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FAQ
What is Polmanarkivet?
Polmanarkivet is the largest museum of cultural history and stories about the Polman, Påhlman, & von Pohlmann family. It is home to hundreds of curated digital objects spanning six centuries. Polmanarkivet contains an extensive repository of digital collections, interactive exhibits, and research material, and is responsible for the collection of items that might be of genealogical or historical value.
Why the Polmans?
Why focus on the Polmans? What makes them so important? The simple answer: we're interested in expanding cultural heritage rather than replicating past research. While the Polmans may not have the same level of notoriety as their titled noble counterparts like the De la Gardie, Oxenstierna, or Wrangel families, this actually makes their story even more fascinating. Much of their history remains inaccessible — buried in archives and written in Swedish or German and largely unknown. Our goal is to bring this information to light and show that their achievements were significant in their time, even if they've been overlooked or forgotten.
Why don't you have your own physical building?
Polmanarkivet is always open and does innovative museum work — without a physical or permanent building. Physical spaces are expensive and create barriers to access and we want everyone to be able to access our collections, exhibits, and research.
Who is behind Polmanarkivet?
Polmanarkivet consists of two unpaid staff members, a Museum Director and an Editor. We hope to establish more support and an expert counsel with high competence in various subject areas. In the meantime, we are in the process of creating partnerships with other museums, archives, and networks in Sweden and elsewhere. Interested in a partnership with Polmanarkivet? Get in touch.
How are you funded?
Polmanarvkiet is a not-for-profit archive and museum, funded through self-funds, contributions, and memberships. We have no fixed grant or operational income and all contributions and subscriptions help us develop our activities .
I found a mistake. How can I correct it?
We would appreciate any help fixing mistakes, whether they are typos or if we've got something wrong. Let us know by filling out the contact form here.