Jalasjärvi Museum

Jalasjärvi, Finland

Jalasjärvi museum is the largest homestead museum in Finland. The museum consists over 20 peasant buildings and the house where sculptor Elias Ilkka (1889-1968) lived.

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Vanhankirkontie 2, Jalasjärvi, Finland
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Category: Museums in Finland

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web.jalasjarvi.fi
www.museot.fi

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3.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Matti Tenkula (13 months ago)
Monipuolinen museo hienolla ulkoalueella. Kannattaa käydä tutustumassa.
Jari Sundman (20 months ago)
Varmaan hyvin paljon nähtävää, suljettu valitettavasti talviaikaan.
Virpi Honkanen (2 years ago)
Käymisen arvoinen, vaikka olikin jo kiinni. Paikan päällä tarjottiin opastettua kierrosta, mutta tulin siihen tulokseen, että ei tarvitse yhden ihmisen vuoksi. Palaan ensi kesänä uudelleen.
Pekka Murtonen (2 years ago)
Kävin viime sunnuntaina Vaasasta (100km), viimeisenä aukiolo päivänä museolla. Paikalla ei ollut ketään, pysäköinipaikan edessä oli kaksi ilmoitusta aukiolosta, piti olla man ilmoituksen. Aikani kierrettyäni löysin saman ilmoituksen mutta lisättynä tiedolla, että tänään museo on auki vasta kello 13 jälkeen. Odotin kello 13.40 mutta ketään ei tullut. Soitin ilmoituksessa oleviin puhelin numeroihin, saamatta vastausta. Ei auttanut kuin lähteä kotiin. Olen todella pettynyt ei edes netissä ennen lähtöä ollut mitään tietoa. Eikö sulkutieto olisi pitänyt olla portilla, ja myös oikein.
Juha Pulkkinen (2 years ago)
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