Lauri ja Lasse Reitzin säätiön museo
The Reitzin säätiön taidemuseo (Reitz Foundation art museum) presents Finnish painting, antique silver, weapons, porcelain and clocks in a former family home in Helsinki.
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About the museum
Maria Reitz established the foundation in 1971 by a bequest. The foundation is named after her husband Lauri Reitz and their son Lasse Reitz. Lauri Reitz was a prominent Helsinki master builder who, together with his wife, assembled a collection of art and antiques in their home.
The foundation maintains the art museum in the family’s former home on Apollonkatu and adds to the collection with the returns on its funds. Admission to the museum and its public guided tours is free of charge, and the guided tours are also free for groups of more than 10 people. The collection includes almost two hundred paintings, valuable antique silver, weapons dating from the 1500s, Meissen and Sèvres porcelain, rare clocks and snuffboxes, and antique furniture.
Highlights
- Masterpieces of Finnish painting
- One of the country’s most valuable antique silver collections
- Weapons from the 1500s onwards
- Meissen and Sèvres porcelain
- Free guided tours
Permanent exhibition
- Reitzin säätiön kokoelmat – The collections are displayed in the former family home: Finnish painting, antique silver, weapons, porcelain, clocks, snuffboxes and decorative objects.
- Founded
- 1972
- Operated by
- Lauri ja Lasse Reitzin säätiö
- Director
- Jaana Cawén
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Adults | free |
|---|---|
| Groups | –The guided tour is free for groups of more than 10 people. A small-group fee of €70 is charged for groups of fewer than 10 people. |
| Small-group guided tour (fewer than 10 people) | €70The maximum group size is 40 people. |
Admission and public guided tours are free of charge.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- 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
The museum is on the sixth floor and is not a barrier-free venue.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Good to know | Public guided tours in Finnish are held on Wednesdays at 15:30 and on Sundays at 12:30 and 14:30, lasting about an hour. A Swedish-language guided tour is held on the first Sunday of the month at 14:30. Group guided tours are offered in Finnish, Swedish and English; groups are booked by email. |
