Kulttuurikeskus Pentik-mäki

About the museum

Pentik-mäki is a centre for culture and shopping in the centre of Posio, next to the Pentik ceramics factory. The buildings, linked to one another by glass corridors, form a complex of some 2,500 square metres with museums, exhibitions, a factory shop and a café.

The Pentik home museum is the birthplace of Pentik. The house has been restored to its appearance in 1973, when the Pentikäinen family began making ceramics. The family lived upstairs, and on the ground floor there were a ceramics studio, a shop and a café. The house was rebuilt in its original form in 1994.

The International Coffee Cup Museum displays some 1,900 cups from over 80 countries, and it opened at its present location in 2004. In addition, the area has the Museum of Rural Memories (Maaseudun muistoja -museo), an exhibition of old ceramics (Vanhan keramiikan näyttely) and an exhibition presenting the leather clothing production of Pentik. The Anu Pentik Gallery opened in 2009, and its façade is decorated with an eight-metre-high ceramic installation.

Highlights

• Pentik home museum from 1973
• International Coffee Cup Museum: some 1,900 cups from over 80 countries
• Museum of Rural Memories
• Exhibition of old ceramics
• Anu Pentik Gallery and the ceramic installation Posion Voima
• Free admission to all museums and exhibitions

Permanent exhibitions

• Pentik-kotimuseo – The restored Pentik birthplace in its 1973 appearance.
• Kansainvälinen kahvikuppimuseo – Some 1,900 cups from over 80 countries tell the story of coffee-drinking culture.
• Maaseudun muistoja -museo – A museum of everyday rural life in the Pentik Hill area.

Operated by

Pentik Oy

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission to all museums and exhibitions is free.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• 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

Pentik Hill is step-free: a disabled-access lift and an accessible toilet are available.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

The café has 50 seats and the summer terrace 40 seats; the factory shop and the Pentik Vintage shop are in the same building complex.

Events & venue rental

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