K. H Renlund Museum

Kokkola, Finland

The cultural heritage of Kokkola is displayed in the K. H. Renlund Museum. It is located in the former school built in 1696. It is one of the oldest wooden buildings in Finland.

Alongside exhibitions, the museum offers an extensive range of educational programmes encompassing a wide audience. The courtyard in the Museum Quarter is an oasis during the summer, a pleasant place where you can sit and enjoy refreshments in historical surroundings before or after a tour of the museum. Many diverse exhibitions are to be found at Roos House, Pedagogy, Lassander House and Exhibition Hall. Visits to Drake House, the private residence of Fredrik and Anna Drake now a museum open to the public, and Leo Torppa’s Camera Collection can be visited by appointment.

References:

Kokkola.fi

Address

Pitkänsillankatu 39, Kokkola, Finland

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Details

Founded: 1696
Category: Museums in Finland
Historical period: Swedish Empire (Finland)

More Information

www.museot.fi
www.kokkola.fi

Rating

4.2/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Kaarlela Church (1,1 km)
Neristan (Kokkola Old Town) (1,2 km)

The Church of Pedersöre (28,6 km)
Lohtaja Church (27,3 km)
Tankar (18,6 km)
Luoto Church (19,2 km)
Maakalla Church (56,8 km)

User Reviews

Huawei Seiska (3 years ago)
Beautiful location, clear and well organized exhibition, very friendly and helpful staff.

Pirita Kellomäki (3 years ago)
Stunning, historic setting

Mikko Tuohimaa (4 years ago)
You can find there many markable art pieces of golden age from some of most famous Finnish artists. I was positively suprised. For smaller people there is an old doll house with dolls and furniture. It is even allowed to play with those. My smaller daughters found that pleasant. There is no entrance fee.

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