With almost 90 regional and local handicraft societies across Sweden and 14,000 members we present our selfes as Hemslöjden, a movement that continuously have worked with intangible cultural heritage for over 110 years. Through courses, handicraft gatherings, exhibitions, seminars and different projects we pass on knowledge and invoke interest, in the younger generations as well. The handicraft movement is therefore an important part of the Swedish civil society, and our vision is that handicrafts should be a natural part of everyone’s daily life.
On a national level we:
- Support the handicraft societies, regarding both development and administration
- Manage national projects
- Arrange seminars and conferences
- Manage several scholarship funds
- Act as a trade organization regarding several handicraft professions, which means we review applications for journeymen’s and master’s certificates.
- Manage Hemslöjdens collections at the Digital Museum.
We are proud owners of the company that publishes Hemslöjd, Sweden’s largest handicraft magazine. Hemslöjden also work actively to raise issues related to hemslöjd and handicraft, at a political and governmental level.
Year of accreditation: 2024
Main domain(s) of the ngo’s activities: Traditional craftsmanship
Main safeguarding measures: a) identification, documentation, research (including inventory-making), b) preservation, protection, c) promotion, enhancement, d) transmission, (non-) formal education, e) revitalization
Main country where the NGO works: Sweden
