MUSEOS DE LA SEDA / SILK MUSEUMS

Sidenväveri (Silk-weaving mill, Erik Brattberg), 3. Almgrens Konfe- ktionsfabrik (Ready-made clothing factory), and 4. Almgrens Kra- vattfabrik (Necktie factory). Three of the companies were liquidated in the 1950’s, but Erik Brattberg, who was a trained textile engineer, ran the weaving mill until 1974. When the weaving mill was closed down, the furniture and halls on the second storey remained essentially intact. This was probably due to the great importance the silk-weaving mill had once held for the Almgren family, who still owned the building, and the fact that Bertil Almgren, who was a professor in Archaeology at Upp- sala University like his father, was aware of the historical value of the mill. In 1985-1986, Stockholms stadsmuseum inventoried the property in order to add it to the museum, but this was never com- pleted. 22 Instead, the business was revived by Bertil Almgren’s son, Oscar Almgren, who ran the silk-weaving mill from 1992 to 2001 and started a private museum. The financial basis for silk-weaving in Sweden was, however, insufficient for a profit making operation of the mill and in 1996 the premises were sold to the construction company Olov Lindgren. In 2001, Stiftelsen K.A. Almgren Siden- väveri och Museum was founded and took over the property and the operation of the mill. The building was renovated and opened in 2005, with the weaving mill on the second floor and an exhibition hall in the attic. Objects for which there was no room were trans- ferred to the storehouse of Svensk Museitjänst Swedish Museum Services) in Tumba. 22 Frankow & Åström 1989. 158