Amurin työläismuseokortteli

About the museum

The Amuri museum quarter tells of the housing and everyday life of Tampere's working people. The area includes five residential buildings still on their original sites and four outbuildings. Apartments from the years 1882–1973 are furnished in the residential buildings, and the area also has a public sauna, a bakery, a shoemaker's workshop, a cooperative shop, and a paper and small-goods shop.

Strong industrialisation brought new residents to Tampere in the 19th century, and the town needed plot land to house the population. Tampereans considered the new district to be far from the centre, and it began to be called Amurinmaa; in the end the name settled as Amuri. The houses in Amuri typically had a transverse shared kitchen with two rooms on either side, and the household sharing the kitchen comprised four families with their sub-tenants.

The idea of an open-air museum for Tampere arose in the circles of the Hämeen Museoseura in the 1950s. A new town plan for Amuri was drawn up in 1965, and the city reserved one block of it for museum purposes. The apartments were to look as if the residents had left only for a moment, and each apartment was given imaginary residents who represent the Amuri population in general. The buildings were restored as little as possible, and the work was carried out by craftspeople skilled in old building techniques. The museum belongs to the historical museums of the City of Tampere.

Highlights

• Five residential buildings still on their original sites
• Apartments from 1882–1973 with imaginary residents
• Public sauna, bakery, shoemaker's workshop and cooperative shop
• Themed tours in summer
• Café Amurin Helmi

Permanent exhibition

• Amurin museokortteli – The quarter is furnished with workers' apartments from 1882–1973, and the area also has a sauna, bakery, shoemaker's workshop, cooperative shop, and paper and small-goods shop.

Founded

1975

Operated by

Tampereen kaupunki

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Admission is free on Fridays 15:00–18:00.

Admission is free with the Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card) and Kaikukortti. Tampere schoolchildren can enter free under a teacher's supervision, and schoolchildren from the Pirkanmaa region in August–September; groups are asked to give notice of their visit in advance. Public guided tours are included in the admission fee.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• 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 interiors of the museum quarter and of the Amurin Helmi café are not step-free. Step-free access to the courtyard is only available in summer. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome, but pets cannot be brought indoors because of allergies. A step-free guided tour is offered in summer.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

In summer, special tours for children are held, such as the Kakarakierros (kids' tour) and the Ulkoleikkikierros (outdoor play tour), as well as the Children's Museum Sunday.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café

Café Amurin Helmi and the Amuri sauna on the site.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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