Marela

About the museum

Marela was the home of a wealthy shipowner family on Kauppakatu in Vanha Rauma. The Granlund family owned the house from the 1870s until 1906, and the family prospered during the peak years of Rauma’s sailing-ship era in the 1890s.

The house has operated as a museum since 1982 and is one of the sites of the Rauman museo (Rauma Museum). The museum shows how the wealthy shipowner family lived at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

The Marela museum shop sells works by local craftspeople, handmade Rauma lace and the museum’s own products. The house’s dining room can be rented for meetings, lectures and small celebrations.

Highlights

• Home of a shipowner family from the sailing-ship era
• Living rooms of the Granlund family from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
• Museum shop with Rauma lace and local crafts
• Dining room available for rent

Permanent exhibition

• Laivanvarustajan koti – The house museum shows how the wealthy shipowner family lived at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Founded

1982

Operated by

Rauman kaupunki

Admission & discounts

Winter prices apply from 1 September to 30 April, and summer prices from 2 May to 31 August. One ticket, valid for two days, is accepted at Marela, the Rauman taidemuseo (Rauma Art Museum) and Kirsti. Payment methods accepted: cash, bank card, Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card) and ePassi. On-duty museum: on selected Wednesday evenings one of the city’s museums is open 16:00–19:00, and visitors can choose the admission fee themselves.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: not available
• Accessible parking: no information
• 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 door on Kauppakatu has five steps and a low threshold, so the entrance is not accessible. Both main doors can be opened. The exhibition rooms are level, and between a few rooms there are low thresholds that can be crossed with assistance. The museum has no accessible toilet. Assistance dogs and guide dogs are allowed.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

Marela is located in Vanha Rauma at Kauppakatu 24.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The museum shop sells works by local craftspeople, handmade lace and the museum’s own products.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The dining room can be rented for meetings, lectures and small celebrations.

Plan your visit