Palsa-museo
Palsa Museum presents the home cottage and Getsemane studio of the artist Kalervo Palsa in the church village of Kittilä; the museum is open in summer.
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About the museum
Palsa Museum is the home cottage and Getsemane studio of the artist Kalervo Palsa (1947–1987), located in the area known as Narikka in the church village of Kittilä. Palsa is often remembered for his dark and provocative works, and he himself called his art “fantastic realism”. The artist’s father, Hugo Palsa, bought a small farm called Hyrynkangas in 1946. It is one of the few buildings in the Kittilä church village that survived the destruction of the Lapland War.
Kalervo Palsa initially lived in the cottage with his parents and three brothers. Already as a young man, the storehouse in the yard became a place where he wrote his diary and painted. Palsa named his austere studio Pilvilinna (Cloud Castle) and Getsemane. The studio walls bear murals painted by the artist, and the rooms are furnished with objects he owned. Palsa lived alone in his final years and died in his studio on 4 October 1987.
The Kauko Sorjosen säätiö foundation bought Palsa’s buildings and contents in 2011. The following year the buildings were restored and the studio’s wall paintings were conserved. Palsa Museum opened to the public in June 2013 in co-operation with the Särestöniemi Museum.
Highlights
- Kalervo Palsa’s home cottage
- Getsemane studio with its wall paintings
- Objects owned by the artist
- One of the few buildings in Kittilä church village that survived the Lapland War
Permanent exhibition
- Palsan kotimökki ja Getsemane-ateljee – The museum consists of the artist’s modest home cottage and a studio decorated with wall paintings and furnished with objects he owned.
- Founded
- 2013
- Operated by
- Kauko Sorjosen säätiö
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €5 |
The Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card) is accepted. Payment methods are cash, bank and credit cards, and the Museokortti.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Palsa’s works are often dark and provocative.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available · 200 m to the entrance
The museum has no parking area of its own. Parking is in the car park at Ansatie 1, from which it is about a 200-metre walk to the museum. Parking in front of detached houses on Kivitie and Palsan tie is prohibited.
From main road 79 to the centre of Kittilä, from where signs lead via Ansatie to Kivitie.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
The museum has a museum shop.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
