Naturum Sommen is a visitor center and natural history museum located in Torpön Island in Lake Sommen in the South Swedish highlands. The building is modelled after a traditional boathouse.[1] The idea of a naturum museum was first conceived in 1996 and the museum was inaugurated in 2002.[2] From the beginning, the museum has been supported by the local history society of Torpön (Swedish: Torpöns hembygsförening).[2] In late 2013 Naturum Sommen closed as the local history society of Torpön and the Sommen Foundation (Swedish: Stiftelsen Sommen) were not able to continue its support, however it opened again in 2014.[3][4][5]

Naturum Sommen
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Established2002; 22 years ago (2002)
LocationTorpön, Ydre, Sweden
Coordinates58°01′45″N 15°05′20″E / 58.0291°N 15.0890°E / 58.0291; 15.0890
TypeNature center
Websitesommen-naturum.se

Since 2017, the Ydre municipality heads the work in Sommen Naturum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hitta till naturum". naturvardsverket.se (in Swedish). Environmental Protection Agency. January 3, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Om naturum". sommen-naturum.se (in Swedish). Naturum Sommen. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "Anna räddade naturum Sommen". naturvetarna.se (in Swedish). Naturvetarna. April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Naturum Sommen läggs ner". Corren (in Swedish). Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Ahl, Fredrik (February 27, 2014). "Naturum Sommen räddas". SVT (in Swedish). Retrieved April 21, 2019.