Laila Pullinen – veistospuisto & kotimuseo

About the museum

Sculptor Laila Pullinen (1933–2015) moved with her family in 1981 to the family farm of her husband, Carl-Magnus Ramsay, at Nissbacka in Vantaa. She wanted to protect the culturally valuable manor environment with its old hardwood trees and outbuildings, and for this reason she brought her own sculptural art to the area. A sculpture park came into being, which she herself called a total work of art (kokonaistaideteos).

The home museum, permanently opened to the public in 2021, presents the artist's home as it was during her lifetime. The building, dating from 1925, was originally the estate manager's house and became the main building after the manor house burned in 1934. The personal objects and art collection are still in place, and the walls also hold naive paintings by Pullinen's mother, Tyyni Pullinen.

The museum complex includes the outdoor sculpture park, the basic collection in the granary (makasiini), the changing exhibition of the Ateljee gallery, and the home museum. Pullinen's sculptures are mainly bronze and stone, and they are placed to engage in dialogue with the manor's nature and history.

Highlights

• Sculpture park on the historic manor grounds
• Laila Pullinen's artist home as a home museum
• Basic collection in the granary
• Ateljee gallery
• Guided tour in Finnish on every opening day at 14:00

Permanent exhibitions

• Veistospuisto – The sculpture park on the historic manor grounds is the core of the museum and presents Pullinen's bronze and stone sculptures.
• Kotimuseo – The sculptor's artist home is kept as a homely space; her personal objects and art collection are still in place.
• Makasiinin peruskokoelma – The granary holds the basic collection of Laila Pullinen's art.

Admission & discounts

The admission ticket includes the sculpture park, the basic collection of the granary, the changing exhibition of the Ateljee gallery, the home museum and the public guided tour. Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card) is accepted. Tickets can be bought in advance online or on site at the Makasiini or at the home museum's shop.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: not available
• Accessible parking
• 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 grounds are partly barrier-free. The grounds can be moved around on a level gravel road, and the sculpture park is mostly grass where wheelchair use is possible. The home museum and the Ateljee gallery involve a few steps up, and the customer toilet in the home museum is not barrier-free. The granary has a ramp, at the end of which is a one-step drop. Two marked car spaces for disabled visitors are in front of the Ateljee gallery building, and advance notice of their use is requested at info@lailapullinen.fi.

Kids & families

• Stroller-friendly: not available

Children's prams and buggies cannot be taken through the indoor areas, but they can be taken around the sculpture park outdoors. Prams and buggies can be left on the veranda of the home museum. Scooters and skateboards may not be taken indoors.

Getting there & parking

The site can also be reached by bicycle, and there is a bike rack in the yard.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Café Anja & Annikki is on the museum grounds, and there is a museum shop in the home museum.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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