Casa Haartman

About the museum

Casa Haartman was the home and studio of the artist Axel Haartman (1877–1969) and his wife Hedvig (1874–1967) for forty years. The house was designed in 1925–1926 by the Turku architect Erik Bryggman, who had been Haartman’s pupil at the Åbo ritskola (Turku Drawing School). It represents the classicist style of the 1920s, with inspiration from Italy and Swedish architecture. The austerely plastered exterior contrasts with the richly decorated interiors, in which Axel Haartman himself painted the wall and ceiling decorations and designed some of the furniture.

The couple regarded the home as Axel’s finest work of art and wanted it preserved in its original condition. The Hedvigs Minne association looked after the house from 1970 to 2017, and in 2017 Casa Haartman was donated to the Stiftelsen för Åbo Akademi (Åbo Akademi Foundation). The upper floor housed Haartman’s studio, which under his will became a researchers’ residence and was used by researchers from the 1970s to the 1990s.

The home contains paintings by well-known artists such as Helene Schjerfbeck, Fanny Churberg, Victor Westerholm and Wäinö Aaltonen, Axel Haartman’s own works, and Hedvig Haartman’s textile and metalwork. The garden, which in Haartman’s time was full of roses, is still a green oasis with perennials, fruit trees and flowers.

Highlights

• Erik Bryggman’s classicist villa from 1925–1926
• Axel Haartman’s own decorative paintings and furniture
• Works by Helene Schjerfbeck, Fanny Churberg and Victor Westerholm
• Hedvig Haartman’s textile works
• Garden with perennials and fruit trees

Permanent exhibition

• Konstnärshemmet Casa Haartman – The well-preserved home with art by Helene Schjerfbeck, Fanny Churberg and Victor Westerholm, Axel Haartman’s own works and furniture, and Hedvig Haartman’s handicrafts.

Founded

1970

Operated by

Stiftelsen för Åbo Akademi

Admission & discounts

The Museikortet (Finnish Museum Card) and Epassi can be used. Free admission with a press card and an ICOM card. The guided tour during open viewings is included in the ticket price.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Unfortunately the museum is not step-free. The house has two floors and no lift. From the pavement on Luostarinkatu there is one step down to the outer door, and the entrance is narrow with two high thresholds of about 5.5 cm. The lower floor consists of two levels connected by steps, and the rooms are cramped.

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