YRJÖ A. JÄNTTI’S ART COLLECTION
An avid collector of art, former WSOY director Yrjö A. Jäntti (1905–1985) donated a collection of more than a thousand works to the City of Porvoo in 1984, including paintings, sculptures, graphics and drawings. The collection represents Finnish art from a period spanning from the late 19th century to the 1980s. The collection provides a […]
WALTER RUNEBERG’S SCULPTURE COLLECTION
Sculptor Walter Runeberg was one of the sons of Fredrika and Johan Ludvig Runeberg. After his death, his heirs gave an extensive selection of sculptures to the City of Porvoo. Today, the museum exhibits plaster sculptures and sketches of the sculptor’s best-known work, such as The Law, Per Brahe the Younger, Apollon and Marsyas, Alexander […]
POSTBACKEN – OUTDOOR MUSEUM
Postbacken, situated in the village of Ilola, 9 kilometres from Porvoo, is a real pearl of a museum: the group of hillside crofts is one of the best-preserved in Finland. The hill was probably inhabited by the 15th century. Therefore, its inhabitants got to follow many of the central events in Finnish history right by […]
DOLL AND TOY MUSEUM OF PORVOO
Playful adults and children will be delighted by the toy museum’s selection. The exhibition includes many kinds of toys, such as dolls, dollhouses, soft toys, mechanical toys and Disney characters. The toy museum is situated in a 19th century building on Jokikatu in Porvoo’s Old Town. The collection includes around 1,000 dolls and innumerable other toys […]
PORVOO MUSEUM, OLD TOWN HALL
One of the two remaining 18th century town halls in Finland, the Old Town Hall was built in 1762–1764. The Town Hall once housed the town administration, register office, town council and guardians of the law. Museum operations were started in the building in 1896 by the Porvoo Museum Association. The Old Town Hall is […]
PORVOO MUSEUM, HOLM HOUSE
Porvoo Museum’s Holm House offers a glimpse into the home and life of a wealthy Porvoo merchant in the 18th century. After the Great Fire of Porvoo, which occurred in summer 1760, some of the town’s wealthy burghers – including Johan Holm (senior) – built their new houses of bricks. Holm House originally had a mansard […]
KRÅKÖ BOAT-BUILDERS MUSEUM
The exhibition includes a boat under construction, familiarising visitors with the basic work stages of boat building. The exhibition illustrates how boards are bent and pressed into the right shape and what kinds of tools are used by boat builders. The walls of the exhibition space present models and photographs of boats and their builders. […]
J. L. RUNEBERG’S HOME
All Finns who went to school in the old days will remember reading poems from the Tales of Ensign Stål, written by Johan Ludvig Runeberg. They will also remember statues of Runeberg, which were found in almost every school. Runeberg’s memory was cherished after his death. Thanks to this, the family’s items have been preserved […]