Kruununmakasiinimuseo

About the museum

The Kruununmakasiinimuseo (Crown Granary Museum) operates in Raahe’s so-called new crown granary at Merikatu 10. The brick granary was designed by the architect Ernst Bernhard Lohrman and completed in 1852. The building served as a grain store until 1910, after which the armed forces used it as the main store of the Raahe military district until 1993. The City of Raahe rented the granary as a cold storage space for the museum in 1995 and bought it from the state in 2001.

The building was thoroughly renovated for museum use in the early 2010s, and it received exhibition and work spaces as well as suitable storage for the museum’s collections. The Kruununmakasiinimuseo opened to the public on 21 October 2012, when the Raahe Museum celebrated its 150th anniversary.

The permanent exhibition presents highlights of the history of Raahe from prehistory to the present day. Among the exhibits are the Stone Age giant’s churches (jätinkirkot), the early stages of the town, the glory years of the sailing ship era, and the transformation of the town from a rural village into an industrial city. The museum is open all year round.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition on the history of Raahe from prehistory to the present day
• Brick Crown Granary completed in 1852
• Stone Age giant’s churches and Raahe in the sailing ship era
• Combined ticket with the Pakkahuone Museum
• Open all year round

Permanent exhibition

• Raahen historian perusnäyttely – The permanent exhibition presents highlights of the history of Raahe from prehistory to the present day, including Stone Age giant’s churches and Raahe in the sailing ship era.

Founded

2012

Operated by

Raahen kaupunki

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Free admission on Saturdays.

School and student groups enter free, as do holders of the Kaikukortti. Accepted methods of payment are cash, bank and credit cards, Museokortti, ePassi and Edenred.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The main entrance has a gentle ramp with handrails. The car park has two accessible parking spaces, and the museum has an accessible lift and toilet. Aids can be borrowed from the ticket desk (glasses, magnifying glass, torch, rollator), as well as a portable induction loop. There are seats in the exhibition.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum’s car park has accessible parking spaces behind the building.

Amenities & dining

• Coat check
• Lockers

There is a cloakroom in the lobby and lockable lockers.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

Associations and private individuals can rent the museum’s meeting space for evening use.

Plan your visit