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Thomanderska huset

Photo: Viveca Ohlsson, Kulturen

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House
Stod ursprungligen på Paradisgatan i Lund
Byggt 1814
Flyttades till Kulturen i Lund 1925
Interiören är en rekonstruktion av familjen Thomanders hem på 1830–1850-talet.
Korsvirkeshus i klassicistisk stil, med putsad fasad i tidstypisk kimrök. Taket är täckt med skiffer.

Kulturen in Lund

 • Tegnérsplatsen 6, 223 50 Lund

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The house is named after Professor Johan Henrik Thomander and his family, who lived here from 1834 to 1850. Thomander had a brilliant career, and by the mid-19th century, he had become one of Sweden's most famous public figures. The interior is a reconstruction of the family's home, featuring furniture and objects that once belonged to them.

Newlyweds

In 1834, newlyweds Emilie and Johan Henrik Thomander moved into this house, which then stood on Paradisgatan in Lund. It was their home for 16 years, and they had their three daughters here: Fredrika, Ida and Emma.

This was also where Johan Henrik’s accomplished career began. As a priest, politician, and professor of pastoral theology, he became an influential figure in the social issues of the time.

 Born out of wedlock

Emilie came from a wealthy merchant family in Karlshamn, while Johan Henrik had a more modest start in life – born out of wedlock to a priest’s daughter.

Despite this, he went on to have aprominent career, serving in the Swedish parliament (the Riksdag) and the Swedish Academy. In 1856 he was appointed bishop of the diocese of Lund.

Housekeeper and maids

A housekeeper and maids also lived in the household. In 1841, their foster daughter Nathalia became part of the family, and Johan Henrik’s mother, Maria Sofia, lived with them from time to time.

19th-century classicism

Built in 1814, the house is a typical example of 19th-century classicism. It is half-timbered, with a plaster facade painted with carbon black pigment. The roof is laid with slate. The yard behind the house once contained an outdoor toilet, a pump and other outbuildings. The wash-house still stands today. At the far end of the property lay the garden.

Inside is a reconstruction of the Thomander family home, displaying original furniture and belongings. The house was donated to Kulturen by Emilie and Johan Henrik’s daughter, Ida Thomander Warholm