No Swedish province can boast such a large number of local, peasant costumes as Dalarna. Nowhere else has local dress been used so recently as here; in some places you might well have met women dressed in parts of the local costume as late as in the l970´s and 80´s. The local parish costume is still popularly worn on special occasions.

Most costumes displayed in the costume gallery come from the older costume-wearing areas, the Siljan area and western Dalarna, while the costumes originating in the present century are more sparsely represented. A few garments from the wardrobe of a young middle-class woman, sewn at the turn of the century, are also exhibited. The textiles room is a study with exhibits displayed on the walls, with literature and space available for research students wishing to study textiles stored in the museum.

Local costume from Dalarnas museum's collection.
Rättvik, wintercoat