Alpo Jaakolan patsaspuisto
The wooded sculpture park of sculptor Alpo Jaakola in Loimaa, with sculptures, a studio and a summer café.
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About the museum
The Alpo Jaakola Sculpture Park is the former home and workplace of Alpo Jaakola (1929–1997), a largely self-taught artist born in Loimaa. Jaakola moved to the site in 1953 and built a cabin there from scrap timber. The painting studio was completed in 1964–1965, and most of the sculptures and buildings date from the 1960s and 1970s. The present café building is a former mortuary, which was moved to the park in 1968 and which Jaakola used as a sculpture studio.
In 1979 Jaakola moved to his new home and studio in Torkville, and the park was left almost deserted for about ten years. It was opened to the public on a trial basis in 1992, and the City of Loimaa bought it the following year. An EU-funded restoration was carried out in 2000. Alpo Jaakola and his wife Marja are buried in the park, as they wished.
The park also has a gallery set up in a former drying building, which shows the work of visiting artists.
Highlights
- Alpo Jaakola's sculptures in a forest setting
- The artist's original cabin and studio
- Taiteen kivipolku (Art Stone Path)
- Kuivurigalleria (drying building gallery) in the former drying building
- Summer café in the former mortuary
Permanent exhibition
- Alpo Jaakolan patsaspuisto – The park has around 50 sculptures by Alpo Jaakola in a forest setting, as well as the artist's cabin and studio.
- Founded
- 1992
- Operated by
- Loimaan kaupunki
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €4Pensioners and students |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Under 18s are admitted free of charge. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €4 per personGroups of at least 10 people, €4 per person. |
| Group guided tour on weekdays (price per hour) | €60 |
| Group guided tour at weekends or outside opening hours (price per hour) | €80 |
The same admission ticket also grants entry to the Loimaa Art Museum. The Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card) is accepted.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The level Taiteen kivipolku (Art Stone Path) is suitable for wheelchairs and prams. The buildings are not accessible. Dogs are welcome in the park.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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- Stroller-friendly
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Parking next to the park by the old drying building.
Amenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
Summer café, which sells coffee, ice cream and cold drinks; entry to the café is free and tickets are sold there. The small museum shop has books, fabric bags, shirts and postcards.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Group guided tours are arranged in advance. |
