Haminan kaupunginmuseo

About the museum

Haminan kaupunginmuseo (Hamina City Museum) tells the story of the town from the Stone Age to the present day. The museum operates in a building completed around 1760 in the old centre of Hamina, close to the town hall. The city museum moved into the house in 1957. In this house the Russian Empress Katariina II and the Swedish King Kustaa III negotiated in 1783; in 2023 the 240th anniversary of the meeting was celebrated, and the room depicting the negotiations was completely renewed.

The museum’s permanent exhibition Aikakausia ja aikalaisia (Eras and Contemporaries) presents the town’s stages of development, from the earliest settlement to the 20th century. The collection sheds light on, among other things, seafaring and the town’s schools, and the exhibition also presents famous people of Hamina origin. In the room depicting the negotiations, visitors can listen to music of the period and try on royal costumes.

The museum’s attic is an atmospheric space for workshops and events, and it is also rented as a meeting room. On the ground floor there is a reference library, which customers can use during opening hours, and the museum shop has a wide range of local products.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition Aikakausia ja aikalaisia (Eras and Contemporaries)
• Room depicting the negotiations of Kustaa III and Katariina II
• Atmospheric attic for workshops and events
• Museum shop with local products
• Free admission on Wednesdays

Permanent exhibition

• Aikakausia ja aikalaisia: Haminan historiaa ja ympyräkaupungin asukkaita – The permanent exhibition presents Hamina’s stages of development from the earliest settlement to the 20th century, through objects and famous people of Hamina.

Operated by

Haminan kaupunki

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Every Wednesday.

Free admission also for veterans of wars and peacekeeping operations, conscripts, and members of the association Haminan museoiden ystävät ry (Friends of Hamina Museums). Admission tickets can be paid with the Kaikukortti, Museokortti and ePassi.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• 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

There is step-free access by lift from the back door to the exhibition rooms on street level and to the basement level. There is no step-free access to the attic, which is reached by stairs. On the courtyard side (visiting address Kirkkokatu 1) there is one accessible parking space.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located in the old town centre, close to the town hall.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The museum shop has a wide range of domestic and local products. The reference library on the ground floor can be used during opening hours.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The museum’s attic is also rented as a meeting room to outside parties.

Plan your visit