Kellokosken sairaalamuseo
The museum on the grounds of the former Kellokoski hospital tells the history of psychiatric care and the everyday life of patients and staff.
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About the museum
Kellokoski Hospital began operating in 1915 on the former lands of Kellokoski Manor. The museum was founded in 1973 by the hospital’s craft instructor to collect discarded objects. From 1973 to 2000 the museum was housed in Toimela, the manor’s former dairy, and later in a hospital ward; in 2000 it moved to the Sininen talo (Blue House), built in the 1930s as the chief physician’s residence.
Hospital staff maintained the museum until 2004, and in 2006 a Kellokoski Hospital Museum working group was founded. The permanent exhibition was renewed in spring 2019 in cooperation between the HUS (Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa) museum committee and the Tuusula Museum.
Today the museum is owned by HUS, and the Tuusula Museum keeps it open as a partner. The exhibition presents objects, photographs and documents on the history of the hospital and psychiatric treatment, the hospital’s work during the war years, and the lives of patients and staff. Handicrafts made by patients are also on display.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition on the history of psychiatric care, renewed in 2019
- Handicrafts and artworks made by patients
- Blue House on the grounds of the former hospital
- Guided walks to the manor, the hospital chapel and the mortuary
Permanent exhibition
- Kellokosken sairaalan ja psykiatrisen hoidon historia – The permanent exhibition presents treatment methods from different eras, the hospital’s work during the war years, and the stories of patients and staff. On display are old hospital equipment and objects and artworks made by patients.
- Founded
- 1973
- Operated by
- HUS; Tuusulan museo (toiminnasta vastaava yhteistyökumppani)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The museum is in the blue wooden house (building 9) in the courtyard of the former hospital, next to the manor building.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 30 min |
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| Good to know | During opening hours a guided walk starts every day at 13:00 from the museum courtyard. The walk lasts about 30 minutes and goes to the manor, the hospital chapel and the mortuary below the chapel. Group bookings are made through the Tuusula Museum. |
