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9 History Museums in Pirkanmaa That You Shouldn't Miss
Pirkanmaa (Swedish: Birkaland, also known as Tampere Region in government documents), is a region of Finland. It borders on the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper, Päijät-Häme, Southern Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and Southwest Finland.
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1. Visavuori
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5.0 based on 30 reviews
VISAVUORI is the museum of the life and works of sculptor Emil Wikstrom (1864-1942)
Reviewed By piriot - Stresa, Italy
Visavuori is a few kilometres off from the main road Tampere-Helsinki. Worth the break. The old buildings tell us about the work of one of the most famous Finnish the sculptors from the time when the nationalism broke out in Finland. The new building from the 1970’s show us the works of the most famous Finnish cartoonist.
2. Kuokkalan museoraitti
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Kuokkalan museoraitti on Lempäälä-Seuran ja Lempäälän kunnan yhteisesti omistama museoalue, jota Lempäälä-Seura ylläpitää. Museoraitti on ollut toiminnassa vuodesta 1981. Menneitten vuosikymmenten tunnelmaan pääsee tutustumaan kuudessa erikoismuseossa, joihin kuuluvat kauppamuseo, pajamuseo, parturi- ja kampaamomuseo, suutarimuseo, sotaveteraanien perinnekammari sekä pieneläjä Puskeman Kustaan tölli. Lisäksi museoraitin yhteen rakennukseen on sijoitettu hammaslääkärin välineet. Museoraitin yhteydessä on myös karjalaisen Sakkola-Säätiön ylläpitämä Sakkola-museo.
3. Milavida Museo
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4.5 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By MikaelF413 - Vantaa, Finland
This museum is located in a restored late-19th-century Näsi Castle in the middle of the lush Näsi Park. Milavida presents the glamorous and international lifestyle of the Nottbeck family, the owners of the famous Finlayson cotton mill. The temporary exhibition 'Carry me – 100 years of handbags' showcases the centenary story of the handbag.
4. Serlachius Museum Gustaf
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4.5 based on 57 reviews
Gustaf is a storytelling museum in the former head office of a paper combine. Impressive main exhibition Paper Devil takes you through a route of eight dramatized scenes depicting the colourful life of a paper industry pioneer, Gustaf Adolf Serlachius. Serlachius bus: Tampere - Mänttä - Tampere direct to the museums.
Reviewed By 733aaler - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
The old headquarters of Serlachius mill shows how important these early wood processing plants were to the country. The patron ruled the community, enormous energy was spent on small details and there was no lack of money. The "green gold" built these empires.
5. Emil Aaltosen Museo
6. Talonpoikaismuseo Yli-Kirra
7. Hiekka Art Museum
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4.0 based on 8 reviews
8. Ylojarven Museo
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3.0 based on 1 reviews
The buildings Ylojarvi open-air museum are brought from different parts of Ylojarvi. The collection displays the daily life of old times; farming, forging, tailoring and shoe-making. A summer in the museum includes various events, including a play produced by Vahanta Youth Association. The are various events aimed especially for children and their cultural and historical education.
9. Rakennuskulttuurikeskus Piiru
Building Tradition Centre Piiru is a carefully renovated building from the late 19th century, and a part of City of Tampere's timber rafting history.
