Crafts at Nääs
As early as 1872, August Abrahamson and his nephew Otto Salomon started a craft school at Nääs. Since then, Nääs has been a center for crafts and handiwork, welcoming students
As early as 1872, August Abrahamson and his nephew Otto Salomon started a craft school at Nääs. Since then, Nääs has been a center for crafts and handiwork, welcoming students
A grand two-day Midsummer celebration has been held at Nääs since the handicraft school was founded in the late 1800s. The celebration continues to be held annually and is a
Each year, researchers and thesis writers from various higher education institutions get in touch with different questions about the history of Nääs. Below are some of them. Hans Thorbjörnsson has
The late 19th century When Nääs’ last private owner, August Abrahamson, acquired Nääs in the spring of 1868, he had the entire estate modernized – both the residential building and
Nääs early became a meeting place for traditional games and new sports. Sweden’s first basketball game was played here in 1897, and handball was introduced in 1909. Through courses and
Otto Salomon developed the Nääs Method, in which students worked from model series, progressing from simple to more advanced objects. The focus was on development from easy to difficult and
Nääs Craft Teacher Training College was founded in 1872 by August Abrahamson and Otto Salomon and became an international centre for educational crafts. Both men and women from all over
At Nääs Castle, there are works by the English-Swedish artist family Montalba. Anthony Rubens Montalba, born Salomon in Karlskrona in 1810, became a businessman and artist in England. Four of
Sophie Elkan and Selma Lagerlöf spent many summers at Nääs, where they wrote, walked, and socialized with course participants. Nääs became an important place for their friendship and for women’s
Euphrosyne Leman was born in Stockholm on 24 March 1836. Her parents were the merchant John Leman and Emma Jacobson, who were Jews of German origin. Euphrosyne became an opera