Iitin kotiseutumuseo
The 1830 granary on the museum hill in the Iitti church village presents peasant life in Iitti around the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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About the museum
The Iitti Local Heritage Museum is located on the museum hill in the Iitti church village. The museum's permanent exhibition is in a former granary, an Empire-style building with a gambrel roof from 1830. The area also includes a luhti granary and a threshing barn dating from the 1750s.
The exhibition tells of Iitti's traditions around the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and presents peasant objects, farm tools, household items and interiors. The themes are prehistory and the history of the parish, the development of livelihoods from the hunting economy of the Kymijoki river to industry, the people of the church village, wood and textile crafts, horse traditions and the church. The purpose of the museum is to foster local heritage spirit and increase local heritage knowledge.
Highlights
- Granary from 1830
- Luhti granary from the 1750s and a threshing barn
- Peasant objects and farm tools
- Horse traditions and wood and textile crafts
- From the hunting economy of the Kymijoki river to industry
Permanent exhibition
- Perusnäyttely – The exhibition presents peasant life in Iitti around the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as the history, livelihoods, crafts and horse traditions of the parish.
- Operated by
- Iitin kunta
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