Kurikan museo ja kotiseututalo

About the museum

The Kurikka museum takes visitors from the Stone Age to a 19th-century cottage, to the memories of the former church built in 1672, and to the roots of Kurikka's entrepreneurship. The exhibitions include prehistoric finds, everyday objects of an agricultural community, information about the former church, and local craft traditions such as flax processing and the work of wheelwrights.

The museum also presents the life's work of the folklore collector Professor Samuli Paulaharju (1875–1944) and of the wedding fiddler and accordion maker Sameli Elomaa (1889–1967). The exhibition Aarteita ja karttoja (Treasures and Maps) in the Kotiseututalo (local heritage house) displays metal-detector finds from Kurikka and old maps, and the house also has an exhibition on the wars of 1918 and 1939–1944.

On Museonmäki there are also buildings moved from elsewhere in Kurikka, such as the granary of the old chaplain's parsonage, the Myllykylä central mill, the Harju-Sänttinen granary and the Panttila smithy. The old water tower of Kurikka houses an exhibition on the work of bricklayers, and there is also a summer theatre in the area. The museum is run by Kurikka-Seura.

Highlights

• Prehistoric finds from the Stone Age
• Church museum on the memories of the church built in 1672
• Samuli Paulaharju exhibition
• Relocated buildings: mill, smithy and granaries
• Bricklayer's exhibition in the old water tower

Operated by

Kurikka-Seura ry

Admission & discounts

The price applies to the whole area, and tours are always guided. Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card) is accepted. Payment methods: cash, the most common payment cards and MobilePay.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• 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

Barrier-free entrance to some of the premises; the exhibition areas have seating and objects that can be touched.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop and a lounge with seating; you may eat your own food in the grounds.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The local heritage house, with its fireplace, can be booked for meetings, parties and get-togethers all year round (venue rental +358 40 565 3682).

Plan your visit