Halsuan kotiseutumuseo
Museum area in the village of Meriläinen in Halsua, whose two farmyards hold about 25 buildings and structures and more than 5,000 objects from peasant tradition.
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About the museum
The Halsua local heritage museum area was never formally founded; it grew gradually. Antti Kujala, regarded as the founder of the museum area, bought the so-called Kraatarintupa and the storehouse belonging to it in 1986. Old buildings and objects began to gather on the site, and within a few years Kujala had collected almost all the objects that are now in the museum buildings.
In 1987 the municipality of Halsua bought a plot of land from a neighbouring farm so that a museum barn could be built for the old objects. The municipality’s local heritage and culture board then ordered from the Pohjanmaan museo (Ostrobothnia Museum) a plan for a larger museum complex.
Today the museum area’s two farmyards present the development of peasant tradition from the 18th century onwards. The main building, Palola cottage, dates from the 1890s, and granaries, a threshing barn, a smithy, a smoke sauna and a windmill have been moved to the area from different parts of Ostrobothnia. Among the area’s original buildings is the Kraatarintupa, built in the 1820s.
Highlights
- Two farmyards and about 25 buildings and structures
- More than 5,000 objects
- Palola cottage, threshing barn, smithy and smoke sauna
- Windmill and 18th-century granaries
- Renkitupa café on the museum site
Permanent exhibition
- Museoalueen pihapiirit – Two farmyards with about 25 buildings and structures and more than 5,000 objects; Palola cottage holds an extensive collection of objects and furniture.
- Founded
- 1986
- Operated by
- Halsuan kunta
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Café
The café operates on the museum site in the Renkitupa (farmhands’ cottage), where small events and celebrations can also be held.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
The museum can host events and exhibitions; the Renkitupa is suited to small events and celebrations.
