Foundation ( sv, Stiftelsen Sommen) were not able to continue its support, however it opened again in 2014.]Ydre municipality
Ydre Municipality (''Ydre kommun'') is a municipality in Östergötland County, southeast Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the town of Österbymo.
The municipality was created through the local government reform of 1952, when six former ...
heads the work in Sommen Naturum.[
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Museums established in 2002
Natural history museums in Sweden
2002 establishments in Sweden
Museums in Östergötland County
Nature centers