Pargas hembygdsmuseum
Pargas hembygdsmuseum at Storgård is a museum hill in the middle of the town with older buildings and a garden; the Industrimuseet at the edge of the quarry belongs to it.
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About the museum
Pargas hembygdsförening r.f. (Pargas Local Heritage Association) was founded in 1928 with the aim of maintaining the local heritage museum, collecting and documenting the local cultural heritage and arousing interest in Pargas local history. The association organises programmes and activities, and in recent years it has invested in children's activities, the renovation of buildings and new volunteers. The association has about 170 members, of whom about twenty are very active and look after building maintenance, gardening, serving, guided tours and craft demonstrations.
The local heritage museum offers a pleasant oasis in the middle of the town, with plants of every kind and plenty of room for children to play and run. Knowledgeable guides tell of everything from crofter life and old customs to local ghost stories and folk belief. The main building, Ordenshemmet, is currently being renovated with support from, among others, the EU rural development programme.
The association also runs the Industrimuseet at the edge of the quarry, where visitors can see the largest open-pit mine in the Nordic countries and gain an insight into the importance of limestone quarrying for the locality, as well as the geological exhibition at the Storgård farm. The association also owns Ella Janssons stuga, Kyrkkvartersstugan, Björkfeldtska lillstugan and the former fire station on Gamla Malmen, which can easily be explored on one's own with the help of QR codes.
Highlights
- Museum hill with several older buildings in the middle of Pargas
- Garden with plants of every kind and room for play
- Guides who tell of crofter life, old customs and folk belief
- Industrimuseet at the quarry edge and the largest open-pit mine in the Nordic countries
- Gamla Malmen to explore with QR codes
- Founded
- 1928
- Operated by
- Pargas hembygdsförening r.f.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 11 · Children under 12 enter free. |
| Groups | –For pre-booked groups that visit the museum outside regular opening hours, a guide fee of €50 is added. |
Admission €5 per person, including guided tour.
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
Unfortunately the museums are difficult to reach by wheelchair and rollator. Several of the buildings have high thresholds and stairs.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 11 |
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- Playground / play area
The local heritage museum's garden offers children plenty of room to play and run.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bus timetables and more information are available at foli.fi, tlo.fi or matkahuolto.fi.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
The shop sells souvenirs linked to Pargas, old-fashioned toys and local history literature, above all the association's publications. It is also possible to agree on a time to shop outside opening hours.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours are included in the admission. Volunteers demonstrate spinning, among other things on a spinning wheel and a slända (hand spindle). |
