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Strykjärnet (Arbetets museum)

Strykjärnet (Arbetets museum)

Also known as The Iron, Norrköping Industrial Museum

Architect

Folke Bensow

Year

1917

Style

Nordic Classicism

Type

factory

The seven-cornered factory body that anchors Norrköping's Industrilandskapet, designed by Folke Bensow for Holmens Bruks och Fabriks AB and completed in 1917. The irregular plan came from forcing a large weaving mill onto the small…

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Timeline

  1. 1917

    Original construction

    Folke Bensow

  2. 1962

    Conversion

    Textile production ceased as Holmen's cotton division was sold off.

  3. 1963

    Conversion

    Esselte Pac moved bag and packaging production into the building, producing the later nickname Påsen.

  4. 1991

    Conversion

    Arbetets museum opened in the former textile factory.

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