Hauhon esinemuseo

About the museum

Hauho-Seura ry began its activities in 1948 and immediately started collecting old objects and buildings worth preserving. Premises for the collections were obtained in a former loan granary beside Hauho church, and the museum opened to the public at Midsummer in 1950.

The storehouse was completed in 1818. When large grain stores and developments in transport made the parish loan granaries unnecessary, many of these storehouses were converted into museums. Traces of the battles of 1918 are still visible on the building’s outer wall.

On the ground floor are tools used for threshing, milling and measuring grain, and in making the Häme sahdi, as well as objects related to making bast ropes (niiniköysi) and the machines and tools of a village shoemaker. A small church museum section has been built on the upper floor, containing saint statues removed from the church and the gallery paintings made in 1772 by the ruotusotamies (ruote soldier) Jonas Erik Korler. The paintings depict events from the Bible.

Highlights

• Gallery paintings by Jonas Erik Korler from 1772
• Church museum section on the upper floor
• Tools for threshing, milling and measuring grain
• Objects related to making sahdi and bast ropes

Permanent exhibition

• Esinemuseon kokoelmat ja kirkkomuseo-osasto – The ground floor holds objects of peasant work and everyday life; the upper floor has a small chapel with the church’s saint statues and Korler’s gallery paintings.

Founded

1950

Operated by

Hauho-Seura ry

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

According to the tourism page of the City of Hämeenlinna, admission is free. The Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card) entry is listed on the Hauho-Seura museum page.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• 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

Narrow stairs lead to the upper-floor church museum section.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is located in the Hauho village centre beside the church, at the edge of Skytten square; the Kotko open-air museum area is about 300 metres away.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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