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Photos taken during the construction of the Museum Hall

On this page we will save photos taken during the construction time. In the time of writing (March 2010) things have happened mostly on details of the exterior, but now the interior work has started for real...

Due to the exceptionally hard frost this year, progress will slow down a bit until the ground inside the building has thawed out!

We start off with a photo from the ceremonial ground breaking (right) in August 2009.

During September we worked hard - together with staff from the Swedish Armed Forces - to move the SFHM collection from Axvall to Strangnas. You can view those photos here.

Ceremonial ground breaking
Ceremonial ground breaking 28 August 2009
October 2009
Ground works "for real" started in October 2009.
October 2009
Stabilizing the ground.
The frame comes up
The frame comes up.
November 2009
In November the aft wall and some of the trusses were being installed.
December 2009
December - definitely a house!
January 2010
The snow and cold made it difficult, but they still made good progress. January 2010.
February 2010
Early February 2010.
March 2010
Mid March 2010.
The construction enters a new phase

Now that the ground frost has finally released its hold inside the new building, works can start again for real.
Progress now is mainly indoors, and at time of writing (May-June) installation of air vents, electrical power, water, sewage and alarms are under way.

As can be seen below some high lifting equipment is needed for e.g. installation of lighting etc.

May 2010
Mid May 2010. The photo is taken from the north of the grounds.
maj 2010
Preparations for laying a concrete floor. 		maj 2010
High lifting device

Photo: Stefan Karlsson © 2010  info@arsenalen.se